Donald Trump secures victory in tight New Hampshire Primary race with Haley
The Associated Press called the New Hampshire primary in favor of Donald Trump, who beat out Hayley despite tight margins.
Haley has finished second in New Hampshire to Trump, a setback in her effort to reset the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Both CNN and the AP are reporting that Trump got between 51-51 percent of the votes, with Nikki Haley trailing just slightly behind at 46.6%.
Trump is now a shoo-in to cinch the Republican nomination, grabbing the 22 delegates available from New Hampshire. Usually, the winner of both the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire Primary is always able to get the nomination. The former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor, who invested significant time and financial resources in the state, ramped up her criticism of Trump after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the race and she became the sole GOP alternative to him.
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Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump cheer at his primary night party (Getty Images)But the appeal ultimately failed to resonate with enough voters, and she's in a weakened position heading into a primary in her home state. President Joe Biden has won New Hampshire's Democratic primary as a write-in candidate.
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Biden didn't campaign in the state or have his name placed on the ballot after New Hampshire defied new party rules by holding its primary before South Carolina's. "What a great night, thank you so much! God is so good," said Nikki Haley on the eve that she ALMOST won New Hampshire.
Despite losing the 22 Republican delegates from New Hampshire after a tough primary race, Haley smiled and glowed from the podium as she made a speech acknowledging her loss in the state. "The second we got an endorsement from Chris Sununu.. he shows up, he loved the people of New Hampshire, he has been with me every single day at every event. A true governor that doesn't just stand at a podium," announced Haley.
"I have news for all of them, New Hampshire is first in the nation and not the last," said Haley to cheers. "This race is far from over, there are dozens of state left to go. And the next one is my sweet state of South Carolina."
Despite losing the 22 Republican delegates from New Hampshire after a tough primary race, Haley smiled and glowed from the podium as she made a speech acknowledging her loss (Getty Images)"Well, I'm a fighter. And i'm a scrapper. And now we're the last ones standing next to Donald Trump. And today we got close to half of the vote. We still have a ways to go but we keep moving up."
"You can't fix Joe Biden chaos with Republican chaos," she continued as she dragged Trump for losing control of the senate and house during his presidency. "Donald Trump should have been on the debate stage with me," she said to incredible cheers from the room.
"The first party that retires its 80-year-old candidate is going to be the party that wins the elections. And I think it should be Repiublicans that win the election," she said, even as she lost by several points.
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