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The budding love story featuring music superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce took an unexpected turn into the world of political conspiracy theories this week after the team advanced to the Super Bowl. Pop culture and politics have long been entwined. “Pop culture people identify with this stuff, they pay attention to it. It’s attention and identity,” Joel Penney, an associate professor at Montclair State University whose research includes the intersection of politics and pop culture, said. “That question of, does this stuff work in pop culture?

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Joe Biden, Vivek Ramaswamy, Laura Loomer, Alison Steinberg, Kelce, ” Joel Penney, Donald Trump's, Penney, Biden, “ Young, ”, Henry Jenkins, they’re, Phil Bredesen, Jim Cooper, Marsha Blackburn, Blackburn, Kamala Harris, ” Kelce, Bill Clinton, Johnny Cash, Mary Tyler Moore, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, ” Penney Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Super, Chiefs, Republican, America News Network, Montclair State University, University of Southern, Tennessee’s Democratic, Democratic House, U.S . Rep, V, Centers for Disease Control, Pfizer, MTV, White Locations: Las Vegas, U.S, University of Southern California, America, Arkansas

☆ Jimmy Kimmel Breaks Down MAGA’s Super Bowl Conspiracy Theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Trish Bendix | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. Chief ConcernsSupporters of former President Donald Trump are spreading conspiracy theories about the Super Bowl, Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift. “Even this clown who ran for president, Vivek Ramaswamy, added his nut voice to the chorus of cuckoos,” Kimmel said on Tuesday. candidate’s suggestion that Kelce and Swift were “an artificially culturally propped-up couple” and that the Super Bowl would be rigged, all to get President Biden re-elected.

Persons: Donald Trump, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Vivek Ramaswamy, ” Kimmel, Swift, Biden Organizations: Netflix, Super, Kansas City Chiefs

☆ Trump allies ramp up attacks on Taylor Swift ahead of Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Taylor Swift endorsed President Joe Biden's winning 2020 campaign — and while she hasn't backed Biden's reelection bid yet, allies of former President Donald Trump are already getting ready for it. Those attacks have ramped up ahead of the Super Bowl, which Swift is expected to try to attend to cheer on her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican former presidential candidate who has endorsed Trump, wondered aloud on X whether an "artificially culturally propped-up couple" would endorse Biden after the Super Bowl. Swift was already a mega-celebrity when she endorsed Biden in 2020.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Allen J, Joe Biden's, —, Donald Trump, Swift, Travis Kelce, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump, Biden, Ramaswamy, Alina Habba, Habba, Jesse Watters, it's Organizations: Los Angeles Times, Getty, Kansas City Chiefs, Republican, Biden, Fox News, Pentagon, Democratic, Trump Locations: Inglewood, U.S

☆ Right-wing media targets Taylor Swift with Super Bowl conspiracy theory ahead of the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Oliver Darcy | Andrew Kaczynski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Right-wing media is burning red at Taylor Swift. “Taylor Swift is an op,” Benny Johnson, a right-wing media personality who boasts millions of followers across different social media platforms, wrote on X. You’re being played.”“The Democrats’ Taylor Swift election interference psyop is happening in the open,” added Laura Loomer, a self-described Islamophobe who has been embraced and promoted by Trump. “It’s not a coincidence that current and former Biden admin officials are propping up Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. They are going to use Taylor Swift as the poster child for their pro-abortion GOTV Campaign.”“The NFL is totally RIGGED for the Kansas City Chiefs, Taylor Swift, Mr. Pfizer (Travis Kelce),” agreed Mike Crispi, a Salem Media host.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Joe Biden, Swift, Jesse Watters, Travis Kelce, Biden, ” Vivek Ramaswamy, ” Ramaswamy, Jack Posobiec, Roseanne Barr, Posobiec, ” Donald Trump, Barr, “ Taylor Swift, ” Benny Johnson, You’re, ” “, ’ Taylor Swift, ”, Laura Loomer, “ It’s, “, Mike Crispi, ‘, ’ Joe Biden, Kelce, ” Crispi, drivel, Jared Holt, ” Holt, they’re Organizations: New York CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Media, NFL, Democratic Party, Fox News, Pentagon, Chiefs, Pfizer, The New York Times, Super, Trump, Biden, Salem Media, KC, MAGA Media, Republican Party Locations: New York, Salem

