In the short time The Hugh Hewitt Show has been airing weeknights on WROK, listeners already have gotten a crash course on the 2016 candidates for the Republican nomination for President. Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, and others have stopped by to chat with Hugh.

On Tuesday night, three potential contenders joined the program, led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie, in his typical blunt style, told Hugh that if he runs he will beat Hillary Clinton:

You can read the transcript and hear the full audio of the interview at Hugh's website. Please pay attention to the fascinating discussion the two of them had over means testing Social Security benefits.

Christie also told Hewitt as president he will crackdown and not permit the sale of marijuana:

On foreign policy, Christie says there will be no misunderstanding between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin if he is president:

Meanwhile, Sen. Marco Rubio joined the show on the first full day of his campaign. He told Hugh the age of [Hillary's] ideas... don't work in the 21st century:

And Carly Fiorina also made a return trip to the program. Again, you can listen to the full interviews and find the transcripts at Hugh’s website. And you now can catch Hugh Hewitt’s show weeknights from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on WROK.

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