Is Nikki Haley surging in the Republican presidential primary? That’s been the claim from the national press for the last several weeks as she’s pulled into a close third place nationally while showing strength in New Hampshire.
The narrative has been that she has positioned herself as the strongest competitor to Donald Trump if the race were to become a two-way affair after Iowa. There are some problems with that suggestion, though, and a new poll has provided the evidence for those who are skeptical.
Republican Primary Poll: @claritycampaign, 12/7-10
Asked to Trump voters: “If Trump wasn’t on the ballot, who would you vote for?”
DeSantis: 40%
Ramaswamy: 23%
Haley: 12%
Christie: 2%To beat Trump you have to win over his voters. DeSantis is clearly best positioned to do that pic.twitter.com/vv0tAn4d1w
— Notorious ACB (@ozymandias31803) December 17, 2023
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