Another Republican Bites The Dust: Chris Christie Expected To Quit Presidential Race

Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 06:45 pm

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The fallout from the New Hampshire primary has begun as Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) is expected to suspend his presidential campaign and end his bid for the Republican nomination.

CNN reported, “Two sources close to Chris Christie says he is huddling with his top campaign aides today and all indications are that they expect him to formally suspend his campaign and end his bid for the Republican nomination. Details are still begin worked out.”

ABC News added that the announcement could come as soon as Wednesday afternoon.

It was all or nothing for Christie in New Hampshire. A sixth place finish was not good enough to refill the campaign bank account and qualify for more debates. The Christie team will try to spin sixth in New Hampshire as a political victory, but it was a resounding defeat. The Christie presidential campaign was an ego trip at the expense of New Jersey taxpayers.

Gov. Christie virtually abandoned the state that elected him. He is so reviled in his state that editorial writers were openly questioning if the governor had lost his mind after he denied that the recent blizzard in New Jersey had caused flooding.

Christie never realized that it is no longer 2012. Much like Martin O’Malley, Christie pushed forward with a campaign that had been in the works for years, even though it was no longer viable. Gov. Christie’s great contribution to this campaign was destroying Marco Rubio. Christie revealed Rubio’s biggest weakness as a candidate, and caused such great damage that the Republican hopes of using Rubio to stop Cruz or Trump may have suffered a fatal blow.

Bridgegate killed Chris Christie’s campaign before it ever began. Christie is history. The only question remaining is who he will endorse. Given his preference for governors, it is likely to be Bush or Kasich.

One thing is for certain. The electoral bridge to the White House has been closed to Chris Christie.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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