Nikki Haley eyes New Hampshire in last-gasp bid to catch Donald Trump
- Nikki Haley seeks to close the gap after Donald Trump’s landslide Iowa caucus win
- New Hampshire will host the first Republican presidential primary next Tuesday
Nikki Haley wooed voters in New Hampshire on Wednesday as the Republican presidential nomination contest moves to the eastern US state seen as make-or-break for her bid to reel in runaway front runner Donald Trump.
Once considered an outside bet, the former UN ambassador – the only woman in the race – has emerged as the main threat to Trump’s dreams of a White House return.
Her polling numbers, donations and endorsements have surged in recent weeks.
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The disappointment ratcheted up the pressure on Haley to put DeSantis in the rear-view mirror in New Hampshire on Tuesday, while keeping alive her challenge to Trump as the race moves to her home state of South Carolina.
