Haley Faces Tough Road Ahead Following Second-Place Finish in New Hampshire

Published on January 24, 2024

Following a second-place finish in the New Hampshire Primary on Jan. 23, GOP presidential candidate and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley is moving forward in the race despite the long odds against her. While former President Donald Trump did not have the knockout punch he was seeking, he won the primary by double-digits, 54.4 percent to Ms. Haley’s 43.3 percent. Of the 21 delegates up for grabs in New Hampshire, President Trump won 12 while Ms. Haley got 9. According to the RealClearPolitics average, President Trump dominates the polls in the South Carolina Republican Primary by 30.2 percentage points. Is South Carolina a Must-Win for Haley? Whether Ms. Haley must win the Feb. 24 primary in South Carolina, where she was governor between 2011 and 2017, to stay in the race is debatable, experts told The Epoch Times....