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☆ Election 2024 Haley Returns to South Carolina Upbeat, but Facing Uphill Climb
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Chris Cameron | Kellen Browning | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

She set up an epic showdown with Mr. Trump in South Carolina, where she is lagging far behind Mr. Trump in polls despite a home-state advantage. Painting herself as an outsider, despite her insider résumé, she pledged to take on Mr. Trump and the political class behind him. Her campaign has bought over $1 million in television advertising from Tuesday through Feb. 6 in South Carolina, according to AdImpact, a media-tracking firm. “I won South Carolina twice as governor,” she told reporters Friday at a retro diner in Amherst. They had rushed into the event late after spending the day rallying support for Ms. Haley and encouraging voters to get to the polls.

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☆ Opinion | The What-Ifs of Trump’s New Hampshire Win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Like his victory in Iowa last week, Donald Trump’s defeat of Nikki Haley in New Hampshire was substantial enough to remove any real doubt about the outcome of the primary campaign yet also somewhat underwhelming as a statement of voter enthusiasm for a former president and de facto incumbent candidate. It proved that Trump is basically unbeatable in this timeline while hinting that it could have been otherwise, that we were only a few what-ifs away from a more competitive campaign. You can see some of those what-ifs hovering around an interesting Politico profile of a New Hampshire Republican voter who considered Haley, even donated to her, before returning to Trump when the primary arrived. When Kruse first meets him, Johnson says that Trump feels to him like a “rebel without a cause” and that he’s looking for a candidate who can help reunite the country — which draws him to Haley as her star rises in New Hampshire. Flash forward to the days just before the election, though, and Johnson has swung back to Trump, even though — or because — the former president is a “wrecking ball” who Johnson thinks will “break the system.”

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Nikki Haley, Trump, Haley, Michael Kruse, Ted Johnson, He’s, Obama, Kruse, Johnson, ” Organizations: New, New Hampshire Republican, Trump Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Bedford, N.H

☆ After Early Primary Victories, Republicans in Congress Fall in Line Behind Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Annie Karni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican and die-hard ally of former President Donald J. Trump, was exasperated with her colleagues as she left the House floor last Thursday evening. “I’ve been telling everyone that President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party; he’s going to be our presidential nominee. It’s time for all Republicans to get behind his policies.”If it hadn’t sunk in yet, it has now. And this time, it is happening even faster than it did in 2016, when Mr. Trump first subsumed his party. In the Senate, at least 29 Republicans — more than half the conference — have now endorsed Mr. Trump, compared with zero for the lone Republican challenger still standing, former Gov.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald J, Trump, it’s, Ms, Greene, “ I’ve, Republicans —, Nikki Haley Organizations: Georgia Republican, Republican Party, Republicans, New, Republican Locations: Manchester, N.H, New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina

In rousing remarks, Ms. Haley painted a picture of a country and a world in disarray, casting herself as the choice for voters dissatisfied with both President Biden and Mr. Trump. She set up an epic showdown with Mr. Trump in South Carolina, where she is lagging far behind Mr. Trump in polls despite a home-state advantage. Painting herself as an outsider, despite her insider résumé, she pledged to take on Mr. Trump and the political class behind him. Her campaign has bought over $1 million in television advertising from Tuesday through Feb. 6 in South Carolina, according to AdImpact, a media-tracking firm. “I won South Carolina twice as governor,” she told reporters Friday at a retro diner in Amherst.

☆ New Hampshire Primary New Hampshire Voters Have Their Say: Haley or Trump?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mr. Trump’s earlier supporters have seized on Mr. DeSantis’s departure from the race to declare Mr. Trump the “presumptive nominee,” though only Iowa has voted so far. Mr. Trump already has the support of Speaker Mike Johnson and the majority of congressional Republicans. field, all three of those men will appear alongside Mr. Trump on Monday night at a rally in Laconia, N.H., according to officials with the Trump campaign. (Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, whom Ms. Haley endorsed for president in 2016, backed Mr. Trump shortly before the Iowa caucuses.) I want to make it a live-free-or-die-country.”Holdouts among top Republicans for Mr. Trump are few and far between.

