Viewer’s Guide: What to watch on the day after New Hampshire

However, it could be a different story for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has made the main stage in most of the previous Republican debates.

Danielle Vinson, a professor of political science at Furman University, said she figures Kasich and Christie are ceding the Upstate and its heavy evangelical and tea party influence to other candidates such as Cruz or NY billionaire Donald Trump.

But he says he can do that best from home, and not a hotel room in SC – the site of the next Republican contest.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is taking a similar approach.

With his wife Karen at his side Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich cheers with supporters Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Concord, N.H., at his primary night rally.

Chris Christie is heading home to New Jersey Wednesday morning to “take a deep breath” and make a decision on his next step forward.

Christie’s campaign chairman in New Hampshire, Wayne MacDonald told reporters that throughout the day Christie “was very upbeat”. Look for the 2016 runners-up in New Hampshire – notably Kasich – to use similar creative writing techniques to try to put a happy spin on lesser vote tallies.

Third, David Drucker in the Examiner speculates that Christie hopes to stem the tide of money flowing into the Rubio campaign.

The endorsement of the Union Leader, New Hampshire’s largest newspaper, pumped oxygen into his campaign in December, and his emphasis on his record fighting terrorism as USA attorney for New Jersey helped boost his popularity following terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif.

STEPHANOPOULOS: You called- You hit him so hard on Saturday night, called him the anointed one yesterday.

“The party starts to look more like the Democratic Party nationally when you leave Iowa and New Hampshire”, said Bakari Sellers, a former state representative who supports Clinton.

While the memorable exchange between Christie and Rubio probably won’t rocket Christie into second, it will likely ding Rubio throughout the rest of the race. As every commentator in American has said, Rubio knew it was coming. Although he poured so much energy into courting voters the “New Hampshire way”, with town halls and diner stops, he struggled to see his efforts pay off in polling.

The Jeb Bush campaign is releasing a new online ad Monday aimed at John Kasich, questioning the OH governor’s conservative credentials.

Many at Christie’s headquarters were shocked – thinking the time he invested here and his strong debate performance Saturday would provide the push he needed.

Christie has spent a huge amount of time and energy in New Hampshire. Galdieri said Christie was at risk of appearing too aggressive, creating a “boomerang effect”.

Even if handed an ugly loss like the one that went down for him tonight in New Hampshire, Christie the political survivor will never settle for being irrelevant. Most allow voting between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., with a handful opening polls as early as 6 a.m. and about 20 remaining open until 8 p.m. And three tiny towns – Hart’s Location, Dixville and Millsfield – had permission to open their polls at midnight and close them moments later once everyone had voted.

Another argument for soldiering on despite the voters’ clear verdict would be to make sure that certain issues are “heard”.

“This line that somehow I have no experience is absurd”, he said. We do not know if the polls (any of them) are accurate.