The 2024 Republican presidential nomination has been narrowed down to a two-person race between former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. The upcoming New Hampshire primary on Tuesday could potentially decide the outcome. Haley’s opportunity for a one-on-one showdown with Trump comes after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis exited the race on Sunday.
Republican primary voters in the Granite State, where Trump’s victory eight years ago paved his path to party dominance, will decide whether they will support the former president for a third consecutive election. New Hampshire, with its significant independent voter base and popular governor Chris Sununu as Haley’s top campaign surrogate, could be Haley’s only chance to cause a major upset in the Republican race.
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Haley has insisted that she will continue in the race, regardless of the New Hampshire primary’s outcome. “A democracy is about giving people options,” she said. “We’re going to go on into South Carolina, and we’re going to be strong.”