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☆ Trump’s Win Adds to Air of Inevitability as Haley Sharpens Edge
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump’s victory in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday provided him the second of an opening pair of wins in the Republican nomination fight that accelerated his push for the party to coalesce behind him and deepened questions about the path forward for Nikki Haley, his lone remaining rival. The defeat of Ms. Haley in New Hampshire came eight days after the former president trounced Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida so thoroughly in Iowa that it drove Mr. DeSantis from the race. Mr. Trump and his allies have turned his twin early wins into a milestone — declaring, after just the first two contests, that the party needs to unite behind him now to prepare for a rematch in November between Mr. Trump and President Biden. No Republican candidate has ever won the first two states and then not ultimately secured the presidential nomination, a fact that Mr. Trump himself noted in his victory speech in Nashua, N.H.“When you win Iowa and you win New Hampshire, they’ve never had a loss — there’s never been — so we’re not going to be the first, I can tell you,” Mr. Trump told the crowd.

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“America does not do coronations,” Haley said at a VFW hall in Franklin, joined by her daughter and son-in-law. On paper, Trump had seemed more vulnerable in New Hampshire than in any other early voting state on the primary calendar. And Haley had been on the rise, prompting Trump’s campaign and its allies to spend millions trying to blunt her momentum. DeSantis immediately endorsed Trump upon dropping out, saying it was clear to him Republican voters preferred the former president. He is a juggernaut,” Haley campaign manager Betsy Ankney said at a weekend event hosted by Bloomberg.

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While vice presidential candidates typically aren't picked until after a candidate has locked down the nomination, Trump's decisive win in last week's Iowa caucuses and the departure of Florida Gov. That interest comes despite the fate of Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe Trump campaign has held several events in both Iowa and New Hampshire with high-profile surrogates. Tim Scott’s a very, very good dude and would make a great vice president,” he said. “I absolutely love what she did, this whole thing with the Harvard.”Ingrahm-Kelly, who is leaning toward voting for Trump on Tuesday, said she also likes the idea of another woman vice president.

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Mr. DeSantis, who endorsed Mr. Trump on his way out of the race, earned some praise and a reprieve from the former president’s persistent name-calling. In fact, most have now thrown their support behind Mr. Trump, underscoring the steep challenges she faces in securing allies to challenge the famously spiteful Mr. Trump. The betrayal of Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, a former Haley ally who endorsed Mr. Trump, seemed to particularly sting Ms. Haley. Chris Christie of New Jersey has previously signaled his reluctance to endorse Ms. Haley, and she has countered that she did not want his endorsement.) What remains unclear on the eve of the primary is just how much impact Mr. DeSantis’s withdrawal will have in New Hampshire.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis’s, Haley, DeSantis, Mr, “, ”, Ms, I’ll, ” Ms, Haley’s, Tim Scott of, Chris Christie, DeSantis’s Organizations: Republican, Sunday, Florida, Trump, Republican Party Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Rochester, N.H, Seabrook, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, Florida

☆ Can Haley beat Trump? A New Hampshire VFW hall spotlights her stark enthusiasm gap
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley takes the stage at a Get Out the Vote campaign rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024. FRANKLIN, N.H. — Nikki Haley is throwing harder punches, hosting more events and appearing alongside the popular Republican governor, John Sununu. But with just hours left before 2024's first Republican presidential primary, Haley is falling behind on a crucial metric: enthusiasm. But that did not extend as far as voting for Haley in the Republican primary, said Bonnie, who declined to give her last name.

Persons: Nikki Haley, FRANKLIN, — Nikki Haley, John Sununu, Haley, Donald Trump, Bonnie Organizations: U.S, United, New, Republican, South Locations: New Hampshire, Exeter , New Hampshire, U.S, N.H, South Carolina, Franklin, Laconia , New Hampshire

☆ New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu: A high voter turnout will help Nikki Haley in Tuesday's primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNew Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu: A high voter turnout will help Nikki Haley in Tuesday's primaryNew Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R-N.H.) joins 'Squawk Box' to preview the state's upcoming GOP primary, whether Nikki Haley has a chance to beating Trump in New Hampshire, the state of the 2024 race, and more.

