Lol@this utterly meaningless statement. Political history also tells us that a half black guy won't get a presidential nomination...or a Mormon...or a woman.
The only relevant thing at play here that history tells us is that the most electable person in the field gets the nomination. That's why Romney got it last time after the Repubs had flings with clowns like Bachmann, Cain, Perry, Gingrich, and Santorum. Romney was their best shot and the only one out of that collection of circus freaks that wouldn't have gotten straight landslided. Christie is the most electable Repub this time and he will win the nom.
Lol@people talking about the trouble Christie would have in the primary and ignoring the fact that some nativist Bircher like Rand Paul or Ted Cruz would have to win in states in the northeast, north, and west in order to win the primary. Christie can win the nomination without winning teabagger territory, and he will.