Now Chris Christie is Running For President Again, too.

The Republican primary is going to be a field day.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readJun 1, 2023
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If the 2016 Republican primary was a field day, then the 2024 primary is shaping up to be a repeat to say the least. We’ve already seen Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, and Ron DeSantis enter the primary in an effort to somehow prevent Trump from becoming the nominee, and now former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has apparently made the decision to enter the race as well.

Mike Allen with Axios writes:

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to announce his 2024 Republican candidacy for president next Tuesday in New Hampshire, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: Christie, 60, is a former close Trump ally who now calls the former president a “coward” and “puppet of Putin.” He gives traditional Republicans a horse — but seems to have a narrow market in today’s GOP.

Driving the news: Christie is expected to make the announcement at a town hall at Saint Anselm College at 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday…”

Much like the others who decided to throw their names in, Chris Christie joins the list of candidates who have absolutely no chance of beating Donald Trump. Though I do expect him to be far more aggressive than DeSantis, Haley, or Tim Scott when it…

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Lauren Elizabeth

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