Persons: Chris Sununu, Nikki Haley Organizations: New, New Hampshire Gov, GOP, Trump Locations: New Hampshire, Tuesday's

☆ Reading the Signs in New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Lisa Lerer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

If you want to understand the New Hampshire primary, stand at the corner of West Broadway and Valley Street in Derry, N.H. There are two huge yard signs — one for Nikki Haley and one for Donald Trump — on adjacent houses. Not exactly: When my colleague Michael Bender headed there recently, neighbors told him that the pro-Haley house had been vacant for years, and that political campaigns often planted their signs there. The race looks like a real contest, with yard signs and all the usual campaign events. Yet when you dig a little deeper, there’s far less going on than it may seem.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Michael Bender, Haley Organizations: Trump Locations: Hampshire, West Broadway, Derry, N.H, Florida

☆ Chris Sununu, Nikki Haley’s ‘Best Friend,’ Won’t Stop Believing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Nick Corasaniti | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As he introduced Nikki Haley at a bar in Milford, N.H., Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire was in a comfortable place — surrounded by a swarm of media cameras and local voters. He gave a whirlwind recap of his day crisscrossing the state with Ms. Haley and urged supporters to vote before passing the mic. Mr. Sununu’s endorsement of Ms. Haley has not been like most endorsements. Part hype man, part campaign aide, part spokesman, part surrogate, part “new best friend” (his words), Mr. Sununu has been omnipresent on Ms. Haley’s campaign.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Chris Sununu, Haley, “ I’m, ”, Sununu Locations: Milford, N.H, New Hampshire

MILAN, N.H. (AP) — Some of the Northeast’s best young ski jumpers took flight at the country’s oldest ski club on Sunday, continuing a comeback for the once-popular winter sport featuring speed, skill and sometimes spills. The Eastern Ski Jumping Meet took place at the Nansen Ski Club in the shadow of one of the nation's oldest jumps during Milan’s 102nd annual winter carnival in northern New Hampshire. They built the 172-foot (51-meter) “Big Nansen” jump in 1937 with government help and hosted Olympic trials a year later. In 2011 ski jumping returned to the collegiate level, welcoming women jumpers for the first time. Most of the people I see at (ski jump) clubs, especially the younger kids, are mostly girls,” she said.

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The poll, taken Tuesday through Friday, also found more registered Republicans in the state view Haley unfavorably (47%) than favorably (31%). Trump, meanwhile is viewed favorably by 76% of registered Republicans and unfavorably by just 16%. Some Haley supporters interviewed at her events are left-leaning voters who have little ideological overlap with Haley but are intent on stopping Trump. The day before, he won a rousing endorsement from South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, whom Haley appointed to the Senate when she was governor. “I think I know what favorable territory is in South Carolina.

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Nonetheless, it was notable at Sunday's rally in New Hampshire to see Trump praise DeSantis without calling him “DeSantimonious” or “DeSanctus,” putting an end to perhaps the most bitter rivalry of Republicans' 2024 campaign. “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said, offering matter-of-fact analysis through a forced smile without adding plaudits for Trump. It's not easy.”Brenda Moneypenny, a 64-year-old from Alton, waited in the cold for two hours to see Trump on Sunday night. Trump endorsed DeSantis, then a congressman, in a competitive 2018 GOP primary for Florida governor. “I endorsed him, and he became a rocket ship in 24 hours,” Trump said, claiming that DeSantis had begged for his endorsement.

