Republican Christie assesses future of White House bidWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Chris Christie considered the future of his struggling U.S. presidential bid on Wednesday amid news reports he would suspend his campaign and narrow the field of rivals facing businessman Donald Trump. A disappointing sixth-place finish in Tuesday’s New Hampshire nominating contest raised doubts about the combative New Jersey governor’s viability as a candidate for the Nov. 8 presidential election. The Wall Street Journal quoted a senior adviser to the campaign as saying Christie was expected to make an announcement soon suspending his campaign. Other news organizations carried similar reports. A spokeswoman for Christie’s campaign said no decision had been made about whether he would stay in the race. Christie’s departure would leave eight Republicans from a field that once had 17 candidates vying to represent the party. Trump has dominated the Republican race and won the party primary in New Hampshire on a wave of voter anger at traditional U.S. politicians. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a democratic socialist, defeated former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the state’s Democratic contest.      The results testified to the sizable share of American voters upset over the slow economic recovery, immigration and America’s place in the world and willing to send a shockwave to Washington.  On Wednesday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said he understood the frustration and expected Republican voters to coalesce behind a candidate. “I think it’s pretty normal and I think it’s pretty common and expect that sort of vein is going to play itself out for the next few months and you know we’ll have a unified party when it’s done,” he told CNN in an interview. Christie had poured much of his campaign’s resources into New Hampshire and had considered a good showing there critical. He canceled plans to go to South Carolina, a sign he could drop out soon. The southern state holds the next Republican primary on Feb. 20. “No decision has been made,” Christie spokeswoman Sam Smith wrote in an email to Reuters.          Trump’s opponents, most of them mainstream Republicans, could benefit if Christie pulls out. Ohio’s Republican governor, John Kasich, finished second in New Hampshire, followed by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. For Trump, New Hampshire showed he has staying power and can take a punch after losing last week to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas in the first nominating contest, the Iowa caucuses. The former reality TV star’s win showed pundits were wrong to think he would quickly self-destruct based on his penchant for insults and imprecise plans for the presidency.    Trump’s odds for winning the White House, once seen as an extremely long shot, improved significantly after his victory in New Hampshire, online betting site Ladbrokes PLC LAD.L said. The real estate tycoon is now at 9/2, compared to 7/1 last week, meaning that his chances of victory in November are now 18 percent. Clinton still had the best odds of becoming president at 50/50, Ladbrokes said.  On the Democratic side, Sanders courted the African-American vote on Wednesday, having breakfast with civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton at a restaurant in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. Clinton currently has strong support from African-American voters, who will be crucial in the Democratic primary in South Carolina on Feb. 27.  Sharpton and Barack Obama met at the same restaurant during Obama’s successful 2008 presidential campaign - a piece of symbolism for Sanders as he tries to expand his appeal beyond  liberals in the U.S. Northeast. November’s election is followed by the inauguration of Obama’s successor in early 2017. “My concern is that in January of next year for the first time in American history a black family will be moving out of the White House,” Sharpton, a Baptist minister and television talk-show host, told reporters afterward. “I do not want black concerns to be moved out with them. We must be front and center and not marginalized. And Senator Sanders coming here this morning further makes it clear that we will not be ignored.” Sharpton discussed a spate of police shootings of black males and other issues with the senator. Sharpton said he would not endorse a candidate until he met with Clinton. Clinton consistently polls better among African-American voters and has a long history of support for civil rights. She also has benefited from husband Bill Clinton’s popularity in the black community during his presidency, although that became strained during her fierce 2008 primary battle with Obama.     Even before the exit polls on Tuesday showed Sanders had won New Hampshire, Clinton’s campaign was trying to highlight her double-digit lead over Sanders among African-American and Latino voters. “It will be very difficult, if not impossible, for a Democrat to win the nomination without strong levels of support among African-American and Hispanic voters,” Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a memo to reporters. He predicted the Democratic race would be won in March, when the nominating contests quickly expand to 22 delegate-rich states with some of the largest minority and urban populations, and that Clinton would have the advantage.  (Writing by Alistair Bell; Additional reporting by Brendan McDermid, Doina Chiacu, Susan Heavey, Clarece Polke and John Whitesides; Editing by Howard Goller) SAP is the sponsor of this content. It was independently created by Reuters’ editorial staff and funded in part by SAP, which otherwise has no role in this coverage.politicsNews
