WASHINGTON: Republican former New Jersey governor Chris Christie jumped into the 2024 race for the White House on Tuesday (Jun 6), positioning himself as a political knife-fighter and the
And Christie argued last month that the de facto Republican leader was"afraid" of debating serious opponents.
"If he really cares about the country - and I have deep questions about that - but if he really cares about the country, then he's going to get up there, and he shouldn't be afraid," Christie told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. John Ellis, a former head of the Fox News Election Night Decision Desk, told AFP that while a bigger field benefits Trump, Christie's candidacy could put the top-polling candidate on the back foot.
Polls show Trump as the overwhelming early frontrunner, regularly posting leads on DeSantis in excess of 30 points. None of the other candidates is achieving double figures.
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