Opinion polls and political experts say there is tremendous pressure mounting on former Gov. Nikki Haley to withdraw from the Republican presidential primary.
Haley's path to the nomination does not appear to improve after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) withdrew from the race on Sunday. Indeed, Ms. DeSantis' support for former President Donald Trump further solidified her support for the former president and put pressure on Ms. Haley to also halt her fledgling campaign.
New Hampshire Republican Primary Final Poll
• Trump — 62% (+27)
• Haley — 35%
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Trump in every state except New Hampshire lead There is a difference of more than 30 points. Haley held a roughly 15-point lead over Trump in the Granite State, highlighting Haley's difficult path to the Republican nomination. “[I]If she can't win there, or come close, it will be difficult for her to stay in the race until South Carolina in four weeks.'' Politico Playbook report Monday.
Nate Cohn New York Times' chief political analyst, I have written Monday's polls undoubtedly show that Haley's resignation from the race is inevitable, allowing Trump to shift his focus to defeating President Joe Biden. “So unless there are major changes in the race, he will win the nomination quickly,” he said.
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“Anything short of a victory or a narrow loss would put pressure on her to resign rather than face three weeks of punitive advertising from the Trump campaign in her already trailing home state. Let’s go.” lisa lehrer Jazmin Ulloa and
Haley refused to quit and sat down for an interview early Monday morning. “I know the political class is saying everyone needs to support Trump,” she told Fox News' America's Newsroom. “This is not a coronation,” she insisted. “We're not just starting out. [New Hampshire] The election is yet to be held. We do not have a coronation ceremony. It's about giving people choices. ”
Republican operative Scott Jennings believes there is “little evidence” that Haley's campaign has any momentum. “That's clearly not what the majority of Republican voters want over and over again. They want to do this one more time so they can say Donald Trump is right,” he told Political Playbook. Ta.
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“It's too little, too late,” said Fergus Cullen, a Haley supporter and former New Hampshire Republican Party chairman. times About Haley's future. “She needed to inspire and attract independent voters, and I'm happy to see her doing what she needs to do to appeal to that audience and get the numbers she needs. I’ve never seen one.”
Dave Carney, a New Hampshire-based Republican strategist, said the state's energy appears to be firmly in Trump's favor. “You don’t see the frenzy, the frenzy of activity,” he said. Said politiko. “You don't normally see campaigns like this where people are going all over the state trying to get every last vote.”
