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| Republican Chris Christie ends bid for the White House | Republican Chris Christie ends bid for the White House |
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| Republican Chris Christie has dropped out of the US presidential race after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire. | Republican Chris Christie has dropped out of the US presidential race after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire. |
| The New Jersey governor spent heavily and campaigned the longest in the state but still came in sixth place. | The New Jersey governor spent heavily and campaigned the longest in the state but still came in sixth place. |
| Mr Christie joins former tech executive Carly Fiorina who also left the race after struggling in Iowa and New Hampshire. | Mr Christie joins former tech executive Carly Fiorina who also left the race after struggling in Iowa and New Hampshire. |
| He was praised for his debate performances and was credited with blunting the momentum of Marco Rubio. | |
| However, Mr Christie's moderate rivals Ohio Governor John Kasich and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush seemed to have reaped the benefits. | |
| "While running for president I tried to reinforce what I have always believed - that speaking your mind matters, that experience matters, that competence matters and that it will always matter in leading our nation," Mr Christie said in a statement on Wednesday. | |
| Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others compared Mr Christie a "suicide bomber". |