republican christie assesses future white house bidwashington reuters republican chris christie considered future struggling presidential bid wednesday amid news reports would suspend campaign narrow field rivals facing businessman donald trump a disappointing finish tuesday new hampshire nominating contest raised doubts combative new jersey governor viability candidate presidential election the wall street journal quoted senior adviser campaign saying christie expected make announcement soon suspending campaign other news organizations carried similar reports a spokeswoman christie campaign said decision made whether would stay race christie departure would leave eight republicans field candidates vying represent party trump dominated republican race party primary new hampshire wave voter anger traditional politicians senator bernie sanders vermont democratic socialist defeated former secretary state hillary clinton state democratic contest the results testified sizable share american voters upset slow economic recovery immigration america place world willing send shortwave washington on wednesday republican national committee chairman rence priests said understood frustration expected republican voters coalesce behind candidate i think pretty normal i think pretty common expect sort vein going play next months know unified party done told cnn interview christie poured much campaign resources new hampshire considered good showing critical he canceled plans go south carolina sign could drop soon the southern state holds next republican primary no decision made christie spokeswoman sam smith wrote email reuters trump opponents mainstream republicans could benefit christie pulls ohio republican governor john basic finished second new hampshire followed senator ted cruz texas former florida governor jeb bush senator marco rubio florida for trump new hampshire showed staying power take punch losing last week senator ted cruz texas first nominating contest iowa caucuses the former reality tv star win showed pundits wrong think would quickly based penchant insults imprecise plans presidency trump odds winning white house seen extremely long shot improved significantly victory new hampshire online betting site ladbrokes plc said the real estate tycoon compared last week meaning chances victory november percent clinton still best odds becoming president ladbrokes said on democratic side sanders courted vote wednesday breakfast civil rights leader rev al sharon restaurant new york city harlem neighborhood clinton currently strong support voters crucial democratic primary south carolina sharon barack obama met restaurant obama successful presidential campaign piece symbolism sanders tries expand appeal beyond liberals northeast november election followed inauguration obama successor early my concern january next year first time american history black family moving white house sharon baptist minister television host told reporters afterward i want black concerns moved we must front center marginalized and senator sanders coming morning makes clear sharon discussed spate police shootings black males issues senator sharon said would endorse candidate met clinton clinton consistently polls better among voters long history support civil rights she also benefited husband bill clinton popularity black community presidency although became strained fierce primary battle obama even exit polls tuesday showed sanders new hampshire clinton campaign trying highlight lead sanders among latino voters it difficult impossible democrat win nomination without strong levels support among hispanic voters clinton campaign manager lobby book said memo reporters he predicted democratic race would march nominating contests quickly expand states largest minority urban populations clinton would advantage writing allstar bell additional reporting brendan mcdermid doing chick susan heavy clarke pole john whitesides editing howard roller sap sponsor content it independently created reuters editorial staff funded part sap otherwise role
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Republican Christie assesses future of White House bidWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Chris Christie considered the future of his struggling U.S. presidential bid on Wednesday amid news reports he would suspend his campaign and narrow the field of rivals facing businessman Donald Trump. A disappointing sixth-place finish in Tuesday’s New Hampshire nominating contest raised doubts about the combative New Jersey governor’s viability as a candidate for the Nov. 8 presidential election. The Wall Street Journal quoted a senior adviser to the campaign as saying Christie was expected to make an announcement soon suspending his campaign. Other news organizations carried similar reports. A spokeswoman for Christie’s campaign said no decision had been made about whether he would stay in the race. Christie’s departure would leave eight Republicans from a field that once had 17 candidates vying to represent the party. Trump has dominated the Republican race and won the party primary in New Hampshire on a wave of voter anger at traditional U.S. politicians. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a democratic socialist, defeated former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the state’s Democratic contest.      The results testified to the sizable share of American voters upset over the slow economic recovery, immigration and America’s place in the world and willing to send a shockwave to Washington.  On Wednesday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said he understood the frustration and expected Republican voters to coalesce behind a candidate. “I think it’s pretty normal and I think it’s pretty common and expect that sort of vein is going to play itself out for the next few months and you know we’ll have a unified party when it’s done,” he told CNN in an interview. Christie had poured much of his campaign’s resources into New Hampshire and had considered a good showing there critical. He canceled plans to go to South Carolina, a sign he could drop out soon. The southern state holds the next Republican primary on Feb. 20. “No decision has been made,” Christie spokeswoman Sam Smith wrote in an email to Reuters.          Trump’s opponents, most of them mainstream Republicans, could benefit if Christie pulls out. Ohio’s Republican governor, John Kasich, finished second in New Hampshire, followed by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. For Trump, New Hampshire showed he has staying power and can take a punch after losing last week to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas in the first nominating contest, the Iowa caucuses. The former reality TV star’s win showed pundits were wrong to think he would quickly self-destruct based on his penchant for insults and imprecise plans for the presidency.    Trump’s odds for winning the White House, once seen as an extremely long shot, improved significantly after his victory in New Hampshire, online betting site Ladbrokes PLC LAD.L said. The real estate tycoon is now at 9/2, compared to 7/1 last week, meaning that his chances of victory in November are now 18 percent. Clinton still had the best odds of becoming president at 50/50, Ladbrokes said.  