“I say the general election begins tonight,” said Trump-adversary-turned-advocate Vivek Ramaswamy, who was standing at the former president’s side during his New Hampshire victory speech.
Both Biden and Trump have loud detractors within their parties and glaring political liabilities.
The earliest either Trump or Biden could clinch enough delegates to become his party's presumptive nominee is March.
Haley beat Trump on Tuesday among Republican primary voters who identified as either moderates or independents, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of the electorate.
About half of the state's Republican primary voters also said they are very or somewhat concerned that Trump is too extreme to win the general election.
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