Current Events > Haley leads DeSantis in New Hampshire poll

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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/04/new-hampshire-nikki-haley-desantis-00119864

Nikki Haleys momentum looks like its for real. A new poll of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire shows its the former South Carolina governor not Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis running second in the first primary state.

Haley beat DeSantis 19 percent to 10 percent in a Suffolk University/Boston Globe/USA TODAY survey released on Wednesday morning.

But they both remain far behind the frontrunner, Donald Trump. The former president leads his Republican rivals with 49 percent support in the poll of 500 likely GOP primary voters that was conducted after the second debate and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

The poll is the latest measure of Haleys bounce and DeSantis backslide in the GOP primary, where the former U.N. ambassador has ticked up in polls following the first two debates and is drawing increased donor interest.

It comes just days before GOP candidates will flood New Hampshire next week, starting with the former president on Monday and most of the rest of the field at a weekend cattle call hosted by the state GOP.

DeSantis freefall in New Hampshire he once led Trump in the state, back in a January poll has opened up a real race for second place in the first-in-the-nation primary state that could energize Republicans critical of Trump. And its Haley whos emerging from the pack as she capitalizes on rising interest in her candidacy following her standout debate performances.

But Trump remains immovable atop the field. And no other candidate cracked double digits in the Suffolk/Globe/USA TODAY survey. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie notched 6 percent support, while entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott got roughly 4 percent apiece. Former Vice President Mike Pence and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum trailed even further behind, with just 1 percent each.

Wow, she's beating DeSecondplace?

Also, lol at hyping up momentum for a distant second place. That cult is going to easily renominate the should-be-felon.

K181 posted...

Wow, she's beating DeSecondplace?

Also, lol at hyping up momentum for a distant second place. That cult is going to easily renominate the should-be-felon.

Only Giuliani's fallen faster.

I honestly believe she would win the general, but she won't make it out of the insane clown world Trump show of the primary

Nosferatu_Zodd posted...

I honestly believe she would win the general, but she won't make it out of the insane clown world Trump show of the primary

Yeah, the qualities that maker her competitive doom her in her own party.

Who knew that having an actual personality and going after Trump could yield potential benefits? Too bad she's in the wrong party - she's never going to win.

However this just goes to show that DeSantis has no personality, charisma, or character. Maybe those GOP mega donors looking for a real candidate can coalesce around Haley.