has to say. ben, there was, of course, chris christie's withdrawal, and let's take a look at what he said and then his comments about nickihill lay -- nikki haley being caught on a hot mic. >> i would rather lose by telling the truth than lie in order to win. she's going to get smoked, and you and i both know it. she's not up to this. howard: so christie had told me before he got in the race that by the winter if he didn't see a path to victory, he would drop out. but does his non-presence now give nikki haley a boost in new hampshire? >> i think it absolutely does. and i think that that late stage interview that was done with, by my friend hugh hewitt with chris christie where he explicitly asked him multiple times to justify staying in the race -- howard: right. >> -- given that fact, given that he was taking away votes, people who might vote for her in new hampshire, you know, essentially supporting the former president of who he's been so critical, i think that