Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has closed the gap with former President Trump in New Hampshire in recent polls, but pollsters say she still has a way to go.
According to a USA TODAY/Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll, Released on TuesdayHaley trailed Trump by 20 points in the Granite State, winning about 26% of likely votes in the Republican primary, compared to Trump's 46% support.
The former president's lead among primary candidates remains large, but has receded from an October USA Today poll that showed her holding a 30-point lead over Haley. Since October, the former president's approval rating has fallen by 3 points, while Haley, a former South Carolina governor, has increased by 7 points, according to the pollster.
As Haley's support soared in the nation's first primary state, support for her rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who received 8% and 2% of the vote, also declined.
This is a 2-point drop for DeSantis since October, with Haley ahead of the No. 2 spot in several polls and a series of other polls showing support for the Florida governor is declining. It follows.
Meanwhile, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's primary approval rating in New Hampshire has increased by 6 points since October, and the latest poll showed him at 12%.
The poll was taken about two weeks before New Hampshire holds its primary on January 23, and just over a week after Iowa's caucuses were held.
in CNN/University of New Hampshire (UNH) Pollwas also released on Tuesday, showing Haley narrowing the gap over the former president to 7 points and increasing her approval rating by 12 points since the November poll.
Trump leads Haley in the Granite State by 11.9 percentage points, 41.6 percent to 29.7 percent, according to New Hampshire Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters polling index. Mr. Christie's approval rating is 10.9%, Mr. DeSantis at 7.4% and Mr. Ramaswamy at 4.9%.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) endorsed Haley last month, claiming she would get the Republican Party “back on track.”
The USA TODAY/Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll was conducted from January 3 to 7 among 1,000 New Hampshire voters. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.
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