“Certainly there is no path for me to win the nomination. » Five days before the Republican primary kicks off with the Iowa caucus, Chris Christie, Donald Trump’s fiercest critic, announced Wednesday to his supporters that he was throwing in the towel: “Tonight , I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States. »
This withdrawal should not have a fundamental impact in the race – Christie was only credited with 2% of voting intentions nationally. But even if he did not give voting instructions, the postponement of centrist votes could benefit Nikki Haley in the northeast of the United States, especially in New Hampshire, on January 23: according to the latest poll for CNN, the former United States ambassador to the UN comes back strongly on Donald Trump, at 32%, against 39%, and 12% for Chris Christie.
“Being booed for telling the truth (about Trump) is a badge of honor”
If Haley manages to create a surprise and beat Donald Trump in this state, she could challenge the inevitability of the former president’s victory, and bury Ron DeSantis before a 4th election which will take place in her home, in South Carolina – a state of which she was the governor – on February 24.
Chris Christie, however, did not call for support for Haley, whom he had nevertheless defended against attacks from Vivek Ramaswamy during the last televised debate. “Being booed because we tell the truth (about Trump) is a badge of honor,” insisted the former prosecutor, concluding: “The candidates who refuse to say that Donald Trump is unworthy of the presidency are also. »