Media boosts Chris Christie while shafting Biden’s primary rivals.
Environmental Lawyer and Self-Help Author Outshine Chris Christie in Presidential Primaries
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and self-help author Marianne Williamson are both gaining momentum in their respective presidential primaries. In fact, recent polling shows that Williamson has double the support of former GOP New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, while RFK Jr. has quadruple the support. However, despite their popularity, it’s Christie who continues to dominate the airwaves.
According to the latest aggregate of surveys by RealClearPolitics, Christie is only receiving around 3 percent support in the GOP presidential race. In a major poll conducted by CBS and YouGov, Christie landed at just 2 percent, while Williamson earned 4 percent in an Emerson survey conducted around the same time.
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Despite his low poll numbers, the media remains eager to feature Christie, who was once seen as the future face of the GOP. As Trump dominates the crowded GOP field with nearly 56 percent support, Politico has propped up Christie’s campaign as “the most interesting candidacy in the Republican primary, and the most important.”
Meanwhile, a new poll from The New York Times and Siena College reveals that half of likely Democrat primary voters want the party to nominate someone other than President Joe Biden. However, both Williamson and RFK Jr., the only major Democrats challenging Biden, have struggled to secure coverage from major networks. Williamson recently expressed her frustration on TMZ, stating that CNN and MSNBC aren’t having her on because they’re “chopping wood and carrying water for the DNC.” In response, she has turned to online platforms like TikTok to reach voters.
RFK Jr., on the other hand, is currently suing Google over censorship, which has hindered his campaign strategy. Neither Williamson nor RFK Jr. can expect a prime-time debate with Biden anytime soon.
Meanwhile, Christie, who used his role as an ABC contributor to launch his second presidential run, will once again be in the spotlight during a televised debate from Milwaukee. The Association on Mature American Citizens (AMAC) has published “Six Questions Chris Christie Needs To Be Asked At This Week’s Debate,” which raises important concerns about his relationship with ABC and their biased coverage.
As a former ABC News contributor, do you believe the network should apologize for perpetuating falsehoods like Russiagate and suppressing stories like the Hunter Biden scandal? On your next ABC appearance, will you ask them to apologize to the American people? … Did you really receive $400,000 annually from ABC, as the New York Times reported? Do you think ABC would have hired you if you did not regularly attack Donald Trump? And do you believe it was ethical to have that kind of relationship with an organization that actively attempts to turn every political story into an attack on conservatives and to help the Democratic Party?
If Fox News moderators fail to ask these important questions, then maybe it’s time for Christie to sit down with Tucker Carlson. The race for the 2024 Republican presidential contest is more likely to be decided in hour-long sitdowns with the former prime-time host than in five-minute soundbites on the debate stage.
Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at [email protected]. Sign up for Tristan’s email newsletter here.
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