republican presidential candidate nikki haley She defeated President Joe Biden by double digits and said she is the only candidate to make changes “all the way down to the school board.”
“In every poll, against Biden, I beat him by double digits, 17 points,” Haley said. “It's more important than the president, the House, the Senate. That's the governorship. All the way down to the Board of Education.”
“If we can win by double digits heading into D.C., it’s mandatory,” Haley said. “A mission to get our economy back on track and an end to wasteful spending, a mission to get kids reading again and education back to basics, and a mission to secure our borders.”
“There's no more excuses,” Haley said.
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Republican presidential candidate and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley waves as she arrives at a campaign event at the Olympic Theater on January 11, 2024 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Haley said she believes former President Trump was “the right president at the right time,” but that “on a good day,” he narrowly beat Biden.
“I think President Trump was the right president at the right time. I agree with many of his policies, but rightly or wrongly, he's a mess…” Haley said.
“And if you look at the current general election polls and look at the head-to-head race against Biden, no matter what data you look at, Ron DeSantis is not beating Biden,” Haley said. “If things go well, Trump might win by two points, but it's a close race. The election will hurt.”
2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, speaks to a crowd at a campaign event in Ankeny, Iowa, on January 11, 2024. (FOX News/Paul Steinhauser) (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
The two-term governor of South Carolina, who later served as ambassador to the United Nations in the Trump administration, claimed to be the only candidate to beat Biden by a double-digit margin.
Haley did not ask Christie for support in the 2024 race, but spoke to Christie after a heated mic diss
“It's going to take a lot of courage to get it,” Haley said. “Please don't complain about what happens in the general election if you don't show up in this caucus. That's important.”
Former President Donald Trump, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are vying for the Republican presidential primary nomination. (Getty Images)
A new poll released Thursday suggests Haley is a distant second place to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Former President Trump.
A Suffolk University survey of 500 Iowa voters likely to attend Monday's Republican presidential caucuses found President Trump's approval rating at 54%. Haley 20% And DeSantis had 13%.
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The poll was conducted from January 6 to 10, with Haley and DeSantis facing off in a prime-time debate in Iowa, at the same time Trump participated in a Fox News town hall.
Nikki Haley's campaign office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
FOX News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
