On Wednesday, Mr. Christie withdrew from the race...he has effectively done what he didn't do eight years ago: step out of the way of a mainstream conservative with moderate appeal, in this case Nikki Haley, who is surging heading into the New Hampshire primary.
It was a tally that put her within striking distance of Mr. Trump and even made a victory imaginable. But she still trailed by about 12 percentage points, and her path to victory remained quite narrow. With Mr. Christie out of the race, those 12 points don't look so hard anymore.
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