I came away from the last GOP primary debate thinking that former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley had turned in a pretty solid performance, particularly during her interactions with Vivek Ramaswamy. But at the same time, I was doubtful that the debate would do much to shake up the polls. I had second thoughts about that last night, however, when I saw a headline at National Review proclaiming that Haley had “surged” in the latest round of post-debate polling and had overtaken Ron DeSantis for second place in the contest. It’s an impressive accomplishment in a race such as this, but that headline comes with a couple of caveats. First of all, it’s not a national poll. It only covers New Hampshire. And while coming in second behind Donald Trump certainly earns her some bragging rights, she remains far behind the former president. Haley has climbed to 19% in the Granite State, but Trump is still cruising along at nearly fifty.Read More
Haley surges past DeSantis, but…
