"It’s clear to me tonight that there isn’t a path for me to win the nomination," Christie told voters at an evening event. "Which is why I’m suspending my campaign for president of the United States."
"I want to promise you this," Christie continued. "I’m going to make sure that in no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be president of the United States again. And that’s more important than my own personal ambition."
Christie is not expected to make any endorsement at this time, according to a source familiar with the campaign, who speculated that Christie may want to wait until after the Iowa caucuses next Monday before making any announcement to amplify its effect.
A Christie fundraiser said she heard from the candidate himself that he would be dropping out.
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