Christie was demoted to undercard debate

"Christie de­livered an­oth­er strong de­bate per­form­ance Tues­day, re­kind­ling hope that des­pite a de­mo­tion to the un­der­card event, the New Jer­sey gov­ernor’s nat­ur­al cha­risma and blunt style is giv­ing the long-shot cam­paign a chance to build mo­mentum as the GOP pres­id­en­tial primary heats up. 
Christie didn’t dom­in­ate a de­bate in which his trio of foes—Mike Hucka­bee, Bobby Jin­dal, and Rick San­tor­um—each had a hand­ful of im­press­ive mo­ments dur­ing the hour-long event in Mil­wau­kee. But his hu­mor, firm grip on the is­sues, and—above all—un­re­lent­ing fo­cus on likely Demo­crat­ic pres­id­en­tial nom­in­ee Hil­lary Clin­ton helped him rise above the fray.
He was at his best when his op­pon­ents, most not­ably the Louisi­ana Gov­ernor Jin­dal, tried to cri­ti­cize his re­cord as gov­ernor of the Garden State, de­flect­ing the barbs to tell the voters watch­ing at home who the real en­emy is.
“Hil­lary Clin­ton is com­ing for your wal­let, every­body,” Christie said. “Don’t worry about Hucka­bee or Jin­dal, worry about her.” NationalJournal