☆ Nikki Haley Wouldn't Pledge to Stay in the Race After Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in a recent interview wouldn't commit to keeping her campaign running post-Super Tuesday. "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker on Sunday pressed Haley about whether she'd remain in the race after the 15 state primaries on Super Tuesday in early March. Related storiesHaley's comments came less than a week after she finished behind former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire's primary race by around 11 percentage points. After Nevada will be South Carolina, the state where Haley was born, raised, went to college, and served as governor. After South Carolina, Haley will have only four states left to amass delegates against Trump before Super Tuesday on March 5.

Persons: —, Nikki Haley, Kristen Welker, Haley, she'd, we're, Donald Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie Organizations: Service, Business, UN, Emerson College, Trump, Gov, Super Locations: New, Nevada, South Carolina

Mr. Bossie previewed his plan in an interview with the television host Chris Cuomo on NewsNation after Mr. Trump won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. Mr. Trump is also facing mounting legal fees and the potential for multiple trials before the election. contest so far, Mr. Trump leads Ms. Haley in delegates, 32 to 17. It is not the first time that people supporting Mr. Trump have been accused of trying to rig the party system in his favor. chairwoman, put her own thumb on the scale for Mr. Trump, after his 11-point win over Ms. Haley in New Hampshire.

Persons: Donald J, Trump’s, Nikki Haley, David Bossie, Trump, ”, Bossie, Chris Cuomo, “ Donald Trump, Mr, Bossie’s, Haley, Ronna McDaniel, Keith Schipper, McDaniel, ” Mr, Schipper, Chris LaCivita, Biden, Ron DeSantis, Olivia Perez, “, Donald Trump, ” Ms, Chris Sununu, Ms, Vivek Ramaswamy, Haley “ Organizations: Republican National Committee, New, Mr, Dispatch, The New York Times, Republican National, Team Trump, Trump, Republican, Washington, Fox News, Gov Locations: committeeman, Maryland, New Hampshire, Las Vegas, South Carolina, United States, Milwaukee, Florida, Until New Hampshire

Ambassador Nikki Haley will run in the Feb. 6 primary that the Nevada secretary of state is required to operate. Trump will run instead in the Feb. 8 caucuses operated by the state Republican Party, which has decided that only its caucuses will count for the purposes of awarding delegates. Trump allies within the state Republican Party engineered changes last year that set them up for caucuses and imposed restrictions that rivals including Haley and Florida Gov. They're part of a broader pattern of state Republican parties closely aligning with Trump as he looks to quickly lock in the Republican nomination. Haley, the last major contender against Trump, is bypassing Nevada altogether and instead campaigning in her home state of South Carolina, which holds a Feb. 24 primary.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Trump, Haley, Ron DeSantis, ”, Michael McDonald, Joe Lombardo’s, longshot Ryan Binkley, “ It's, Henry Vanderleest, Mike Pence, Sen Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Biden, McDonald, elector, “, Joseph Frederick, Stern Organizations: Nevada Republicans, Republican, U.N, Trump, Republican Party, Florida Gov, Nevada GOP, Associated Press, Republican Gov, Republicans, Sparks, New, New Jersey Gov, The, The Nevada GOP, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: RENO, Nev, Nevada, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Reno, New Jersey, The Nevada, Epping , New Hampshire

☆ Opinion | The Victorious, Censorious, Malicious Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

About an hour and a half after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the Republican primary in New Hampshire, he appeared onstage at a victory rally in Nashua, N.H., to bask in his accomplishment and bash lesser mortals. As Trump performances go, it was an unremarkable one. Maybe sacrificing scruples on the altar of ambition is more joyful than I ever imagined. Or maybe Scott was intent on being as sunny a sidekick to Trump as Vivek Ramaswamy, who jittered into the frame to take a turn at the microphone and declare his devotion. Trump is an inconstant ally, but no matter: He’s rewarded with a retinue of fawners and flatterers.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tim Scott, Scott, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, It’s Organizations: Republican, Trump, CNN Locations: New Hampshire, Nashua, N.H, Trump, Trump’s, Stockholm

