Christie expected to end 2016 White House bid

Trump, a billionaire real estate mogul and former reality TV star, has dominated the Republican race and easily won the party primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday on a wave of voter anger at traditional United States politicians.

Senate President Steve Sweeney said Wednesday afternoon he’s ready to make compromises with Christie to resolve major issues including pensions and replenishing the Transportation Trust Fund.

He racked up a long list of notable endorsements from state legislative leaders and, at the end of 2015, looked like he was breaking into the top tier after a video of him discussing a friend’s struggle with drug addiction went viral. Christie has steadfastly denied any knowledge of the affair and no evidence has emerged otherwise, but he never really recovered from the investigation of his administration.

But Donald Trump’s ascendance over the summer quickly sucked the air out of the room for nearly any other political narrative, including “Bridgegate”.

Fiorina, who finished behind Christie in New Hampshire, vowed to remain active in politics. Eight GOP candidates had more money in their campaign accounts on December 31, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

Christie addressed his backers at a primary night event in Nashua, New Hampshire. At the same time, he won 2016’s somewhat informal mark of arrival – withering attacks from Trump.

Considering Christie had not qualified to participate in the upcoming Republican debate, it’s unlikely his campaign could have bounced back from this clear defeat. Marco Rubio – someone who’d been articulate and fast on his feet at previous contests.

Nobody knew who was going to drop out of the race, but we did know when some were likely to exit – the day after the New Hampshire primary.

Gov. John Kasich of OH, the second-place finisher in New Hampshire with less than half the support of Mr. Trump, arrives in this more conservative Southern state where he has little staff or support. Christie referred to Rubio as the “boy in the bubble” and called him a “political lightweight” who would be overwhelmed in the Oval Office. And a commanding performance during the last GOP debate before the New Hampshire primary earned him strong reviews. “I leave the race without an ounce of regret”. Because you know there was a march among the chattering class to anoint Sen.

Christie pinned his White House hopes on a strong showing there, and had been in the spotlight in Saturday’s debate.