Nikki Haley hopes to stop Donald Trump’s march to nomination in New Hampshire: ‘America does not do coronations’
- Donald Trump’s last remaining Republican opponent makes a final push ahead of New Hampshire primary
- Former US president Trump coasted to a record-setting victory in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation contest last week
As the last major challenger in Donald Trump’s way to the Republican nomination, Nikki Haley is hoping New Hampshire voters feel so strongly about keeping the former president away from the White House that they turn out to support her in large numbers.
“America does not do coronations,” Haley said at a VFW hall in Franklin, joined by her daughter and son-in-law. “Let’s show all of the media class and the political class that we’ve got a different plan in mind, and let’s show the country what we can do.”
It’s an uphill battle for the former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor. Most conservatives want to give Trump another chance at beating President Joe Biden despite Trump’s 2020 election loss and the 91 felony charges he faces in four separate indictments.
Polls in New Hampshire suggest Trump leads Haley in a state uniquely suited to her strengths, though his lead is narrower than the 30-point blowout he scored in the Iowa caucuses.
Haley told reporters on Monday that she was expecting a stronger outcome than Iowa. New Hampshire’s results were expected later Tuesday (around noon on Wednesday Hong Kong time).
