Ahead of the first Republican debate, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie wasn’t exactly subtle about his intentions. He retailed his plan to use his platform to make what he reasonably expected would be the most full-throated and comprehensive case against Donald Trump’s renomination to the presidency. The performance the governor turned in on that stage failed to meet the expectations he had set for himself, but Christie’s second debate performance more than made up for it.
Yes, the former governor took the fight to Trump in absentia, but voters could be forgiven for wondering by the end of the debate’s first hour if criticizing Trump was all he had to offer. Christie ably demonstrated that it was not.
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