Kathianne
02-10-2016, 11:15 AM
He's out:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/politics/chris-christie-2016-election/
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Christie staked his hopes on New Hampshire, but he finished sixth on Tuesday night with just 7% of the vote.
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Both sources said that it is unclear if Christie will endorse at this time with one of them noting there is no reason to do so now.
But one of the sources said it would natural for him to eventually back a governor in the race for the GOP nomination.
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Just for giggles:
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/10/cnn-christie-talking-with-advisors-about-campaign-expected-to-pull-out/
Chris Christie may have won a battle against Marco Rubio in New Hampshire, but he ended up losing the war. Despite having rattled Rubio enough during the debate to reverse his Iowa momentum, Christie wound up trailing Rubio by three points (http://townhall.com/election/2016/primary-results/nh) and finishing well out of the delegate hunt. With his Granite State strategy in shreds and his inability to qualify for the next Republican debate, Christie went home to New Jersey (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/02/09/chris-christie-new-hampshire-primary/) last night instead of making his promised visit to South Carolina:
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Update: Hmmmmmm (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/268901-trump-hints-at-christie-endorsement):
Asked whether he would seek Christie’s endorsement if the New Jersey governor drops out of the race, Trump praised Christie for his performance at last week’s GOP primary debate.
“I think that Chris did an amazing job in terms of the debate, as a prosecutor, and he’s a friend of mine,” Trump said early Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“And he actually called me last night, and we had a long talk, and he’s a little disappointed because he really did do a great job, he did an amazing job during that debate,” he added.
If Christie follows up his attack on Rubio with an endorsement of Trump, he’ll have to become a contortionist to explain it.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/politics/chris-christie-2016-election/
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Christie staked his hopes on New Hampshire, but he finished sixth on Tuesday night with just 7% of the vote.
...
Both sources said that it is unclear if Christie will endorse at this time with one of them noting there is no reason to do so now.
But one of the sources said it would natural for him to eventually back a governor in the race for the GOP nomination.
...
Just for giggles:
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/10/cnn-christie-talking-with-advisors-about-campaign-expected-to-pull-out/
Chris Christie may have won a battle against Marco Rubio in New Hampshire, but he ended up losing the war. Despite having rattled Rubio enough during the debate to reverse his Iowa momentum, Christie wound up trailing Rubio by three points (http://townhall.com/election/2016/primary-results/nh) and finishing well out of the delegate hunt. With his Granite State strategy in shreds and his inability to qualify for the next Republican debate, Christie went home to New Jersey (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/02/09/chris-christie-new-hampshire-primary/) last night instead of making his promised visit to South Carolina:
...
Update: Hmmmmmm (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/268901-trump-hints-at-christie-endorsement):
Asked whether he would seek Christie’s endorsement if the New Jersey governor drops out of the race, Trump praised Christie for his performance at last week’s GOP primary debate.
“I think that Chris did an amazing job in terms of the debate, as a prosecutor, and he’s a friend of mine,” Trump said early Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“And he actually called me last night, and we had a long talk, and he’s a little disappointed because he really did do a great job, he did an amazing job during that debate,” he added.
If Christie follows up his attack on Rubio with an endorsement of Trump, he’ll have to become a contortionist to explain it.