# I’m rooting for Chris Christie’s run for President (He has dropped from the race Jan 2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 10, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302 "2023-06-10T22:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/81 "2024-01-10T22:37:15Z")
I hope he spends every waking hour putting the boot to trump’s campaign throat, saying what needs to be said, loud and often, in places where the ‘right’ people will hear. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/82 "2024-01-10T22:39:03Z")
Seems he’s putting his money where his mouth is: since he can’t win, he’s doing the one thing that may help Haley, by dropping out. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/83 "2024-01-10T22:57:51Z")
I’m watching his “drop-out” speech on CNN right now. He’s quite a speaker; I don’t think I have ever listened to him give an entire speech before. The upshot is that he’s dropping out for the good of the party. Running through it all is a theme of, “Trump is unfit to be President and will destroy this country if he is re-elected, so I am going to do my part to lessen the divisiveness in the Republican party by dropping out.” At one point, he compared Trump to Voldemort, in the Harry Potter books: “He Who Shall Not Be Named, lest he magically appear and wreak havoc.” But Christie is not endorsing anybody with this speech. I hope he sticks around as a commentator on events. He would probably be a reasonable voice, and worth listening to, even if you disagree with him. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/84 "2024-01-10T23:03:07Z")
He said of his primary opponents that if you are unable to say that Trump is unfit for office, then you are unfit for office. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/85 "2024-01-10T23:04:57Z")
I’ve never been terribly fond of Christie since the Bridgegate scandal, but I do appreciate his speech today. He really does seem to understand what a threat to democracy trump is. Good on him. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/86 "2024-01-10T23:28:09Z")
nm i say ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/87 "2024-01-11T00:23:43Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I’ve never been terribly fond of Christie since the Bridgegate scandal, but I do appreciate his speech today. He really does seem to understand what a threat to democracy trump is. > > Good on him. Same here. Christie worked with Trump during the transition after the 2016 election. He knows how unstable Trump can be. Christie was never a very exciting candidate. But at least he spoke out about Trump. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/88 "2024-01-11T00:55:57Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I hope he spends every waking hour putting the boot to trump’s campaign throat, saying what needs to be said, loud and often, **in places where the ‘right’ people will hear**. Emphasis mine. Yeah, he can say all the negative stuff about Trump on “The MSM”, but few voting in the Republican primaries watch “The MSM”. Hopefully, he’ll take his message on Fox News, OAN, and other conservative outlets, where there are more viewers that may not like what he has to say, but may listen anyway (and NEED to heard it), and vote accordingly. Hopefully. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/89 "2024-01-11T01:03:47Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Seems he’s putting his money where his mouth is: since he can’t win, he’s doing the one thing that may help Haley, by dropping out. I doubt he did it to help Haley – he got caught on a hot mike saying that she’s going to get “smoked” and that “she’s not up to this.” > **[Christie caught on hot mic: Haley is ‘gonna get smoked’](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/10/christie-caught-on-hot-mic-haley-is-gonna-get-smoked-00134887)** > > The former governor made some interesting revelations right before dropping out. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/90 "2024-01-11T01:10:50Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > I doubt he did it to help Haley – he got caught on a hot mike saying that she’s going to get “smoked” and that “she’s not up to this.” John Kasich was on MSNBC this evening and his take was that Christie’s PAC likely told him the donors were pulling the funding plug since he had no chance, and it would be best if he dropped out rather than be blamed for any chance a non-Trump candidate had going up in smoke. He also didn’t give too much weight to the hot mic bit. He said Christie was probably disappointed and pissed, and it was likely just a vent directed at a surviving opponent. I personally would not be surprised to see Christie stumping for Haley. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/91 "2024-01-11T01:36:12Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Hopefully, he’ll take his message on Fox News, OAN, and other conservative outlets, where there are more viewers that may not like what he has to say, but may listen anyway (and NEED to heard it), and vote accordingly. If those outlets let him on. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/92 "2024-01-11T01:39:37Z")
The guy who hugged Obama? Why would they give him any air time? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/93 "2024-01-11T02:13:47Z")
Chris Christie Drops Out of Race > **[Chris Christie Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race](https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/chris-christie-drops-out-of-gop-presidential-race-73f00791)** > > The move is a potential boost for Nikki Haley as voting begins with the Iowa caucuses on Monday. Never mind, i see I’m late to the party. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/94 "2024-01-11T10:56:46Z")
I updated the title. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/95 "2024-01-11T12:33:05Z")
Well, Christie’s not going to be VP, so why not burn that gold-plated bridge as a talking head on CNN? > **['I know who it's going to be': Trump hints he's made up his mind about his VP...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-fox-news-town-hall-iowa-vice-president-rcna132691)** > > Former President Donald Trump declined to offer any hard information, though, about whom he is considering to be his running mate should he win the Republican presidential nomination. When asked about Christie’s becoming VP, ““Well, I’ve already started to like Christie better,” Trump said, adding, however, that “I don’t see it” with regard to having him as his vice president.” ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/96 "2024-01-11T14:30:30Z")
I bet it’ll be Pence. He has experience. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/97 "2024-01-11T14:32:46Z")
Pence has no staying power. He _literally_ couldn’t hang. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/98 "2024-01-11T14:48:54Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Same here. Christie worked with Trump during the transition after the 2016 election. He knows how unstable Trump can be. > > Christie was never a very exciting candidate. But at least he spoke out about Trump. In his speech, Christie also acknowledged/confessed his role with regard to enabling Trump back in 2016. He said he thought he could help make him a better President. That, of course, didn’t exactly pan out. Nor, in my view does it completely absolve him of his sins. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/99 "2024-01-11T15:17:15Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Pence has no staying power. He _literally_ couldn’t hang. Despite the January 6 insurrectionists’ best efforts. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302/100 "2024-01-11T15:46:36Z")
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