The former New Jersey governor is polling at around 1 percent in most GOP presidential surveys.
Ross Baker, a distinguished professor of political science at Rutgers University, toldthat Christie's latest presidential bid is"quixotic" and"seems like a fool's errand." It's also not the fitting crescendo to the former governor's political career, he said.
"Revenge isn't a good political strategy," Baker said."I think the intention that the Republican Party needs saving from Donald Trump is a legitimate one. I just don't think [Christie's] an instrument for it." He went on:"In fact, in some ways, I think it's counterproductive and adds one more person to the field. The larger the field of candidates other than Trump, the more likely it is that Trump's going to end up with the largest number of convention delegates. What they're doing is dividing up the primary vote...and all these individual candidates end up with less than 10 percent and Trump is sitting on a solid 25 percent of the Republican electorate.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie attends a game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys on December 4, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. Christie, who is expected to announce his candidacy for president next week, is polling at around 1 percent in most GOP presidential surveys., but he still maintains a tight hold on the party as the nomination's front-runner.
While DeSantis has gained some ground after his mid-May campaign launch, shaving about 10 percentage points off Trump's wide lead, Morning Consult noted that a slight decline occurred before the Florida governor even declared his candidacy.
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