Tag: Christie, Christopher J

Friends, Allies and Even Former Rivals Eulogize Joseph Lieberman

Friends, allies and former rivals of Joseph I. Lieberman, who died on Wednesday, offered condolences and praise for the four-term senator from Connecticut who was once a standard-bearer of the Democratic Party. Mr. Lieberman, who was Al Gore’s running mate in the 2000 presidential election, had made his presence felt in politics long after his […]

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After Super Tuesday, Trump Is Stronger Than He’s Ever Been

About 18 months ago, Donald Trump suffered one of his worst political defeats, when many of his loyalists and handpicked candidates were defeated in a midterm landscape that clearly favored the Republicans. A lot of people — I was one of them — thought that this might be the beginning of the end for him, […]

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A Radical Proposal for Nikki Haley: Try to Win More Votes

Nikki Haley lost the New Hampshire primary but found a cause: getting under Donald Trump’s not exactly rhinoceros-thick skin. The story of the Republican primary campaign in the days since Trump’s victory has been one where the victor acts like a sore loser and the likely loser loosens up, goads her stronger rival and finds […]

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The G.O.P.’s ‘Nasty’ New Religion

We’ve spent the past few days deconstructing what happened at the Iowa caucuses. I’m still stuck on what happened before: We saw just how faithfully the Republican Party now worships at the church of nasty. Just how fully it genuflects before the great god of nastiness, Donald Trump. I don’t mean by supporting and voting […]

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Nikki Haley Looks to New Hampshire Primary With a Focus on Independents

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald J. Trump’s resounding victory in Iowa significantly raises the stakes of next week’s New Hampshire primary for Nikki Haley and the increasingly desperate contingent of Republicans who want to move on from Mr. Trump. While Iowa was largely a foregone conclusion at the top, with a spirited battle only […]

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Is Trump Steaming Toward a Candidacy-Sinking Iceberg? Three Writers Look at Iowa and Beyond.

Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Mike Murphy, a co-director of the Center for the Political Future at the University of Southern California, a former Republican strategist for John McCain and others and a host of the podcast “Hacks on Tap” and Kristen Soltis Anderson, a Republican pollster and […]

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Republican Presidential Primary: 7 Numbers That Tell the Story

The only numbers that will truly matter in the Iowa caucuses on Monday will be the number of votes tallied for Donald J. Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. But there are a number of, well, numbers that help explain the Republican nominating contest. In most polls, Mr. Trump holds a solid lead, […]

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With Chris Christie Out, Nikki Haley Is Poised to Benefit in New Hampshire

The former New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s decision on Wednesday to drop out of the presidential race shook up a contest for the Republican nomination that had appeared to be former President Donald J. Trump’s for the taking, giving a huge shot of adrenaline to Nikki Haley just five days before ballots begin to be […]

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Christie’s Exit Should Give Haley a Chance in New Hampshire. Will It Be Enough?

Eight years ago, Chris Christie gave Donald J. Trump the biggest political assist of the 2016 campaign. He eviscerated a surging Marco Rubio on the debate stage just days before the New Hampshire primary. In doing so, he ensured that the Republican mainstream would be divided and allowed Mr. Trump to regain his footing with […]

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Chris Christie Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Race

As he campaigned, Mr. Christie became more moderate than he had been in the past, either admitting to mistakes like endorsing Mr. Trump or evolving on issues such as same-sex marriage. “I was wrong,” Mr. Christie said of his opposition to such marriages at an event in New Hampshire last month. He peppered his stump […]

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Chris Christie Apparently Caught on Hot Mic Before New Hampshire Town Hall

As speculation about his future in the presidential race swirled, Chris Christie was caught on a hot mic on his campaign’s livestream in a conversation before his scheduled event in Windham, N.H., discussing his Republican rivals in the race. “She’s going to get smoked, and you and I both know it,” Mr. Christie said in […]

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What to Watch at the Haley-DeSantis Debate and Trump Town Hall

Only two Republicans, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, will take the CNN debate stage at Drake University in Des Moines on Wednesday night for the final televised clash before the Iowa caucuses next week. The man they are both chasing, Donald J. Trump, is yet again skipping any debate in which his front-runner status could […]

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For Anti-Trump Republicans, It All Might Come Down to New Hampshire

MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting Mr. Trump, has attacked Ms. Haley over her support for raising the gas tax when she was governor of South Carolina in 2015, though she also called for a corresponding income tax cut. The group has spent more than $2.5 million on the ad, running it exclusively in New […]

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Trump Takes Aim at Haley as Primary Enters Final Phase in Iowa

Donald J. Trump’s escalating attacks on Nikki Haley both on the airwaves and at his rallies — criticisms she likened Saturday to “a temper tantrum” — captured the turbulent dynamics in the final week before the first votes of the 2024 Republican presidential primary are cast. Mr. Trump, Ms. Haley and Ron DeSantis fanned out […]

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Sununu Says Christie Should Drop Out Ahead of New Hampshire Primary

Just weeks before New Hampshire holds its Republican presidential primary, the state’s governor, Chris Sununu, said on Sunday that Chris Christie’s presidential bid was “at an absolute dead end” and suggested that he drop out to pave way for Mr. Sununu’s preferred candidate, Nikki Haley. Mr. Sununu, who this month endorsed Ms. Haley, the former […]

