As the last major challenger in 害羞草研究所榮 way to the Republican nomination, is hoping New Hampshire voters feel so strongly about keeping the former president away from the White House that they turn out to support her in large numbers.
害羞草研究所淎merica does not do coronations,害羞草研究所� Haley said at a VFW hall in Franklin, joined by her daughter and son-in-law. 害羞草研究所淟et害羞草研究所檚 show all of the media class and the political class that we害羞草研究所檝e got a different plan in mind, and let害羞草研究所檚 show the country what we can do.害羞草研究所�
It害羞草研究所檚 an uphill battle for the former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor. Most conservatives want to give Trump another chance at beating President Joe Biden and .
With voting about to begin in New Hampshire, . Polls in New Hampshire suggest he leads Haley in a state , though his lead is narrower than the 30-point blowout he scored in the Iowa caucuses.
Trump planned to hold his last rally before the election Monday night. He started the day in New York for his after an earlier jury determined he had sexually abused a columnist in the 1990s, but the session was canceled .
Trump was being joined on stage Monday night by three of his former opponents who have now endorsed him: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The show of force is part of a broader effort by Trump害羞草研究所檚 team to lock up the primary and demonstrate the party is rallying around him.
In an interview with Newsmax taped Sunday, Trump was asked if he would call for Haley to drop out.
害羞草研究所淲ell, I would never call for it, but perhaps she should,害羞草研究所� he said. He called New Hampshire 害羞草研究所渁 special place for me,害羞草研究所� noting his win in the 2016 primary. 害羞草研究所淚 love this state.害羞草研究所�
On paper, Trump had seemed more vulnerable in New Hampshire than in any other early voting state on the primary calendar. Though voters here supported him by a wide margin in 2016, the state has long been known for its moderate tradition, including allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in GOP primaries. And Haley had been on the rise, prompting Trump害羞草研究所檚 campaign and its allies to spend millions trying to blunt her momentum.
Thalia Flores, a former Democrat who manages retail stores, changed her voter registration to undeclared last fall and plans to vote in New Hampshire害羞草研究所檚 Republican presidential primary against Trump. She says she would support Haley over President Joe Biden if given the chance, even though she has never before voted for a Republican presidential candidate.
But she said she was worried the primary was 害羞草研究所渁 long shot害羞草研究所� with not enough support for Haley among traditional conservatives to beat Trump.
害羞草研究所淲hat do the Republicans want?害羞草研究所� Flores asked at a packed Haley rally over the weekend. 害羞草研究所淎re they diehard Trump or do they want the White House?害羞草研究所�
turned the state into the one-on-one contest between Trump and Haley that she and a long line of anti-Trump Republicans had said they wanted.
But some evidence suggests Trump could be better positioned to capitalize on DeSantis害羞草研究所� exit than Haley. According to AP VoteCast, DeSantis supporters in Iowa overwhelmingly described themselves as conservative and Trump outperformed Haley 53% to 13% among that group.
DeSantis immediately endorsed Trump upon dropping out, saying it was clear to him Republican voters preferred the former president.
Never before has a presidential candidate won primary contests in both Iowa and New Hampshire and failed to secure the party害羞草研究所檚 presidential nomination.
害羞草研究所淚f she doesn害羞草研究所檛 win here, there害羞草研究所檚 no path for her whatsoever going forward,害羞草研究所� said James Blair, national field director for the Trump campaign. 害羞草研究所淩epublicans control the nominating process. They are with Donald Trump, growing every day. We see consolidation all over the place since Iowa.害羞草研究所�
To help get out the vote, Trump害羞草研究所檚 team says it has amassed a team of 2,000 active volunteers, including 250 town captains throughout the state.
Trump害羞草研究所檚 campaign was confident about New Hampshire long before DeSantis害羞草研究所� exit. Officials point to public polls showing Trump with a big lead over Haley.
害羞草研究所淚f it害羞草研究所檚 a double-digit win, then, I mean, that is a New Hampshire blowout of epic proportions, especially given all of the time and money she spent here,害羞草研究所� Blair said.
Haley害羞草研究所檚 campaign has been lowering expectations for New Hampshire after insisting for weeks that an outright victory against Trump was possible.
害羞草研究所淏eating Donald Trump is not easy. He is a juggernaut,害羞草研究所� Haley campaign manager Betsy Ankney said at a weekend event hosted by Bloomberg. 害羞草研究所淏ut how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. We have to continue to show incremental growth and progress. We are the last man 害羞草研究所� woman 害羞草研究所� standing against him.害羞草研究所�
Trump害羞草研究所檚 confidence comes even as influential Republicans in the state like New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu warn of dire political consequences.
害羞草研究所淩epublicans are tired of losing. We害羞草研究所檙e tired of losers. We害羞草研究所檙e tired of Donald Trump,害羞草研究所� Sununu told roughly 500 Haley supporters gathered in the state害羞草研究所檚 largest city over the weekend.
On Monday, Haley spoke on New Hampshire Today with host Chris Ryan and compared Trump to Biden, bringing up how Trump has confused her with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, mistakenly said he ran against former President Barack Obama, and warned about Biden leading the country into World War II, which was fought between 1939 and 1945.
害羞草研究所淲hen you have two 80-year-olds running for president, you are going to see decline,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 natural. It害羞草研究所檚 what happens.害羞草研究所�
Still, the tens of thousands of voters who have packed into Trump害羞草研究所檚 New Hampshire rallies in recent days don害羞草研究所檛 seem to be worried and he makes little effort to lower expectations.
Eric Holmstrom, a 43-year-old Republican from Goffstown who supports Trump, said he sees the former president害羞草研究所檚 back-and-forth travel from the courtroom to campaign events as a sign of why he害羞草研究所檚 the best person to be the party害羞草研究所檚 nominee.
害羞草研究所淚 mean, this guy害羞草研究所檚 stamina is unmatched. And that害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所� we need strength,害羞草研究所� Holmstrom said. 害羞草研究所淲e need unity. We need strength. And we need stamina. And right now, the unity isn害羞草研究所檛 there but it害羞草研究所檚 happening.害羞草研究所�
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