is going all in. he needs a dramatic showing here given the time he has invested, the endorsements he received, the voters he pursued there. nikki haley is an interesting story because she is trying to get second place at least over ron desantis. what she wants is momentum for new hampshire because what s notable is compare the iowa polling with the average in the next state. new hampshire. the first primary state. look at this. very different. trump is leading. a bunch of new polls though. haley, you know, this is as close as we have seen in a state poll that donald trump is facing anywhere in new hampshire. a big reason for that is haley is really tapping into independent voters in new hampshire. chris christie you see here, he was before he dropped out, also tapping into independent voters. so haley, obviously, hoping to pick up those voters and give trump a run. the theory being if she could upset trump in new hampshire, take the race next to her home state of south carolina and ma
Many Republicans including New Hampshire Governor Chis Sununu, have called for Christie, whose poll numbers have consistently been between 10-15%, to drop out in order to consolidate support around Nikki Haley.