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Chris Christie’s moment: too little, too late?
After months of languishing in Donald Trump’s shadow, Chris Christie is finally having his moment.
The New Jersey governor won a coveted endorsement from the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper this weekend. He followed that by picking up the support of two key New Hampshire Republican activists and winning what has become the de facto validation of the 2016 presidential cycle: a Trump attack.
Read More >>Is Republican Race Narrowing to 3 Candidates?
In nine weeks the Iowa caucuses will kick off the first official nominating event for both Democrats and Republicans. While a lot can happen in that time frame, some are already predicting that the GOP nomination fight will have three main contenders: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and businessman Donald Trump. Here is Ron Brownstein of National Journal offering his thoughts on the race:
Republicans May Face Three-Way Fight for Nomination
In a measure of the crosswinds buffeting the ... Read More >>
Will The New Hampshire Union Leader’s Endorsement Help Chris Christie?
Chris Christie’s campaign has been showing signs of life in New Hampshire of late. He could already point to his rising net favorability rating among Granite State Republicans, and over the weekend he added the New Hampshire Union Leader’s endorsement. The backing of the state’s biggest paper has historically been a leading indicator of how New Hampshire Republicans are likely to vote. Whether that will prove true for Christie is an open question.
Read More >>Chasing Endorsements, Chris Christie Showers New Hampshire With Calls and Texts
The pleading phone calls, solicitous text messages and eager dinner invitations come at all hours, even on holidays — an unrelenting wave of attention from a governor never known for offering small doses of himself.
On Thanksgiving, when State Senator Jeb Bradley’s iPhone buzzed with a new text message, he was hardly surprised by the identity of the sender: It was Chris Christie. Again.
Read More >>Cruz, Rubio line up to steal away Bush supporters
When the Republican contenders audition this week before more than 600 deep-pocketed, security-focused donors, it might seem like they’re playing for the home crowd. But the annual Republican Jewish Coalition gathering carries serious risk for candidates not fluent on the issue.
Read More >>Anti-Trump Efforts Start to Get Serious
Political observers of all stripes have waited for the past several months for the campaign of businessman Donald Trump to collapse based on what they view as fundamental mistakes that should prove fatal for anybody pursuing the presidency. It hasn’t happened yet, and it looks like a number of people are planning to take matters into their own hands in an effort to derail his candidacy. Politico reports on one super PAC’s efforts:
Kasich super PAC rolls out first direct Trump ... Read More >>