On the Democratic side, Sanders courted the African-American vote on Wednesday, having breakfast with civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton at a restaurant in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. Clinton currently has strong support from African-American voters, who will be crucial in the Democratic primary in South Carolina on Feb. 27.  Sharpton and Barack Obama met at the same restaurant during Obama’s successful 2008 presidential campaign - a piece of symbolism for Sanders as he tries to expand his appeal beyond  liberals in the U.S. Northeast. November’s election is followed by the inauguration of Obama’s successor in early 2017. “My concern is that in January of next year for the first time in American history a black family will be moving out of the White House,” Sharpton, a Baptist minister and television talk-show host, told reporters afterward. “I do not want black concerns to be moved out with them. We must be front and center and not marginalized. And Senator Sanders coming here this morning further makes it clear that we will not be ignored.” Sharpton discussed a spate of police shootings of black males and other issues with the senator. Sharpton said he would not endorse a candidate until he met with Clinton. Clinton consistently polls better among African-American voters and has a long history of support for civil rights. She also has benefited from husband Bill Clinton’s popularity in the black community during his presidency, although that became strained during her fierce 2008 primary battle with Obama.     Even before the exit polls on Tuesday showed Sanders had won New Hampshire, Clinton’s campaign was trying to highlight her double-digit lead over Sanders among African-American and Latino voters. “It will be very difficult, if not impossible, for a Democrat to win the nomination without strong levels of support among African-American and Hispanic voters,” Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a memo to reporters. He predicted the Democratic race would be won in March, when the nominating contests quickly expand to 22 delegate-rich states with some of the largest minority and urban populations, and that Clinton would have the advantage.  (Writing by Alistair Bell; Additional reporting by Brendan McDermid, Doina Chiacu, Susan Heavey, Clarece Polke and John Whitesides; Editing by Howard Goller) SAP is the sponsor of this content. It was independently created by Reuters’ editorial staff and funded in part by SAP, which otherwise has no role in this coverage.politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: republican christie assesses future white house bidwashington reuters republican chris christie considered future struggling presidential bid wednesday amid news reports would suspend campaign narrow field rivals facing businessman donald trump a disappointing finish tuesday new hampshire nominating contest raised doubts combative new jersey governor viability candidate presidential election the wall street journal quoted senior adviser campaign saying christie expected make announcement soon suspending campaign other news organizations carried similar reports a spokeswoman christie campaign said decision made whether would stay race christie departure would leave eight republicans field candidates vying represent party trump dominated republican race party primary new hampshire wave voter anger traditional politicians senator bernie sanders vermont democratic socialist defeated former secretary state hillary clinton state democratic contest the results testified sizable share american voters upset slow economic recovery immigration america place world willing send shortwave washington on wednesday republican national committee chairman rence priests said understood frustration expected republican voters coalesce behind candidate i think pretty normal i think pretty common expect sort vein going play next months know unified party done told cnn interview christie poured much campaign resources new hampshire considered good showing critical he canceled plans go south carolina sign could drop soon the southern state holds next republican primary no decision made christie spokeswoman sam smith wrote email reuters trump opponents mainstream republicans could benefit christie pulls ohio republican governor john basic finished second new hampshire followed senator ted cruz texas former florida governor jeb bush senator marco rubio florida for trump new hampshire showed staying power take punch losing last week senator ted cruz texas first nominating contest iowa caucuses the former reality tv star win showed pundits wrong think would quickly based penchant insults imprecise plans presidency trump odds winning white house seen extremely long shot improved significantly victory new hampshire online betting site ladbrokes plc said the real estate tycoon compared last week meaning chances victory november percent clinton still best odds becoming president ladbrokes said on democratic side sanders courted vote wednesday breakfast civil rights leader rev al sharon restaurant new york city harlem neighborhood clinton currently strong support voters crucial democratic primary south carolina sharon barack obama met restaurant obama successful presidential campaign piece symbolism sanders tries expand appeal beyond liberals northeast november election followed inauguration obama successor early my concern january next year first time american history black family moving white house sharon baptist minister television host told reporters afterward i want black concerns moved we must front center marginalized and senator sanders coming morning makes clear sharon discussed spate police shootings black males issues senator sharon said would endorse candidate met clinton clinton consistently polls better among voters long history support civil rights she also benefited husband bill clinton popularity black community presidency although became strained fierce primary battle obama even exit polls tuesday showed sanders new hampshire clinton campaign trying highlight lead sanders among latino voters it difficult impossible democrat win nomination without strong levels support among hispanic voters clinton campaign manager lobby book said memo reporters he predicted democratic race would march nominating contests quickly expand states largest minority urban populations clinton would advantage writing allstar bell additional reporting brendan mcdermid doing chick susan heavy clarke pole john whitesides editing howard roller sap sponsor content it independently created reuters editorial staff funded part sap otherwise role