--- description: Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is hosting two of his would-be successors Friday night at his home for the July 4th holiday title: Romney to Host Rubio, Christie For July 4th image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Romney to Host Rubio, Christie for July 4th by [Zeke J Miller / Hanover, N.H.](/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Hanover, N.H. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 3, 2015 5:24 PM CUT by [Zeke J Miller / Hanover, N.H.](/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Hanover, N.H. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 3, 2015 5:24 PM CUT Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is hosting two of his would-be successors Friday night at his home for the July 4th holiday. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are marching in the Wolfeboro, N.H. Fourth of July parade—the largest in the state—on Saturday morning, just blocks from the Romney family vacation home in the bucolic lakeside town. “Governor Romney heard that his friends, Governor Christie and Senator Rubio, along with their families, would be in Wolfeboro over the July 4th holiday weekend,” a Romney spokesperson said. “He and Mrs. Romney opened their home to their friends and look forward to celebrating America’s birthday.” Both Christie and Rubio attended Romney’s E2 Summit in Park City, Utah last month and are hoping to win over his supporters and donors in the first-in-the-nation primary state. Romney told reporters at the summit that he intends to [remain neutral](http://time.com/3920223/mitt-romney-jeb-bush-marco-rubio/ "undefined") through the primaries. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry are also participating in New Hampshire July 4th festivities on Saturday, but will be staying elsewhere. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3945663/2016-election-marco-rubio-chris-christie-mitt-romney/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3945663/2016-election-marco-rubio-chris-christie-mitt-romney/"},"headline":"Romney to Host Rubio, Christie for July 4th","datePublished":"2015-07-03T17:24:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:57:36.807Z","description":"Two 2016 hopefuls join the 2012 nominee at his vacation home","url":"https://time.com/3945663/2016-election-marco-rubio-chris-christie-mitt-romney/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic","Chris Christie","Sen. Marco Rubio","mitt romney","new hampshire"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zeke J Miller / Hanover, N.H."}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3945663/2016-election-marco-rubio-chris-christie-mitt-romney/","name":"Romney to Host Rubio, Christie for July 4th"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See Jeb Bush's Political Career Through the Years","description":"From his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in 1994 through his decision to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, here are some of the top moments from Jeb Bush's political career.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/3nRIB78f/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-12T22:49:40.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3nRIB78f.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3945663/2016-election-marco-rubio-chris-christie-mitt-romney/","duration":"PT2M37S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3945663/2016-election-marco-rubio-chris-christie-mitt-romney/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```