Chris Christie On RNC Proportional Delegate Rules: 'Dumbest Idea Anybody Ever Had'

While many Republicans have insisted that the long, drawn-out nomination process for the Republican presidential contest in 2012 is a positive development, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) isn't convinced.

In an interview on "Fox and Friends" Thursday morning, Christie blasted the Republican National Committee's rules in which most states award their delegates to candidates proportionally (as opposed to a winner-take-all system). Christie said that since Democrats have an incumbent president running, Republicans need to get a candidate as soon as possible (emphasis added):

Listen, I think Speaker Gingrich has had a tough run here. I'm not going to predict who is going to do what in this race except to say that at the end of the day, Gov. Romney will be the nominee. What all the twists and turns will be is impossible to predict as we've seen already. I think what's the most important thing is for us to be focusing as a party on getting a nominee and having that nominee begin to train his attention on the president of the United States because that's the real contest here that as republicans, we need to be concerned about.

That's why I think these RNC rules that turned to proportional awarding of delegates, this was the dumbest idea anybody ever had. We voted against it at the RNC. The reason we did is you're running against an incumbent president, so your idea: Make ours longer so we can beat each other up longer.

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[nj and you perfect]

10:14 PM on 02/24/2012

Christe wants a pie eating contest instead he,ll run for sure!

[WTxIndependent]

03:59 PM on 03/02/2012

boom ba-ba boom ba-ba boom ba-ba boom!

[Stan DaMann]

09:56 PM on 02/23/2012

I don't understand why so many think Christy Chris is an attractive candidate.

[efell]

01:48 PM on 02/23/2012

No Chris, the dumbest idea anybody ever had was to consider putting you on the ticket as a VP nominee.

[hobe]

12:56 PM on 02/23/2012

I can not believe that people think Christie would be a good candidate. He is disrespectful and rude to voters and if they ask a question he does not like, he tells them to shut up or other rude comments. His health is a real issue and he speaks in a very nasty tone. He blamed teachers when he did not do the work to get federal money.

[ASHTON CRUZ]

12:49 PM on 02/23/2012

Im sorry but every time I hear this man speak all I hear is Mooooooooooooooooo!

[Real12]

12:02 PM on 02/23/2012

Second dumbest, after voting him govenor of n. j.