☆ These Trump supporters show why the former president is dominating the race
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Rochester, New Hampshire CNN —Bonnie Cote never considered voting for anyone other than former President Donald Trump. Despite months of campaigning and millions spent on ads, mailers and door knocking in the Granite State, some Trump supporters said they were unfamiliar with Haley. “Everybody came out for Trump, Trump, Trump… so, why not go for Trump?”Kirwin said she thought Trump was “a little crazy” and his found his personality “awful,” but she also recalled watching him in the first 2016 general election debate against Hillary Clinton. “And make no mistake, we will restore our national pride.”It’s an argument that has worked on some former Trump voters. Even if she trailed Trump with delegates, she thought the party needed a viable alternative to Trump.

Persons: Bonnie Cote, Donald Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, ”, “, aren’t, Haley, Adrienne Kirwin, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, DeSantis, “ Everybody, ” Kirwin, Hillary Clinton, ’ ”, Raymond Kirwin, ” Christy Piper, “ It’s, ” Piper, Haley ratcheted, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nancy Pelosi, Joe, Mike Condor, Biden, Laura, Mira, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Robert Stacy, –, Ted Cruz, ” Stacy Organizations: Rochester , New Hampshire CNN, ”, ” Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Trump, Cote, New, GOP, Scott, Biden, Republican, Senate, Trump voters Locations: Rochester , New Hampshire, Granite State, ” Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa, Derry, Carolina, Dover, Rochester, Nashua, Concord, “, Trump’s

“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.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Nikki Haley’s, “, ”, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Biden, Nikki Haley, Nikki, —, ” Trump, ’, ” Haley, ” “ Biden –, “ Nikki Haley, ” Mark Harris, Harris, ” Harris, Haley, She’s, Texas Sen, John Cornyn, Cornyn, Meg Kinnard Organizations: —, Republican, New Hampshire, Democrats, Republicans, Biden, Trump, New, Democratic, Biden's New Hampshire, Wednesday, United Auto Workers, Phoenix, GOP, Zoom, U.S ., Haley, Voters, House, AP VoteCast, U.S, Capitol, White, Associated Press Locations: New, New Hampshire, Delaware, Iowa, South Carolina, “ New Hampshire, America, Charleston, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, New York , Florida , California , Texas, Florida, Texas, Columbia , South Carolina

With Donald Trump poised to capture the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the former president is effectively holding auditions for a running mate – and a growing list of vice presidential hopefuls is starting to surface. Doug BurgumThe North Dakota governor, another Republican primary contender at one point, ran on small-town, business-savvy, conservative-values charm. He was on hand in New Hampshire on primary day, stumping for Trump and glad-handing with voters. “Not only do [Republicans] support President Trump, we support his policies,” Greene in an interview with MSNBC. Positioned directly behind Trump as he delivered his New Hampshire primary victory speech, Scott showed his allegiance to the former president while managing to sidestep a setup to bash Haley, telling Trump, "I just love you," Trump replied: "That's why you're a great politician."

Persons: Donald Trump, –, Trump, Nikki Haley, “, ”, Here’s, Doug Burgum, Marjorie Taylor Greene, She’s, ” Greene, isn’t, ” Kari Lake, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Sen, Tim Scott The, Haley, Scott, Elise Stefanik, she’s, she’d, J.D, Vance Organizations: GOP, South Carolina Gov, Fox, Gov, North, Trump, Rep, Republican, Freedom Caucus, Republicans, Republican Party, MSNBC, “, Arizona, Tim Scott The South, Black Republicans, New Locations: New Hampshire, North Dakota, Georgia, Iowa, Tim Scott The South Carolina, Hampshire, New York

