Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said Monday night that the Republican presidential race, which finished third in the Iowa caucuses, is a “two-person race.”
“We've had a great 11 months in the Hawkeye State,” Haley said.
Haley pointed out that at one point during the primary, she was in the 2% ranking, but she rose through the ranks while many other candidates dropped out. She also claimed that despite her third place, the race for the Republican presidential nomination is currently between her and former President Donald Trump.
She said: “At one point in this campaign, there were 14 of us running. We were at 2 percent in the polls. But tonight, Iowa did a great job of doing what Iowans are supposed to do. You're going to analyze everything from an angle, I get that. But if you look at where we are in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and other places, tonight in Iowa, this Republican primary is going to be a two-person election. It's safe to say it was a battle.”
She said: “The question is very clear: Do we want more of the same?” Or do we want a new generation of conservative leadership? ”
Haley said many Americans do not want a rematch between Biden and Trump. Additionally, the majority of Americans disapprove of both Trump and President Joe Biden, he said, adding that both Biden and Trump are older.
Trump won the Iowa caucuses by defeating his next opponent, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), by nearly 30 points.
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
