Does Chris Christie Want to Be Remembered as the Guy Who Saved Trump?

If the former New Jersey governor drops out and Trump wins anyway, Christie could still argue for the rest of his days that he put aside his ego to try to stop the nomination.

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Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie speaks at a “Tell It Like It Is” campaign town hall in Hollis, N.H., January 4, 2024.

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For the second time in less than a week, a poll suggests that Chris Christie could be saving Donald Trump from an embarrassing defeat in New Hampshire.

A CNN/University of New Hampshire survey released on Tuesday — exactly two weeks before the primary — found Nikki Haley closing in on the former president, at 32 percent compared to Trump’s 39 percent. But Christie is sucking up 12 percent of the votes. This follows another poll by ARG that had Trump at 37 percent and Haley at 33 percent, with Christie’s 10 percent support also more than exceeding the margin between the top two contenders.

Philip Klein

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Philip Klein is the editor of National Review Online.

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