Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina drop bids after New Hampshire

Wednesday, 10 February 2016 7:55 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 10 February 2016 9:34 PM ]

Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Governor Chris Christie exits his SUV outside the polling place at Webster School February 9, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (photos by AFP)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is ending his presidential campaign for the 2016 election in the United States, his aide says.

A senior aide confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday that Christie would drop the bid.

The decision was made after a weak performance in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, with Christie on the sixth spot.

Before the primary results had been released, Christie said he was going “home” to wait rather than South Carolina where the next vote is supposed to take place on February 20.

*Christie holds a town hall meeting at Dynamic Network Services on February 8, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire.*

“We haven't been home for two weeks, so we can actually get a change of clothes,” added the New Jersey governor.

Christie also congratulated real estate mogul Donald Trump for his victory in the Granite State, saying Republicans in the state have “spoken very clearly that Mr. Trump is their preference.”

According to New York Times, Christie’s greatest impact was his attack at Marco Rubio during the GOP debate before New Hampshire, which made the Florida senator look like “a scripted and superficial politician who lacked the qualifications for the presidency.”

The “once-commanding figure” who got 7.4 percent of the vote, is blamed as he “unsettled the race” with the move.

Fiorina drops bid

As Christie was expected to make a formal statement, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said on Facebook that she was ending her bid but she will not “sit down and be quiet.”

This file photo taken on January 14, 2016 shows Republican Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina during the under card Republican Presidential debate sponsored by Fox Business and the Republican National Committee at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in Charleston, South Carolina. (AFP)

She also addressed “young girls and women across the country” saying what could be construed as an attack on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, the only other woman present in the race.

“Do not listen to anyone who says you have to vote a certain way or for a certain candidate because you're a woman. That is not feminism. Feminism doesn't shut down conversations or threaten women,” said Fiorina, who got 4.1 percent of the vote in the NH primary.

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