The former Republican New Jersey Governor has been pounding Donald Trump mercilessly….
Other Republicans are NOW following Christie’s lead ….
It’s probably too late…
What does Christie get for his foresight?
Call’s for him to drop out of the nomination race…
The below from a Conservative Republican Matt Lewis….
The 2024 New Hampshire primary is set for Jan. 23—just two months from now. With Christmas smack-dab in between, that date will seem to arrive quicker than normal.
If Republicans are going to have even a slim chance of stopping Donald Trump from being the GOP nominee, Chris Christie must get out of the race before then.
This is not just because Christie could lose New Hampshire while sucking up enough votes to spoil the race for other non-Trump candidates (though that could happen); it’s also because… Christie could possibly win.
Why would that be a bad thing? Let me explain.
It’s possible that Christie’s brash style could play well in a contrarian state like New Hampshire. His willingness to overtly criticize Trump could also appeal to undeclared voters who can vote in the New Hampshire primaries and who have no real Democratic presidential primary to worry about, since Joe Biden won’t be on the ballot.
“Vote in the Republican primary, baby. We’re the only game in town, and we’re the only way to stop Donald Trump,” Christie told voters earlier this month.
The only problem is that Christie’s success in New Hampshire—in the event he could pull off a surprise victory—would be unscalable and unreplicable.
Conversely, it’s conceivable to imagine that Nikki Haley, who is gaining in the polls, could parlay a victory in New Hampshire into something much bigger—including a surprise win in her home state of South Carolina….
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Now, I don’t want to be too hard on Christie. To this point in the race, he has been a net positive. Christie has attacked Trump in a manner that no other primary opponent has willingly embraced. That has been both commendable and helpful. It’s entirely possible he will pull the rip-cord just in time.
But let’s not forget that his primary raison d’être was always to destroy Trump on stage during a Republican debate. I always saw this as a sort of kamikaze mission that would potentially hurt Trump and most certainly not result in Christie winning the nomination….
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Trump adeptly avoided this fate by avoiding the debates. As such, Christie’s primary value-add never materialized.
What this means is that his mission is nearly complete, and overstaying his welcome will result in diminishing returns.
I am grateful for Christie’s contribution to the 2024 race, and I’m hopeful he won’t undermine it by overstaying his welcome.
Thank you for your service, Chris Christie, from an appreciative cohort of Republicans who desperately want the party to move on from Trump. Now drop out of the race….