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For this week’s 2016 Slack Chat, we check back in on Marco Rubio’s campaign. As always, the transcript below has been lightly edited.

The GOP’s New Hampshire nightmare

Chris Christie is mocking Marco Rubio for not showing up. An hour’s drive up the road, Jeb Bush is hammering away at Donald Trump — oh, and there he goes attacking Christie, too. Just a few blocks up the road, Rubio is quietly lashing Ted Cruz, reminding the people at his town hall that “some Republicans” voted to cut defense spending.

New Hamp­shire typ­ic­ally crowns an es­tab­lish­ment fa­vor­ite for pres­id­ent—a seal of ap­prov­al that’s des­per­ately needed in the muddled primary field this year. But the fear among party in­siders in the state is that the ver­dict will be muted be­cause sup­port among the four cen­ter-right can­did­ates will be badly splintered.

Graham’s Exit Could Affect GOP Race as His Supporters Mull Their Options

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s exit from the 2016 nomination contest could help reshape the Republican race, according to some news reports and analysis. Politico reports on other candidates who are seeking the backing of Graham’s campaign supporters, and the importance of those supporters:

Graham’s rivals scramble to scoop up his supporters

Lindsey Graham’s departure from the race set off a scramble among his rivals to try to pick up the support of the South Carolina senator and his backers, a valuable ... Read More >>

Republican candidates vie for game-changing endorsements

Less than 50 days before the New Hampshire primary, several Republican presidential candidates are looking for big endorsements that might make a difference in one of the most exciting presidential races in history.

Big names including 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley have yet to endorse in the race.

Lind­sey Gra­ham is no fool. By drop­ping out of the pres­id­en­tial race Monday, he re­tains his abil­ity to serve as a South Car­o­lina king­maker without the em­bar­rass­ment of los­ing the state’s primary by a land­slide.

Graham’s rivals scramble to scoop up his supporters

Lindsey Graham’s departure from the race set off a scramble among his rivals to try to pick up the support of the South Carolina senator and his backers, a valuable commodity given the state’s first-in-the-South primary.