Chris Christie just left the 2024 Republican primary. Now what?

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74% : A string of notable debate performances -- which earned her high marks from likely primary voters, according to 538/Washington Post/Ipsos polls -- injected her campaign with momentum in the final months of 2023.MORE |DeSantis, Haley spar in yet another GOP debate without Trump: Republican debate analysisAs the new year began, with just days before primary voting starts, in Iowa, Haley had seen her support in polls rise to rival DeSantis for second place nationally and in Iowa -- even leapfrogging him in New Hampshire.538's polling average showed Haley trailing Trump there by about 12 points on Wednesday after running more than 37 points back as recently as September.
62% : Still, Haley faces headwinds in actually winning New Hampshire's primary rather than running as a strong No. 2.While she is anticipated to perform well with independent voters, Trump's support among registered Republicans remains solid.
50% : His new book, "What Would Reagan Do?," is set to be released next month, offering him the chance for a press tour during which he could continue to sound off on Trump and the 2024 race.
45% : "Republican voters solidly with Trump and independents beginning to side with Haley.
40% : "Still, there's no guarantee Christie will campaign for his potential voters to go Haley's way -- or anyone else's.MORE: 2024 US presidential primaries explained: When are they and who can voteIn his speech on Wednesday, Christie went out of his way to swipe at both Haley and DeSantis and suggested he didn't see a viable Trump alternative in the field even as he said Trump could not be allowed to win again and that it was time for him to end his own campaign as a major Trump detractor.
37% : Surveys have shown Haley closing the polling gap with Trump in the state, where undeclared voters can vote in the GOP primary.
30% : Trump, who is campaigning on an anti-government, anti-immigrant and anti-Biden message, has more than a 34-point lead in Iowa's caucuses, according to 538's polling average, and also has a roughly 29-point lead in Haley's home state of South Carolina, which holds its primary on Feb. 24.
20% : "If they want to look at somebody that's viable and is running against President Trump -- I mean, Christie's voters are all just 'never Trumpers,' right?
19% : "While his attacks on Trump eventually stopped his campaign, they have opened up a chance for Haley to go head-to-head with Trump," said Andrew Smith, the director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.
17% : Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, meanwhile, is not anticipated by experts to win over a substantial swath of Christie backers in his bid to outmaneuver Trump with a more hard-line conservative platform than Haley's or Christie's.
16% : However, even as he pleaded with his party to turn away from Trump, he took time to make clear his differences with both Haley and DeSantis for being, in his words, too supportive of the former president.
13% : While Christie gave a lengthy speech on Wednesday explaining his decision and how much he hopes conservatives don't rally around front-runner Donald Trump, it remains unclear how much Christie's choice will affect GOP voters, most of whom keep saying in polls that they want Trump to be their party's nominee.

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