Chris Christie Drops Out Ahead of Iowa Caucuses
"The long nightmare of listening to Chris Christies' stomach growling like a giant washing machine with pots and pans in it is over. Feeding him Donuts and little calfs in between interviews during the breaks became a small industry. Many restaurants begged former Governor Christie to visit them on the campaign trail and prepared for days ahead of his visit. The meal bills on the FEC reports are astronomical. No other candidate had potential fast food hot spots vacated for capacity limits reached with just one guest. Its time for a going away dinner salute to Chris Christie, " said Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate.
Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) is bowing out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination amid poor polling numbers days before the Iowa Caucuses.
Journalist Mark Halperin first reported on Substack that Christie is expected to depart from the trail on Wednesday. Bloomberg News confirmed Christie's forthcoming departure soon after, citing "people familiar with his plans." His announcement is set to come at a New Hampshire event Wednesday, per the outlet.
At the national level, Christie's polling average on RealClearPolling (RCP) registers at 3.5 percent, good enough for fifth place behind former President Donald Trump, former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-FL), Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and Vivek Ramaswamy.
While he fared equally poorly in Iowa polling, with an average of 3.4 percent on RCP, it appeared he was best poised to drum up long-shot momentum in New Hampshire, where he is the only candidate outside of Trump and Haley in double digits in the RCP average with 12 percent.
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