Christie to suspend campaign
Christie heading home to evaluate campaign’s future
By Ben Kamisar
Chris Christie said he is taking a pause from the campaign trail to “take a deep breath” and evaluate his presidential campaign’s future after a poor showing in New Hampshire.
“We are going to go home to New Jersey tomorrow, and we are going to take a deep breath, see what the final results are tonight, because that matters,” Christie said at a speech Tuesday night as the New Hampshire primary results poured in.
“We will make our next step forward based on the complete results in New Hampshire.”
Christie had banked his presidential hopes on New Hampshire. With about half of the votes counted, he is in sixth place.
If he fails to finish in the top five, he’ll likely miss the cut for Saturday’s GOP debate.
Chris Christie Expected to Formally End Presidential Bid as Early as Today
By JOSH MARGOLIN
JORDYN PHELPS
Feb 10, 2016, 10:53 AM
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to formally suspend his presidential campaign as early as today after he huddles with his closest advisers, ABC News has learned.
A statement announcing the suspension could come as soon as early this afternoon, according to a source briefed on Christie’s plans.
“We bet the ranch on New Hampshire, and no one ever anticipated the Trump phenomenon,” the source told ABC News. “He’s a realist.”
Christie’s New Hampshire campaign Chairman Wayne MacDonald, who is not involved in today’s deliberations but is familiar with the campaign’s strategy, said that qualifying for the next debate is likely a major factor in the deliberations.
And with the governor’s 6th place finish in New Hampshire, he does not qualify to make the stage.
His personality simply doesn’t sell well outside of the NY/NJ area. I rate him as our Governor in his role as keeping the State on life support, but the White House was a case of Icarus.
His time was 4 years ago… similar to Hill’s time being 8 years ago….
It ain’t over until the fat man cries Donald.
He will need to get reacquainted with the state. He has been away for a while.
Who cares?
Hopefully he can take out his wrath on Sweeney, Sarlo and Prieto, the three amigos of the apocalypse for NJ state finances
#Bigloser!
Will he repay the taxpayers of NJ for wasting there money on a fools mission?
His campaign was paid for by his PAC not the state
Ah well, he should tend to matters in the state now.