it s 8:00 p.m. in bedford, new hampshire, where the polls are officially closed all across the granite state, and the vote counting is underway. donald trump is entering tonight with a commanding lead in the polls, but the question is, will nikki haley s campaign live or die in the lead free or die state? walking into tonight, the priority is clear. like iowa. a large faction of republican voters in new hampshire believe the country needs a complete and total upheaval. donald trump is seen as a vehicle for that. the top issue on the minds of republican voters is immigration. donald trump garners massive support, then followed by the economy. he looks to cement his nomination in new hampshire, while president joe biden s name was not on the ballot today. but his supporters staged a vigorous write-in campaign expected to put him over the edge. and we now have a fox news alert. a call to make. let s bring in martha maccallum, anchor of the story, and bret baier, anchor of spe
in 2016, donald trump won the new hampshire primary by a. lot he had just lost in iowa, but in 2016 when he came to new hampshire, he beat his nearest rival, john kasich, by about 20 point. ahead of that new hampshire victory in 2016, trump had racked up endorsements from precisely zero republicans in congress, none in the house, none in the senate, not even any sitting governors either. so contrast that you have her experience in 2016 for trump with what has just happened tonight. as of tonight, heading into today s new hampshire primary, a majority, more than half of all republicans in the house and senate had already endorsed trump. again, but this point in the race in 2016, that number was zero. he s now got a majority of elected republicans in washington, former presidential contender tim scott was that latest high-profile senator to endorse trump before tonight, on friday, after ron desantis dropped out this weekend he too endorsed trump, the 11th sitting governor to do
defied expectations, at least from the polls, but she did not made donald trump. 11 minutes after polls close tonight, nbc news projected trump would win new hampshire the primary and make it two and a row after his resounding victory in iowa just last week. here is what members looked like at this hour. it was a result that gave the biden campaign and, opening with the president saying tonight regardless of what nikki haley does from here, the general election race has begun. and yet, nikki haley is promising to stay in the race as of tonight. now you have all heard the chatter among the political class. they re falling all over themselves saying this race is over. [applause] well, i have news for all of them. new hampshire it is for in the nation. it is not last in the nation. [applause] she s right, it s not the last inclination. and in that pretty defiant speech, she made pretty clear she has ever intention to carry on and she has every right to carry on. for what it
a long time since i ve been home and i got to be drifting along. our condolences to his family. see you on the radio. special coverage of the new hampshire primary continues right now. turnout is strong in new hampshire. voters are continuing heading to the polls at this hour. welcome to our coverage of the new hampshire primary. the new hampshire secretary of state thing there could be record turnout today in what is now a two-person race. donald trump versus nikki haley. she is the clear underdog tonight. she has staked her entire campaign on a strong finish in new hampshire are trying to make the case she can defeat trump and win in the general election. today telling orders she is in this for the long haul. this has always been a marathon. it has never been a sprint. we want to be strong in iowa, stronger in new hampshire, even stronger in south carolina we are running the tape. meanwhile, trump telling reporters even if he is able to secure a decisive three
i m katie porter and i approve this message. good evening from manchester, new hampshire, where tonight it looks like nikki haley might be expectations, at least from the polls, but she did not beat donald trump. 11 minutes after polls close tonight, nbc news projected trump would win new hampshire the primary and make it two and a row after his resounding victory in iowa just last week. here is what members looked like at this hour. it was a result that gave the biden campaign and, opening with the president saying tonight regardless of what nikki haley does from here, the general election race has begun. and yet, nikki haley is promising to stay in the race as of tonight. now you have all heard the chatter among the political class. they re falling all over themselves saying this race is over. [applause] well, i have news for all of them. new hampshire it is for in the nation. it is not last in the nation. [applause] she s right, it s not the last inclination. and in