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Trump’s Team Prepares to File Challenges on Ballot Decisions Soon

Former President Donald J. Trump’s advisers are preparing as soon as Tuesday to file challenges to decisions in Colorado and Maine to disqualify Mr. Trump from the Republican primary ballot because of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the matter. In Maine, the challenge to the secretary […]

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Trump Rivals Criticize Maine Decision in His Defense

Former President Donald J. Trump’s rivals in the Republican race for president again lined up in his defense on Thursday after Maine barred him from its primary election ballot, the second state to do so. When the Colorado Supreme Court barred Mr. Trump from the primary ballot there last week, all of Mr. Trump’s opponents […]

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The Real Reason Ron DeSantis’s Campaign Is Rotting

Both courses that I taught this semester ended last week, and in the waning minutes, my students and I allowed ourselves conversations far afield of the topics at hand. That always seems to happen. I asked them questions about their lives that I hadn’t asked before. They asked me questions about mine. A few of […]

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The Real Reason Ron DeSantis’s Campaign Is Rotting

Over the past two weeks, I’ve been awash in condolences. Friends tell me how deeply sorry for me they feel. They say they can only imagine my pain. They wonder how I’ve gotten through it. They’re talking about the hours I had to spend with Ron DeSantis. To be more specific, they’re talking about my […]

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Trump Gains in Iowa Poll, and DeSantis Holds Off Haley for a Distant Second

Multiple Republicans have ended their presidential campaigns over the past two months, narrowing the field against former President Donald J. Trump — but the only person who has gained much ground in the first voting state is Mr. Trump, according to a new poll. Mr. Trump has the support of 51 percent of likely caucusgoers […]

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In Iowa, Nikki Haley Looks Beyond Her Rivals’ Attacks

In her first campaign stop since Wednesday’s contentious Republican debate, Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and former governor of South Carolina, largely ignored the many attacks that her fellow candidates, aware of her rise in the polls, had lobbed at her. What she did discuss suggested she continued to feel that the criticism […]

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Chris Christie, Fresh Off Feisty Debate, Courts Voters in New Hampshire

Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey returned to New Hampshire on Thursday for a series of campaign appearances that quickly became more like a victory lap after his performance in the third Republican Party debate. In a series of stops at universities, Mr. Christie told war stories about his moments in the debate spotlight, […]

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Another Pointless G.O.P. Debate, Another Free Pass for Trump

George Santos, we hardly knew ye — because ye was buried under such a gargantuan pile of gaudy fabrications. But we wrote about ye and how. In The Washington Post, Dana Milbank wrote that “Santos showed just how far one could go with a lie, right down to the knee injuries he didn’t sustain while […]

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Five Takeaways From the Republican Debate

Nikki Haley clashed repeatedly with Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night in the fourth Republican presidential debate, facing her most sustained scrutiny of the race as the two leading candidates for second place tussled in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tensions ran high as Chris Christie called Vivek Ramaswamy “obnoxious,” Mr. Ramaswamy held up “Nikki = Corrupt” on a […]

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Who Won the Republican Debate?

In the fourth and final Republican presidential debate of the year, the narrow policy differences among the candidates were overshadowed by feisty personal clashes and insults. With the Iowa caucuses six weeks away, those who watched the proceedings noted how former Gov. Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy freely and loudly aired their grievances, while former […]

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Christie to Ramaswamy at Debate: ‘So Shut Up for a Little While’

Chris Christie had had enough. After standing mostly silent for the first 25 minutes of the Republican presidential debate, Mr. Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, stepped into the spotlight — and in front of an attack on Nikki Haley by Vivek Ramaswamy — with the blunt force that has become his political trademark. […]

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Haley and DeSantis Battle on TV as the Race for No. 2 Heats Up

If the Republican presidential candidates’ television advertisements offer a preview of Wednesday night’s debate, viewers can expect harsh accusations flying between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, stinging barbs from Vivek Ramaswamy and earnest, if somewhat contorted, appeals from Chris Christie. It is not clear if the debate will be the final encounter of the top, […]

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The 4th Republican Debate: How to Watch, Time and Stream Details

The fourth debate of the Republican presidential primary is Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern time — or 7 to 9 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where it will be held at the University of Alabama. The debate is sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and will be hosted by NewsNation and three conservative […]

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What Our Columnists Would Ask at the Debate

Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate, held in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will feature just four candidates — Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and Chris Christie — sparring over everything from abortion to Israel to former President Donald Trump. When we asked Times Opinion columnists and contributors what they would ask the candidates if they were moderating […]

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Haley and DeSantis Face Off: What to Watch for in the GOP Debate

The debate stage in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will be down to four Republican presidential hopefuls on Wednesday — with the front-runner, Donald J. Trump, still absent — as the imperative to break from the dwindling pack grows more intense less than six weeks before the Iowa caucuses. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Nikki Haley, the […]

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Republicans Weigh New Debate Rules That Could Lead to More Onstage Clashes

The next Republican debate on Wednesday could be the last one sponsored by the Republican National Committee in the 2024 primary race, with the party considering debate rule changes that would open the door to more onstage clashes but also diminish the fanfare around them. The debate in Tuscaloosa, Ala., comes as Nikki Haley, the […]

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