Thanks, Chris Sununu, for not running for President.

Why These Republicans Shouldn’t Bother Running for President

It should be a rule that if you want to announce whether you’re running for president, no less than five people have to know who you are and what you do for a living. Reporters in Washington don’t count.

Chris Sununu, the sitting governor of New Hampshire, recently declared in a Washington Post op-ed that he will not be seeking the Republican presidential nomination. But let’s be honest, how many people actually know who he is? Sununu’s explanation for not running was equally disappointing, claiming that he will be more effective on the sidelines lecturing the base about what should and shouldn’t be important to them. In other words, he believes he’s elected to do nothing.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is also set to make a puzzling campaign announcement this week, having spent the last couple of months indicating that the sole purpose of his running would be to politically damage Trump as much as possible before next summer. But with Trump currently averaging more than 50 percent support for the nomination, it’s clear that Christie and Sununu won’t be making any significant contributions to the mission, either by running or not.

Yes, Sununu is one of those Republicans who still believes winning national elections can be done with slogans about tax cuts and “free markets.”

It’s time for these Republicans to face the reality that they don’t have a chance at becoming the nominee. Instead of wasting everyone’s time, they should focus on actually doing something productive for their constituents.

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