Back in late 2013, around the time that he was reelected as governor of New Jersey, very, very early polling for the Republican presidential field in 2016 suggested that Chris Christie was the guy to beat.
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Christie’s strategy hinged on a strong performance in New Hampshire, but so did other candidates, like John Kasich and Jeb Bush.
Mr. Christie’s candidacy will have a lasting impact on the GOP nomination process because of his takedown of Mr. Rubio in the New Hampshire debate, which wounded the party’s young, rising star.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina listens to a question at the New Hampshire GOP& … “Not enough tonight”, Christie said in a somber Tuesday speech.
A Christie campaign spokeswoman said “no official decision has been made”.
You can also see Christie’s death rattle from January, when he suddenly gained traction in New Hampshire, and just as suddenly saw it fade.
The New Jersey Governor suffered a dismal turnout in the New Hampshire primary and nearly immediately announced he was heading home to regroup and discuss the state of his campaign with his family.
Christie had spent the vast majority of his campaign in the Granite State, wagering his viability to win the nomination on a strong showing in the nation’s first primary.
Clinton tried to show she’d heard the message.
At the time, the scene seemed goofy: Billionaire businessman Donald Trump, a perennial potential candidate for president who would ultimately step away, descending an escalator at Trump Tower in NY to declare his candidacy for the White House. I don’t think he meant it as any sort of ideological embrace, but Christie is one of those people (and some of you may be troubled to know that I am too) for whom politics is not personal, and a literal or figurative embrace of a political opposite is neither a big deal nor any sort of partisan betrayal.
Clinton consistently polls better among African-American voters and has a long history of support for civil rights. But he canceled campaign appearances scheduled for Wednesday in SC. Sharpton said after his meeting with Sanders that he won’t endorse a candidate until after he meets with Clinton. Seeking endorsements from any rivals that quit the race, Trump said of Christie, “He’s a friend of mine”.
Throughout the race, Christie stood out for his blunt statements and a seeming inability to sugarcoat his assessments of the competition – and by February, Marco Rubio was bearing the brunt of it. The state holds the next Republican primary on February 20. “I’m surprised he didn’t do better”.
“Chris Christie, suicide bomber”, tweeted News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch.
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Trump, 69, who has campaigned to deport illegal immigrants and temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States, was in first place with 35 percent of the vote on the Republican side based on 88 percent of returns.
