STALKING HORSE? How Christie became a ‘monumental problem’ for Haley — and a potential boon to Trump.

Chris Christie has singularly devoted his presidential campaign to tearing down Donald Trump.

But with the start of the primaries just a few weeks away, some top Republicans in New Hampshire say Christie is now positioned to help pave the way for Trump’s nomination by siphoning votes away from Nikki Haley, Trump’s closest-polling competitor in the state.

“Chris Christie is a monumental problem for Nikki Haley,” said Mike Dennehy, a former Republican National committeeman from New Hampshire who is neutral in the race. “They are both currently splitting the Independent vote, and Haley desperately needs those votes if she is to have a chance of knocking off Trump in New Hampshire.”

This is a strange story since Haley’s “monumental problem” — and DeSantis’ and Ramaswamy’s and Christie’s — is Donald Trump’s seemingly insurmountable lead in every poll. I guess the press needs to make it look like a horse race, but this is a lame attempt.