Chris Christie will formerly drop out of the race to be Republican Presidential nominee to spend more time at Dunkin’ Donuts, according to an anonymous Christie staffer.

The Govenor of New Jersey will wave the white flag after only finishing sixth in the New Hampshire primary, despite focusing a lot of effort on the state. Christie plans to spend the remainder of his campaign budget at Dunkin’ Donuts.

Top political analyst Grundy Poboy told us: ‘Christie is finished. His campaign cannot realistically continue from here. However, the hundreds of thousands of dollars he has left in his funds can be used to buy many, many donuts – so he will consider it a personal victory.’

Dunkin’ Donuts across New Jersey are setting up special “Failed Presidential Nominees Discounts” to entice the rotund Governor into their stores. The lucky donut shop that snags Christie is expected to do as much business in one day as they usually do in a year.

One Dunkin’ Donuts has gone so far as to set up a specially reinforced table and chair with sick bucket on standby. The manager told us: ‘We’re expecting a Mr Creosote situation here. One bucket may not be enough.’

If you work in a New Jersey Dunkin’ Donuts, it might be a good idea to ring in sick for a couple of days.