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Nikki Haley entered a seafood shack in Seabrook, N.H., on Sunday afternoon with some news for the crowd: Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, was no longer running for president. “We just heard that Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the race,” Ms. Haley, the former South Carolina governor, said to cheers from the several dozen attendees. “And I want to say to Ron, he ran a great race, he’s been a good governor and we wish him well.”“Having said that, it’s now one fella and one lady left,” she continued, holding up two fingers, to more cheers. She added: “For now, I’ll leave you with this: May the best woman win.”Ms. Haley and her allies have long sought to frame the presidential race as being between herself and former President Donald J. Trump, even as she finished third in the Iowa caucuses. With Mr. DeSantis now out of the race, that argument became much more salient — though recent polling averages put her 15 percentage points behind Mr. Trump in New Hampshire.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, “, Ms, Haley, Ron, he’s, it’s, ”, I’ll, ” Ms, Donald J, Trump, DeSantis Organizations: South Locations: Seabrook, N.H, Florida, South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire

Democratic allies of Mr. Biden have been alarmed by No Labels, worrying that any candidate it runs could siphon votes from him. “People are criticizing them because they believe whomever they offer on their ticket will hurt Joe Biden,” Mr. Phillips said after a town-hall event at a senior center in Nashua, N.H. “That’s false. “It would have to be a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch that shows Joe Biden is almost certain to lose,” Mr. Phillips said. Mr. Trump, at his own rally on Saturday night in Manchester, N.H., offered a mocking endorsement of Mr. Phillips. Larry Hogan of Maryland, among others, in an attempt to find a high-profile figure to lead the No Labels presidential ticket.

Persons: Dean Phillips, Nancy Jacobson, Biden, Donald J, Phillips, Mr, Joe Biden, ” Mr, “, Donald Trump, Jacobson, Trump, ”, Joe Manchin III, West, Larry Hogan of, Hogan —, —, “ Dean Phillips Organizations: Minnesota, Dean Phillips of, Democrat, Mr, Trump, Democratic, University of New, New, Republican Locations: Dean Phillips of Minnesota, Nashua, N.H, United States, America, New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire, Manchester, South Carolina, West Virginia, Larry Hogan of Maryland

Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump. Ambassador Nikki Haley as the last major candidates remaining in the race ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. “Option A: Nikki Haley drops out, unites behind President Trump, and commits to defeating Joe Biden," they wrote. “Option B: Nikki Haley prepares to be absolutely DEMOLISHED and EMBARRASSED in her home state of South Carolina," which votes on Feb. 24. Rep. James James Spillane, of Deerfield, said he had initially backed Trump, switched to DeSantis and will now vote for Trump.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Trump, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, Haley —, ” DeSantis, “, Haley, he’s, it’s, “ DeSantis, DeSantis ’, I’ve, Anthony Fauci, Joe Biden, ”, Chip Roy, ” Trump, Chris LaCivita, Susie Wiles, Ron, Ron DeSanctimonious ”, James James Spillane, Lisa Mascaro, Thomas Beaumont, Michelle L, Price Organizations: MANCHESTER, —, — Florida Gov, Republican, New, GOP, Trump, Republican Party, Sunday, New Hampshire Sunday, New Hampshire, Manchester, Associated Press Locations: N.H, — Florida, New Hampshire, Tuesday’s, Hampshire, Seabrook , New Hampshire, Iowa, Florida, South Carolina, Trump, Texas, United States, New, Manchester, Deerfield, Washington, Des Moines , Iowa, Manchester , New Hampshire

A Haley victory would usher in a more competitive phase of a primary that Trump has so far dominated. President Joe Biden is not on the ballot, having made South Carolina the first formal stop on the Democratic primary calendar. But New Hampshire is sticking to tradition and hosting its own Democratic primary anyway. We're about to find out whether Republican primary voters agree. Furious about Biden's decision, the “Live Free or Die” state ignored the president's wishes and will host its own unsanctioned Democratic primary anyway.

