Exclusive: The Trump campaign is confident that its ground campaign strategy in New Hampshire will propel former President Trump to victory for the third time in the nation's first primary on Tuesday, highlighting support from the state and enthusiasm on the ground. .
After winning the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses on Monday night and cementing his status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump has shifted his sights to: new hampshire. Trump won the New Hampshire primary in 2016 and 2020.
Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump applauds during a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital revealed that Trump has received 67 endorsements from the state legislature in New Hampshire, a figure that is higher than former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Above level support.
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On the ground in New Hampshire, the Trump campaign has 2,000 active volunteers, county chairs in all 10 counties, and 250 town captains manning door knockers across the state every day.
The campaign told Fox News Digital it has also formed a coalition of veterans supporting the former president, with more than 150 New Hampshire veterans pushing for his election.
Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis (Getty Images)
President Trump's surrogates have been hosting events across the state in the days leading up to Tuesday's primary.
Sen. J.D. Vance held a rally in Kingston, New Hampshire, on Friday. House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik attended a rally and visited President Trump's headquarters on Saturday. And Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) is scheduled to appear at Trump headquarters on Sunday.
Donald Trump Jr., the former president's eldest son, is expected to spend Monday campaigning for his father.
President Trump says Nikki Haley has 'no chance' ahead of New Hampshire primary: 'Maga isn't going to be with her'
Candidate Trump held multiple rallies and events throughout the weekend and is expected to hold several more before New Hampshire residents cast their votes.
Trump is leading in the polls with at least a double-digit lead over Haley, but New Hampshire's system that allows independents to vote in the Republican primary could allow her to do well in the state. Some people think that.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
“Nikki Haley and RINO Chris Sununu are shamelessly asking Democrats who are registered as undeclared voters to infiltrate the Republican primary and vote for Nikki Haley,” Trump campaign national report said. Secretary of State Caroline Leavitt told Fox News Digital, referring to the New Hampshire governor who supported Haley.
“Nikki Haley is relying on Democratic donors to fuel her campaign and Democratic voters to propel her to the Republican nomination, but there are only two days left. It's a losing strategy.”
Moderate voters in the Granite State hold significant sway, and the state's independent voters, who can vote in either major party's primary, have long played a key role in New Hampshire's prestigious presidential elections. .
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu endorsed Haley, but said in an interview with Fox News' Neil Cavuto that it was “concerning” that some Democratic voters were “switching” to independents to vote in the primary. “We should,” he said.
Levitt, who officially joined the campaign as press secretary this week after serving as a spokesperson for the MAGA Inc. super PAC, is more than familiar with New Hampshire. Mr. Leavitt is a member of the Granite State Assembly and is running for Congress in 2022 to represent New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at an election town hall in Rye, New Hampshire, on January 2, 2024. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
“Republicans and common-sense Granite Staters recognize that Nikki Haley is a liberal who believes in open borders, higher taxes, bigger government, and cuts to Social Security, policies that run counter to New Hampshire values.” Levitt told Fox News Digital.
“The most motivated voters in this state are Republicans and independents who know that Donald Trump has improved lives by securing our borders, rebuilding our economy, and lowering skyrocketing energy costs.”
Levitt went on to say that New Hampshire residents have been “hard hit by the fentanyl crisis,” but that in 2018, “Thanks to President Trump's border and law enforcement policies, New Hampshire's residents have been hit hard by the fentanyl crisis. “Overdoses have decreased.”
“Thanks to Joe Biden, they're back on their feet,” she explained. “Nikki Haley is not strong enough to secure our borders and impose the harshest penalties on illegal immigrants and drug traffickers. Only Donald Trump can do that.”
Separately, Levitt slammed Haley's federal sales tax proposal.
Caroline Levitt has joined the Trump campaign as national press secretary. (Caroline Leavitt)
“New Englanders all flock to New Hampshire to shop because New Hampshire doesn't have a sales tax. Nikki Haley wants to introduce a 23% national federal sales tax, which gives New Hampshire an economic advantage. “It will undermine the middle class and, most importantly, the working class,” she explained. “It's scary for people in this state to think about having to pay 23% more every time they buy something, especially when so many people are already suffering from Biden's inflation. ”
Meanwhile, the Trump campaign remains confident that Trump will win Tuesday's independent vote as well.
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“Nikki's inevitable loss in New Hampshire, after finishing an embarrassing third in Iowa, should permanently end her campaign,” Levitt said. “But if she foolishly decides to continue her campaign after losing yet again, Nikki will sign her political death certificate in her home state of South Carolina. It will happen.”
President Trump said in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Thursday that Nikki Haley “has no chance” in New Hampshire and that “MAGA is not going to be with her.”
