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on that list. and voters in this notoriously independent state tell me they are just waiting for her to prove that she can do it. so can she? if you add chris christie s support to hers here in new hampshire, the math is close. we have the narrow paths you could follow out of the granite state with the atlantic s mark leibovich, but before she goes anywhere, she s got to make it through tonight s caucus where it is 0 degrees and getting colder. joining us now from des moines, iowa, is nbc news correspondent ali vitali, staff writer at the atlantic and msnbc political contributor, mark leibovich, and here on set with me is nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster. ali, i m so happy to see you inside on this very very cold day. tell me what nikki haley is doing in the last moments before this caucus tonight? she s making the rounds still, katy. on the campaign trail circuit. specifically in the area that sort of makes a doughnut around des moines. and that s because he ....
At this point, shes running a race thats more cautious, certainly doesnt look like a campaign for first place. Looks more like a campaign for Running Mate or 2028 or something to the effect that, you know, maybe its not going to happen this time. I do think that that is emblematic of the kind of Halfhearted Effort she will put forth or has put forth to this point in attacking donald trump. So if she does start to win, though, say she gets a solid second place tonight, and potentially pulls off a win here. If you add chris christies support to hers, it about totals donald trumps support. Thats assuming that all Christie Voters go to her. Well see about that. I was listening to you on the atlantic podcast the other day, and you talked about Nikki Haleys Path for ....
At this point, she s running a race that s more cautious, certainly doesn t look like a campaign for first place. looks more like a campaign for running mate or 2028 or something to the effect that, you know, maybe it s not going to happen this time. i do think that that is emblematic of the kind of halfhearted effort she will put forth or has put forth to this point in attacking donald trump. so if she does start to win, though, say she gets a solid second place tonight, and potentially pulls off a win here. if you add chris christie s support to hers, it about totals donald trump s support. that s assuming that all christie voters go to her. we ll see about that. i was listening to you on the atlantic podcast the other day, and you talked about nikki haley s path forward out of new hampshire, and through the rest of the primaries as not really a path but a deer trail. can you explain that? yeah, actually, i was questioning the use of deer trail. it was somebody else who used the ....
Value free, no value judgment, i m a stronger candidate, we need generational change. she has to make a case to republican voters why not to go with someone they view as the incumbent in the race. make the differences more starker. good to get your breakdown. thank you ron. thanks for having me. while the polls indeed suggest donald trump could score a historic win in iowa, there are some votes up for grabs after former new jersey governor chris christie dropped out of the race. which candidate will benefit most from his exit? reporter: chris christie hasn t endorsed anyone yet, but there s one candidate most likely to benefit from his exit. cnn poll from new hampshire showed 65% of christie voters said they would pick nikki haley ....