Both Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush beat Rubio in New Hampshire in the contest to emerge as the mainstream alternative to Trump and Texas Sen.
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Sen. Ted Cruz also took some swings at the front runner – while simultaneously insisting he wasn’t attacking him.
At one stop in New Hampshire he had to ask people to clap; in his post-primary pep talk to supporters Tuesday he felt compelled to say, “This campaign isn’t dead”.
But speaking to NBC’s “Today” Wednesday, Kasich said he will not allow the negative nature of the campaign to overshadow him positive message. “And if people don’t like it – well, I was going to cry if I didn’t get out of New Hampshire, but I made it out so there ain’t no crying anymore, I made it”.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will end his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, a senior aide said on Wednesday, a day after his disappointing sixth place showing in the New Hampshire primary. “I would be surprised if it’s not May or the convention”. “It was fun being out in the precincts, as cold as it was”. It may be similar to George W. Bush’s landslide loss to John McCain in New Hampshire in 2000.
“I’m proud to work hard for Gov. Bush”. Even though their totals were close, Bush had been seen as struggling in recent months and Rubio had been surging in the week between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. “It’s a testing ground for presidential candidates”.
His brand as a tough-talking truth teller has been overshadowed by the no-holds-barred bombast of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
Not only is Saturday night’s CBS News debate from SC the final one before GOP voters in that state head to the polls on February 20, but it comes as the attacks between the top two candidates has hit a fever pitch. Tim Scott and Rep. Trey Gowdy – wouldn’t bash Bush or his bid for the White House.
However, contenders Carly Fiorina and Chris Christie dropped out in the presidential race due to their poor performance in the primary.
It was a mistake Mayfield said Rubio won’t repeat.
With no delegates and 7.4 percent of the vote, Christie didn’t travel on to Nevada or SC but went home.
The New Hampshire results brought good news and bad news for Jeb Bush.
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“I served on the defense committee for 18 years”, Kasich said.
