On Tuesday, Christie said that his intentions were to return to his home in New Jersey from his New Hampshire campaign headquarters instead of heading to SC the site of the next primary for the GOP.
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The two-term governor, who flew overnight to SC, maintained he’d stay on message. “I know his good heart and his strong backbone”.
Even before the candidates arrived, attack ads were bombarding the airwaves in a southern state notorious for political dirty tricks. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at 12 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen.
He says on NBC’s “Today” that he is “going to be the nominee”.
That’s what happened in 2012, when former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won the SC primary thanks to an aggressive debate performance two days earlier. Rubio went from a third place showing in Iowa to fifth place in New Hampshire with 10.5 percent.
Mr Trump’s victory showed pundits were wrong to think he would quickly self-destruct based on his penchant for insults and imprecise plans for the presidency. “It wasn’t the worst thing in the world”.
Andrew Burton Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Trump went after each other Wednesday morning.
Some news back in Columbus could impact Kasich’s campaign.
Outsiders are in, at least in New Hampshire.
New Jersey governor Chris Christie and former business executive Carly Fiorina are ending their campaigns for the 2016 Republican nomination, narrowing the field of rivals facing businessman Donald Trump for the right to compete in the November 8th presidential election.
Trump said on “CBS This Morning” that he and Christie spoke after the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, in which Trump won a big victory. Seeking endorsements from any rivals that quit the race, Trump said of Christie, “He’s a friend of mine. I’m surprised he didn’t do better”.
Could be interpreted as Christie speaking to the New Hampshire voters, or the people of New Jersey speaking to Christie.
Brielle Applebaum of the Conservative Leadership Project says a Wednesday forum on legal and constitutional issues set for Charleston has been cancelled.
The Republican nomination race now bends southward, with a primary in SC on February 20 the next test. Trump has held a double-digit lead there for months.
-Christie told supporters: “We’re going to take a deep breath and see what the final results are tonight”.
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Rubio said that when he called Trump to congratulate him on the New Hampshire win, he joked, “Why are you so greedy, did it have to be a landslide?”
