Presidential Election Predictions

If Chris Christie is preparing to endorse Romney, then here's how I see the 2012 GOP field panning out:

Christie will be the Romney VP choice for the ticket. I believe they cut a deal. Here's why: Christie doesn't want to run for President right now. It means stopping his work in New Jersey which he truly seems to love in order to head to places like Iowa and Nevada and South Carolina which doesn't interest him. Skipping the Presidential primaries, he is "off" until the GOP Convention in July of 2012. That's 9 months of his life.

He can campaign July - November and will raise Romney a ton of money because the conservatives will be totally jazzed he's on the tickets. Hey- trust me on this. I worked McCain 2008. And forget what you think of Sarah Palin NOW. But in July and August of 2008 she gave that campaign energy, life, and voters. Christie can do the same thing for Romney. though I think it will be less important to Romney than it was for McCain. Meaning- Romney can win on his won. Christie just ensures it.

Christie will guarantee New Jersey and possible Pennsylvania, too. He will be popular in places like Arizona, Nevada and Florida where millions of Jerseyites have relocated. A Romney/Christie ticket will lock up Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Now- 8 years of Romney/Christie and the Veep is a shoe in for Christie 2020. He'll still be young enough to run for his own White House and have had the best possible training for the job.

That's a pretty attractive offer...

The Christie endorsement hurts Perry, though not as much as Perry hurts Perry. Bachmann, Gingrich and Huntsman will eventually putter out leaving Santorum to battle Paul, Romney, Perry and Cain to fight it out. But Romney will prevail.

Here's my prediction knowing what I know now... Romney / Christie 2012 will win in a landslide. Unemployment has no chance at improving, Solyndra and "Fast and Furious" are just starting to gather steam, and the stalemate in the Congress will be laid at the feet of the great orator who can't talk his own party into voting for his jobs bill.

Romney / Christie and an electoral landslide.