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Delivering her most forceful case yet for the Republican presidential nomination, Ms. Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, embraced her underdog status this weekend as independent, anti-Trump voters urged her on. But with the first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday, Ms. Haley has enormous ground to make up and very little time to do it. Mr. Trump was filling arenas and event centers in Concord and Manchester, N.H., on Friday and Saturday, speaking to adoring throngs as Republican elected officials fell in line. Ms. Haley, meanwhile, was visiting retail stores and restaurants. Suffolk University’s daily tracking poll of New Hampshire voters on Saturday had Mr. Trump leading Ms. Haley by double digits, 53 percent to 36 percent, with his margin having crept up a percentage point each of the previous two days.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald J, ”, Haley, Trump, throngs Organizations: Republican, Trump, Suffolk, New Hampshire Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Concord, Manchester, N.H, Nashua

☆ Dean Phillips Floats a No Labels Bid if 2024 Is Trump vs. Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | More About Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a Democrat running a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden, said on Saturday that he would consider running on the ticket of No Labels, a centrist group exploring an independent bid, if it appeared the general election would be a rematch between Mr. Biden and Donald J. Trump. Democratic allies of Mr. Biden have been alarmed by No Labels, worrying that any candidate it runs could siphon votes from him. “People are criticizing them because they believe whomever they offer on their ticket will hurt Joe Biden,” Mr. Phillips said after a town-hall event at a senior center in Nashua, N.H. “That’s false. They haven’t made that determination.”Mr. Phillips has a long relationship with Ms. Jacobson and No Labels from his tenure in the group’s congressional Problem Solvers Caucus, an organization that promotes policies with bipartisan support. He said he had told Ms. Jacobson he would not discuss running as the No Labels candidate “at this time.”

Persons: Dean Phillips, Biden, Donald J, Phillips, Nancy Jacobson, Mr, Joe Biden, ” Mr, “, Donald Trump, Jacobson, ” Organizations: Dean Phillips of, Democrat, Mr, Trump, Democratic Locations: Dean Phillips of Minnesota, Nashua, N.H, United States, America

But his stance toward Ms. Haley, whom he appointed as his ambassador to the United Nations, has hardened as the New Hampshire primary approaches. Though Mr. Trump holds a wide lead over Ms. Haley in polls, she has narrowed the gap here in recent months. The Trump campaign is eyeing a decisive win in New Hampshire that could severely curtail her chances at winning the Republican nomination. Mr. Scott, whose endorsement was reported hours before the event, came onstage 25 minutes into Mr. Trump’s speech. We need a president who sees Americans as one American family.”“That’s why,” Mr. Scott concluded, he had decided to endorse Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Sen, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Mr, ” Mr, Ms, Haley, ”, Nikki, Trump’s, Tim Scott of, Scott, Donald Trump, doesn’t, “, Scott’s, Elise Stefanik, Stefanik —, —, Stefanik, “ Elise, Maggie Haberman Organizations: United Nations, New, Republican, Black Republican, Penn, Harvard Locations: Concord, N.H, New Hampshire, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Iowa, New York, Manchester

☆ Congratulations, You’re the Oldest Person in Town! Please Accept This Cane.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jenna Russell | Sophie Park | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

WHY WE’RE HEREWe’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. In towns across New England, antique canes or their replicas are bestowed on the oldest residents. Jan. 20, 2024For more than a century, when selectmen in Rye, N.H., honored the town’s oldest resident, the title came with a distinctive trophy: a gold-topped, ebony walking cane, engraved with the town’s name, that was theirs to keep for as long as they might live. But when the town feted its latest honorees in November — Marion Cronin and Barbara Long, born on the same day in 1921 — that cane was nowhere in sight. Instead, town officials presented a less fancy replica; the original was safely locked up in the town museum.

Persons: — Marion Cronin, Barbara Long, Edwin Grozier, ” Organizations: Boston, Boston Post, Oldest Locations: New England, Rye, N.H, Rye’s, Boston, Maine , Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode, puzzlingly , Connecticut, Vermont

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — Trying to upset President Joe Biden in New Hampshire's primary, Democratic challenger Dean Phillips is running a TV ad across the state comparing him to Bigfoot — the argument being both are hard to find. "So I challenged myself to find President Biden in New Hampshire during this primary season. He pushed through Democratic rule changes that prioritized voters of color, deemphasizing New Hampshire's primary. But New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley, who once warned that the new calendar meant a major Democratic challenger could embarrass Biden, now says his write-in campaign should easily prevail. That means Biden supporters could vote in the Republican primary, where Trump and former U.N.

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