Neither the pubs nor the rw voters can ever forgive Christie for doing his job. He put his job above the party. He will surely be re-elected for as long as he lives and/or wants the job but the party will never let him go any further.
OTOH, there is a growing segment of rw's who are actually using their brain. They're looking for candidates who, like Christie, will do their jobs. The radical teepotter types are not delivering for the benefit of the constituent and voters are seeing this.
Are there any more out there? Or, are they too deep in the pockets of lobbyists and big money?