The voicemail from Marco Rubio that led Christie to back Trump

A perceived insult by Marco Rubio fueled Gov. Chris Christie’s bombshell endorsement of Donald Trump, The Times reports. Rubio placed a condescending call to ask for the governor’s backing after Christie dropped out of the presidential race. The 44-year-old candidate all but patted Christie, 53, on the head in a voicemail message, saying he “had a bright future in public service,” sources told The New York Times.
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Chris Christie Heads for Home to Reassess

After a disappointing sixth-place finish in the state upon which he had staked his presidential bid, Gov. Chris Christie is heading home to New Jersey on Wednesday to weigh his options for the future of his campaign.
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Rubio Was Right, and Chris Christie was Wrong About Obama

Sometimes you outsmart yourself. After re-watching the excruciating Rubio-Christie exchange (embedded in David's post), I can't help but think that Marco Rubio outsmarted himself -- or at least locked in on the wrong part of Chris Christie's commentary and, in the heat of the moment, couldn't let go.  In the post-mortem, it has been noted repeatedly that Christie attacked Rubio as an unaccomplished, programmed candidate. But Rubio's alleged insufficiencies were only one part of Christie's argument.Read more at National Review Read More......

We Need "Constitution Strong", Not "Christie Weak"

It's Republican presidential primary "game time", and where the party's candidates stand on the proper role of judges in our representative democracy could not be a more important - or, in most respects, a more unifying - issue.
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Christie to Rubio: 'Dude, show up to work'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie lashed out at Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Tuesday for missing votes in the Senate. Speaking at a town-hall event in Iowa, Christie singled out Rubio for missing a vote on the $1.8 trillion end-of-the-year spending bill and tax package.

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Christie: ‘Not Taking Any Position’ on Legalization Until Border Secured, But No Path to Citizenship

New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie stated he wouldn’t take any position on legalizing people in the US until the border is secured, but declared, “Never a path to citizenship” in an interview broadcast on Monday’s “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” on the Fox News Channel.

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Fox News Eyeing Christie, Fiorina for Possible Future Roles

While several of the current Republican presidential candidates have worked for Fox News in the past, and could yet again if their bids fail, the network may also be eyeing some newer talent as well. --In an interview with Adweek, Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes brought up the possibility that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina could be good fits for the network, based on their recent debate performances...

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Christie: No Syrian Refugees In America, Not Even ‘Orphans Under The Age Of Five’

Chris Christie said that because he lacks the confidence in the Obama Administration’s vetting ability, he would not allow any Syrian refugees into America — not even “orphans under the age of five.”Appearing on The Hugh Hewitt Show on Monday, Christie said, “The fact is, that we need for appropriate vetting and I don’t think orphans under five should be admitted into the United States at this point." --It is “shameful” that Obama doesn’t understand the president’s first job is to “protect the safety and the security of the American people,” said Christie.

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Candidate Wall: 17 Republicans Vie for Party's 2016 Presidential Nomination

Click on images to visit the campaign websites of these presidential primary candidates (shown in alphabetical order).



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