☆ Trump makes history again as he powers toward Republican nomination
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Nothing seems to be stopping Donald Trump as he surges toward his third consecutive Republican nomination. And yet, Trump spent Tuesday night seething, sources told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, because his sole remaining GOP rival, former South Carolina Gov. Trump criticized Haley publicly and privately and urged his political aides to up their attacks on her, Collins reported. But even while in office, Trump never lost sight of his core political formula — his reputation as an insurgent outsider. With 88% of the vote in from the primary, Haley trailed Trump by about 11 points.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Nikki Haley, isn’t, Haley, Collins, There’s, that’s, Joe Biden’s, he’s, —, ”, Ron DeSantis, he’ll, “, ” Trump, “ Ron, DeSantis, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, George Santos, ” Haley, “ Trump, Chris Christie, she’ll, Haley shouldn’t, –, Lisa Kent, CNN’s Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, Republican, New, GOP, South Carolina Gov, New Hampshire, Trump Republican Party, Trump can’t, Biden, Florida Gov, White, South, UN, Trump Locations: New Hampshire, Iowa, Washington, Nashua, South Carolina, –, New, “, Wilmington , Delaware, Haley , New Hampshire, Granite, Connecticut, Concord

ABC and NBC's streaming services carried a part of Trump live, then left and corrected some of what Trump said. Live coverage of events is the go-to move for cable networks, which thrive on a sense of urgency. “Saturday Night Live” opened its show last week with a spoof of one of those news conferences. Fox News' Sean Hannity and Jesse Watters both did segments on rivals' decisions not to show Trump's Iowa speech in full. On MSNBC Wednesday, Trump's speech received far more attention on “Morning Joe” than it had the night before.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Rachel Maddow, Maddow, “ We'll, ” Maddow, Nancy Pelosi, Jake Tapper, Vivek Ramaswamy, Drew “ Bundini ” Brown, Muhammad Ali, “, we've, Linsey Davis, ”, Mary Hager, Jonathan Klein, “ I'm, ” Klein, Klein, Sean Hannity, Jesse Watters, Watters, Kayleigh McEnany, Hannity, Joe ”, Vaughn Hillyard, Lawrence O'Donnell, ” ___ David Bauder Organizations: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Trump, ABC, GOP, CBS News, AS, Network, Fox News, “ Media, White House, Fox, NBC, Associated Press Locations: Hampshire, Iowa, New Hampshire

☆ 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.

Persons: Tim Scott, Scott, Mr, Trump, Donald J, Ron DeSantis, Bob Good, Ashley Moody, Jeff Duncan of, Ralph Norman, Nikki Haley, Trump’s, DeSantis’s, Mike Johnson, Ted Cruz of, Tim Scott of, Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy, —, Haley, Nancy Mace, Marco Rubio, Ms, Chris Sununu, Larry Hogan of, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, “, ”, Mitch McConnell of, John Thune of, Chip Roy, Texas, Thomas Massie of, Jazmine Ulloa, Michael Gold Organizations: Trump, Republican State Senate, Atlanta, Mr, Republicans, Gov, Former, Republican Locations: Concord, N.H, Florida, Virginia, Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, statehouses, Georgia, Iowa, Ted Cruz of Texas, Tim Scott of South Carolina, North Dakota, Laconia, South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida, New Hampshire, Larry Hogan of Maryland, Arkansas, New Jersey, Franklin, America, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John Thune of South Dakota, Thomas Massie of Kentucky

The most recent polling on the race, published Monday by The Washington Post and Monmouth University, signals another Trump shellacking: 52% of potential primary voters said they support Trump, compared with 34% who back Haley. The poll, which was conducted prior to DeSantis dropping out, showed that just 8% of voters preferred him. “Even with a bump in the number of Democratic leaners turning out in the Republican primary, Haley is not able to catch the front-runner,” Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a statement. The former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. has the support of New Hampshire Gov. Though still considered a long shot, New Hampshire likely gives Haley her best chance of challenging the former president, especially since any independent or unaffiliated voter can participate in the state’s primary.

