GOP Candidate Chris Christie drops

With the new presidential election around the corner, the race is heating up and many issues and debates are becoming quite relevant to the civic community today. An editorial from USA today comments on and gives significance to the recent drop of the GOP candidate, Chris Christie from the Republican Party race. The author of the editorial gives empirical evidence to how previous candidates attempted to do exactly what Christie did but eventually failed pitifully. The argument was prefaced on the fact that candidates who enter the race tardy as an impromptu decision consistently struggle to gain any competitiveness such as Wesley Clark, Fred Thompson and even Rick Perry, which is as recent as this year. The author then logically justifies this assertion with explanation of the complexity of issues that come about in the presidential race as well as the raising of money and organization that is mandated to have any chance. Based off of this argument exclusively, I agree with the author of how difficult it is to develop any chance when entering late in any election but especially one as important as the presidential race. I believe that a decision to enter the election must be made years before the designated date to give respect to preparation, money, and gaining popularity. The author then attacks the republican’s historical decisions of choosing candidates solely based on electability and experience and this has been detrimental to finding the most worthy individuals. The argument encompasses the criticism of the stubborn mindset of republicans who lack compromising desire or consensus. Although I do somewhat agree with the inherent problems of the republicans, I feel that the argument is a bit extreme and lacks complete impartiality to assessing the issue. Lastly, the author gives doubtful hope to the republican side in the upcoming election by refuting both leading candidates: Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. He pragmatically indicates how both have made very questionable positions on very significant issues such as social security and health care. He specifically exemplifies how they have either made unrealistic platforms or spinelessly changed their position on controversial issues such as abortion. Concerning this argument against the republicans, I do agree that the outlook does look bleak in the status quo in finding a promising candidate. The logic and evidence of candidate popularity as of recently aids in upholding this opinion and makes sense. The targeted audience of the editorial is clearly towards the delight of the Democratic Party or the disdain of the Republican Party. The credibility of the author based on the article is mostly reliable. The author offers very strong evidence, both empirical and statistical; to support his assertions even though at times they are a bit extreme.