Are Chris Christie's Problems with the Republican Base Exageratted?

[TJ in Oregon]

My impression has always been that it's people telling the base we're (assuming I can be considered part of the base) supposed to be outraged than us actually having something against Christe. I'm not a huge fan of his, but it's because of his bombastic temperment and not his political views. I worry how his style would work when actually running for president or running the whole country, not just the state of New Jersey. There may be some people out there mad about him caring more about Hurricane Sandy than the presidential election, but most of them will get over it if Christe actually wins the nomination. There is someone out there mad about pretty much every strange thing imaginable.