“Trump made us smaller,” Mr. Christie tells his audience as he prowls the stage, explaining that he wants to go after Mr. Trump for two reasons: “One, he deserves it.
Almost any pollster will tell you that Mr. Trump’s support is soft once you look beyond the MAGA base.
Mr. Christie is the only candidate speaking directly, specifically, to this fear.
But in national surveys, Mr. Christie is still polling in the low single digits.
But there is something deeper at work here, and it holds clues about what it would take to attack Mr. Trump successfully.
Persons:
Chris Christie’s, Donald Trump, “ Trump, Mr, Christie, Trump, ”, MAGA, — pugnacious
Organizations:
Saint Anselm College, New, Mr, CNN, Republican, Trump
Locations:
New Hampshire, New Jersey