SALEM, N.H. — Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Nikki Haley accuse each other of being “establishment” darlings in their final pitch to New Hampshire voters ahead of the state's primary. did.
The two men are competing for the 2024 Republican nomination and will face off at polling places in the Granite State on Tuesday.
According to calculations by RealClearPolitics, Mr. Trump's average vote share in the nation's first primary states was 54.9%, compared to 36.7% for Ms. Haley.
At a rally Monday night at the Artisan Hotel in Salem, Haley claimed that Trump “could get” the support of a growing number of elected officials. That only proves that Mr. Trump is a product of the “establishment.”
Haley said support has been so slow even in her home state of South Carolina because she wants to hold officials “accountable.”
The former South Carolina governor claimed he forced state officials to show “votes on record” and “vetoed $500 million in their pet project.”
The comment echoed similar remarks Haley made Sunday at a campaign stop in Epping, New Hampshire.
“I pushed back against them when I was governor. I forced them to put their votes on the record and show they weren’t hiding with voice votes. I forced them to pass ethics reforms they didn’t want. ,” Haley claimed.
Trump is backed by the majority of South Carolina officials, including Governor Henry McMaster, Lt. Governor Pamela Evette, Attorney General Alan Wilson, and Speaker of the House Murrell Smith.
Haley also won't have the support of many members of Congress because she has proposed term limits in Washington, she said.
Meanwhile, the former commander-in-chief is touting his support numbers as proof he can unite the Republican Party behind him.
Trump received additional support Sunday afternoon from the governor himself, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and others after his 2024 rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, withdrew from the race. I got it.
On Monday, Trump appeared on stage along with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
Throughout the campaign, the Trump campaign has argued that Haley is the definition of the “establishment,” with support from “Democrats, Wall Street, and globalists.”
President Trump tore into his “establishment” record at a rally in Manchester on Saturday night, saying, “Nikki Haley is trying to get liberals and Biden voters to vote for RINOs, Never Trumpers, Americans Without Prosperity, “We have formed an unholy alliance with globalists and radical leftist communists.” for her in the Republican primary. ”
Haley's super PAC, SFA Funds Inc., received $250,000 from Democratic donor Reid Hoffman.
The former U.N. ambassador defended the donations at the time, saying other candidates were “just jealous.”
Haley's rise in New Hampshire is due in part to the state's large number of independents seeking an alternative to Trump.
Haley said she plans to move on to South Carolina if Trump doesn't win Tuesday's vote, but she plans to take it “one state at a time.”
“We wanted to be strong in Iowa. We did that. We started at 2% and finished at 20%,” Haley told the Post during a campaign stop Sunday afternoon.
“We want to be stronger than that in New Hampshire, and we want to be even stronger than that in South Carolina. We'll find out on Election Day what is 'strong' and what is 'stronger,' but that's the goal. That was always the goal. ”