Persons: Joe Biden, Nikki Haley, “ It's, ”, “ We've, Ron DeSantis, Haley, DeSantis, Chris Christie, – Trump, MAGA, Democratic leaners, ” Patrick Murray, “, ” Trump, Sen, Tim Scott of, Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Sununu Organizations: Trump, GOP, Republican, South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, The Washington Post, Monmouth University, CNN, University of New, New, New Jersey Gov, Democratic, Monmouth University Polling Institute, Republican Party, North Dakota Gov, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Gov, Republicans Locations: New, Salem , New Hampshire, Granite State, Florida, Iowa, University of New Hampshire, Granite, New Jersey, Monmouth, Laconia , New Hampshire, Tim Scott of South Carolina, North, U.S, Hampshire, New Hampshire

☆ Five takeaways from the New Hampshire primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But she’ll be battling history: In modern presidential campaign history, no non-incumbent has won the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary without going on to win his party’s nomination. Here are five takeaways from the New Hampshire primaries:Trump wants Haley out — nowIn what were expected to be celebratory remarks Tuesday night in New Hampshire, Trump instead sounded annoyed that Haley had not yet dropped out of the Republican primary race. There are dozens of states left to go,” Haley told supporters in her election night speech Tuesday in New Hampshire. Haley waves to the audience as she speaks at a New Hampshire primary night rally, in Concord, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. (Trump skipped all five Republican primary debates, and has shown no indication he’d consider participating in one.)

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, she’ll, Trump, seethed, “, Joe Biden, —, ”, Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, ” Ramaswamy, Haley’s, “ megadonors, Scott, Tim, ” Trump, ” Scott, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, won’t, ” Haley, What’s, Ron DeSantis, Mark Harris, Charles Krupa, Biden, Haley outperforms, ” Biden, Biden’s, Evelyn Hockstein, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Mike Donilon Organizations: CNN, New, South Carolina Gov, Republican, Trump, White House, Republicans, America, South Carolina Republican, Senate, ’, South Carolina —, Florida Gov, —, Haley, SFA Fund, Republicans ’, South, Trump’s, New Hampshire Republican, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, Hylton Performing Arts Center Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa, Virginia, “, “ New Hampshire, Nevada, Florida, North Charleston, Concord , New Hampshire, CNN’s, America, Manassas , Virginia, Minnesota, Wilmington

☆ New Hampshire’s presidential primary: 6 things to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Eric Bradner | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Nikki Haley doesn’t defeat former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, the fight may be over. Haley said Sunday she would “absolutely” remain in the Republican presidential race through South Carolina’s February 24 primary. Recent departures from the 2024 race have already shaped the New Hampshire Republican primary. Another 3% of likely GOP primary voters say they’d vote for someone else. For her part, Haley insisted Monday on Fox News that she’ll continue in the race, no matter the outcome of the New Hampshire primary.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Nikki Haley doesn’t, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Haley, Chris Sununu, Joe Biden, That’s, —, She’s, Sununu, DeSantis, Iowa’s Kim Reynolds, “ I’ve, ”, “, “ I’m, She’ll, Montana Sen, Steve Daines, “ Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy’s, Trump, “ Vivek, Ron, ” Trump, Biden, Nancy Pelosi, “ Trump, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, he’s, ” Haley, Will Haley, Chris LaCivita, Susie Wiles, LaCivita, Wiles, ” “, Marianne Williamson, Dean Phillips Organizations: CNN, South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, Trump, Republican, GOP, Republican Party, NBC, Sunday, New, South, Senate, New Hampshire Republican, New Jersey Gov, Granite State, University of New, United Nations, Capitol, Democratic, Fox News, Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota, Biden Locations: New, Granite, New Hampshire, — Iowa, New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina, Iowa, North Charleston, DeSantis, Nevada’s, Nevada, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Granite State, University of New Hampshire, Rochester , New Hampshire, Derry , New Hampshire, Seabrook , New Hampshire

☆ Trump aims to drive Haley out of the GOP race with big New Hampshire win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The former South Carolina governor is pushing back hard against Trump’s bid to end the GOP primary race after only two nominating contests. She’s calling on voters to make a generational shift and is appealing especially to independents who can join the GOP primary in New Hampshire. According to a CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire before DeSantis dropped out, Haley trailed Trump by 13 points in a two-person race. But like the late Arizona senator, Haley might still have a South Carolina problem. Even Haley’s most vehement supporter, New Hampshire GOP Gov.

