Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) predicted former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will make "a quick calculation" and drop out of the 2024 presidential race to coalesce support for a Donald Trump alternative.

"He knows his voters who want to see Trump defeated are all coming over to Nikki Haley," Sununu said on CNN's State of the Union. "In fact, the only person who wants Chris Christie to stay in the race is Donald Trump — think about the irony of that."

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The governor explained that Christie is a friend but added, "his race is at an absolute dead end."

According to Sununu, the former New Jersey governor has hit his ceiling and isn't going to garner enough votes in any state, even New Hampshire, on which he has focused his campaign.

"If Chris is true to his message about defeating Trump, he’ll understand that the voters are coming [to Nikki Haley]; I think he’s going to make the right decision eventually," Sununu continued.

He also suggested Christie will "make a quick calculation" to exit the 2024 primary race, given his bleak outlook. If he doesn't suspend his campaign ahead of the nominating contests, Sununu warned that he could hurt former Haley's margin in what promises to be a tough competition against Trump.

Sununu recently issued his endorsement for Haley, the former U.N. ambassador.

"I think he’s a smart guy. ... He doesn’t want to go forward, upsetting all the anti-Trump people too because he overstayed his welcome and put his ego first," he said.

Sununu further predicted Christie will ultimately endorse Haley, but reiterated it's his decision to make.

In a statement to the Washington Examiner, a spokesperson for Christie said, “The events of the last few days fully solidifies the point that Christie has been making for six months. That the truth matters, and if you can't answer the easy questions, you can't fix the big problems.”

His campaign further pointed to an ad released last week, in which Christie addresses those who say he should drop out. In the ad, he reiterates that he is the only candidate willing to call out Trump.

In a December poll from the Saint Anselm College Survey Center, Trump still had an edge in New Hampshire with 44%, but Haley had risen to 30%, coming within 14 points of the former president. Christie only registered 12%, which is a high for his campaign but still not enough to put him in a competitive position against either Haley or Trump.

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Regarding national and other early state surveys, Christie is in single-digit support.

The first nominating contest will take place on Jan. 15 in Iowa, followed by the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 23.