Chris Christie Likely to Suspend Campaign, Jeb Bush Moves Up

That seemed to come true for him on Tuesday night.

But if Cruz thinks he can just cruise through SC, he should be warned: the candidate who won with evangelical voters in New Hampshire was Donald Trump.

His victory in New Hampshire, along with that of Mr Sanders, is testament to the large number of Americans upset at U.S. economic conditions and who are prepared to send a shockwave to Washington.

Of Republican front-runner Donald Trump, Christie said he “deserves congratulations” for winning the support of Granite State voters.

The field has narrowed, down to two viable candidates on the Democratic side – Clinton and Sanders – and five on the Republican side: Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Kasich.

Before the announcement, Chris Christie had planned on traveling to SC to continue campaigning.

Christie was once lauded as a savior of the Republican Party after he won reelection in blue New Jersey in 2013 with a broad coalition that included majorities of women and Hispanics.

It was a disappointing end for the New Jersey governor, who was once expected to be among the favorites to win the GOP nomination.

Marco Rubio wins if his post-debate collapse in New Hampshire turns out to be short term. Poorer finishes, in sixth and seventh place respectively, led Gov. Christie and Carly Fiorina to suspend their campaigns.

Rubio’s rise was short-lived.

Finally, the most interesting aspect of the moment is who will Chris Christie decide to support from the three favorites for the GOP nomination, Trump, Cruz and Rubio.

Bernie Sanders smoked Hillary Clinton, finishing over 20 points ahead of her.

The Morning Consult polled 1,600 registered voters on Wednesday and Thursday.

And with voters under the age of 30, Sanders beat Clinton by a whopping 84 to 15 percent. Clinton aides pushed back on the report, but Clinton did concede that her campaign is “going to take stock”.

This month will also be the last time the candidates have the luxury to focus on a few states.

Dennehy predicted Ben Carson – who finished eighth – would be the next to drop out.

The final two days on the trail before the New Hampshire primary, Rubio appeared lifeless and demoralized.

Nevada and especially SC will prove critical in setting the tone and tenor of the race while testing the capacity of the campaigns and the candidates to endure.

“We’ve got a lot more work to do”, the former Virginia governor said in reaction to his finish in Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primary.

Trump was jeered lustily by the audience in Greenville, South Carolina, a state where the Bush family is popular with Republicans.