Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is soaring in New Hampshire. A new Saint Anselm College survey shows Haley with 30% support among likely Republican primary voters in the state, trailing former President Donald Trump by 14 points. (The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3%.) That's double the level of support Haley had in the same poll three months ago, and the closest any candidate has gotten to Trump in the state. It's the strongest sign yet of Haley's momentum as she slowly climbs in national polls, and with New Hampshire being the site of the second nominating contest of the Republican presidential primary season, it's a potentially high-stakes win if she can pull it off. Haley has relatively broad appeal across the GOP; there is a theoretical possibility that a Haley victory would alter the Republican electorate's sense of her viability and change the contours of the race. This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article. Read the full column here. |
