Rope-A-Dope Misconstrued

So many folks are flipping out over N.J. Gov. Christie flitting around with Barky today, but ask yourself this: would you rather have the Barkster hanging out, doing photo-ops in the situation room in between sessions of huddling with his campaign staff, trying to figure out how best to steal the election? Or would you rather have him out there, prevented from campaigning, losing prime photo-ops, and unable to effectively collaborate with his campaign rats?