Persons: New Hampshire CNN —, Donald Trump, ” Trump, “, ” Nikki Haley’s, —, Joe Biden, Haley, ”, Dean Phillips, Ron DeSantis, Nancy Pelosi, Biden, Trump, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy, Scott, Haley she’d, She’s, November’s, ” Haley, That’s, DeSantis, John McCain, George W, Bush, Chris Sununu, He’s, ” Sununu, CNN’s Anderson Cooper Organizations: New Hampshire CNN, White, New Hampshire, GOP, Republican Party, Trump, South, —, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota, New Hampshire Voters, United Nations, Florida Gov, Tim Scott , North Dakota Gov, Manchester, Capitol, Republicans, CNN, University of New, Texas Gov, New, New Hampshire GOP Gov, Biden Locations: Salem, New Hampshire, New, Laconia, Granite State, South Carolina, America, Franklin , New Hampshire, — New Hampshire, —, Iowa, Florida, Tim Scott , North, Trump, North Dakota, Salem , New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire, Arizona

The race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is down to two major candidates with just one day to go until New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation GOP primary. On Monday, Haley has scheduled events in Franklin and Salem, while Trump has an evening rally in Laconia. Key questions after DeSantis drops out of racePolitical Cartoons View All 253 ImagesHaley tries to draw independents without alienating Trump backersWhat to expect in the New Hampshire primaryWho’s running for president? Others who have appeared in Iowa and New Hampshire on Trump’s behalf include South Dakota Gov. Lake was at a rally Sunday night taking pictures with supporters and holding a baby in the crowd.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump's, Nikki Haley, Haley, Trump, Jean Carroll, DeSantis, Elise Stefanik, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Kristi Noem, Kari Lake, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: New, GOP, Florida Gov, United Nations, Trump, New York, Ohio, South Dakota Gov Locations: Franklin, Salem, Laconia, New York, New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, Arizona, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia

(Other former hopefuls, including Vivek Ramaswamy and Tim Scott, have also endorsed Trump.) The Republican faithful are coalescing around Trump in a way that raises questions about the next move by the wealthy donors who have sought to stop him. Among his strategic errors was betting that “anti-woke” fights, including his battle against Disney, would resonate with voters. Haley has embraced her status as the last anti-Trump candidate standing: “May the best woman win,” she said on Sunday. But polls put her some 15 percentage points behind Trump in New Hampshire, as voters head to the polls tomorrow.

Persons: Haley, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, ”, “ Organizations: Trump, Republican, Disney, Politico Locations: Trump, Florida, New Hampshire

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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☆ New Hampshire is poised to answer the GOP’s existential question
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But she must still prove she can make a head-to-head duel with the ex-president last through Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary and beyond, after Florida Gov. But Haley faces an existential question for her own campaign Tuesday. “They’re all all coming with us,” Trump noted with satisfaction at a rally in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Sunday night. An unexpectedly high turnout of undeclared voters powered late Arizona Sen. John McCain to a shock victory in the 2000 GOP primary against George W. Bush. But Haley’s problem is that most Republican voters may not want what she’s offering.

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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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☆ Opinion: Our possibly short national nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over,” President Gerald Ford said. “Our campaign is the last best hope of stopping the Trump-Biden nightmare,” the former UN ambassador said. If not, it won’t be as protracted a “national nightmare” as the two-year-long Watergate scandal that put Gerald Ford in the Oval Office. Though, depending on your point of view, the real nightmare could begin after the swearing-in. Yet, John Avlon wrote, Trump and some members of the House GOP, want to tank an emerging compromise in the Senate that would couple border security measures with aid to Ukraine.

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☆ Analysis: Why DeSantis’ departure isn’t likely to change the dynamic between Trump and Haley
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Ron Brownstein | Analysis Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

The DeSantis and Haley camps each believed they would benefit if the other left the field and created an unambiguous one-on-one race with Trump. In fact, both the Trump and DeSantis campaigns believe that more of the Florida governor’s supporters will likely pick Trump. Any gain or loss for Haley among voters from DeSantis’ decision seems likely to affect the race only marginally, many GOP observers believe. Even at that point in the 2016 race, Trump had won only a cumulative 40% of the votes cast in the GOP primaries. His theory that he could peel away a meaningful number of previous Trump voters simply proved wrong.

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