Christie Makes Big Announcement As His Campaign Continues To Struggle

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared that he intends to proceed within the Republican main contest till the nominating conference in the summertime of subsequent yr.

In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Christie disregarded a current CNN ballot that signifies he’s trailing former president Donald Trump and former governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley in New Hampshire, a state he’s very fascinated with profitable. Christie dismissed the notion of collaborating with Haley or withdrawing early with the intention to unite support for a contender who might successfully problem Trump, the undisputed front-runner in the contest.

“I think Gov. Haley and I both have the same goal, and that is to be president of the United States,” Christie stated on “State of the Union.” “I think we’re showing great momentum in New Hampshire. We’ve been gaining over the last couple of weeks. I think we’re going to continue to gain in that fight. And I think we’re going to do very, very well in New Hampshire on January 23.”

“This idea of people just doing math and adding up numbers—that’s not the way voters vote. And so, you know, I would say to everybody out there, let’s let the campaign move forward,” Christie added.

When requested if he plans to stay within the race by means of the New Hampshire main, Christie stated, “I expect to be in this race through to the convention, Dana. And so yes, absolutely.”

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In one more signal that Christie intends to remain within the race for the foreseeable future, he additionally introduced that he’s planning to marketing campaign in Michigan, the place the first is held in late February.

Christie acknowledged in an interview with ABC News that whereas his marketing campaign is at present “focusing most of our time and energy” on New Hampshire, “our next two focuses… will be South Carolina and Michigan.”

“We believe in both of those states we could do quite well,” Christie informed ABC News’ Jonathan Karl. “We’ve already been on the ground in South Carolina a number of times in this campaign, and we’re getting ready to start going to Michigan.”

“You know, I really see people now finally starting to dig in, figure out who they think is saying the things that they want to hear, and tell them the truth to the voters in New Hampshire. I think that’s going to make a huge difference,” Christie stated.

“You look at those numbers; John McCain was in third place at this point in 2007, going into the ‘08 primary. That’s exactly where I am, and we think we’re going to have a very similar result,” he added.

Christie additionally criticized Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for his or her lack of vocal opposition to Trump despite his apparent lead. He claimed that the three assaults could possibly be the distinction between Trump’s downfall and the election of a distinct contender.

“If all three of us would go after Donald Trump, well then, the most credible amongst the three of us in terms of those, those critiques would wind up winning, winning this primary, I believe. And so we need to all be talking about the guy who’s in first place,” Christie stated.

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The former New Jersey governor, who was engulfed in scandal towards the tip of his tenure, was the primary among the many different GOP contenders in 2016 to endorse Trump and have become a high exterior adviser to the then-president. He additionally chaired Trump’s distinguished fee on opioids.

However, a rift emerged between the 2 following Trump’s unsuccessful efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Biden. Over the previous three years, Christie has remodeled into one of the most vocal Trump critics inside the Republican Party.

Throughout his marketing campaign, Christie has dogged Trump and challenged him to point out as much as the GOP debates to allow them to sq. off face-to-face.