In the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, former South Carolina governor, Nikki Haleyshe remains undeterred despite early losses and says she is looking beyond winning her home state.
What happened: Haley is determined to continue her campaign, despite significant losses in early voting states. She stressed that a victory in her home state of South Carolina is not a necessity for her outright victory, she reported on Sunday, ABC News
“I think it’s a competitive race, it feels close. If we do that, that will take us to Michigan and Super Tuesday and that’s what we’re looking at,” she said, according to the report.
During a press interaction in South Carolina, Haley outlined her strategy, focusing on running a competitive race and closing the gap on her opponents. She confirmed her intention to stay in the race, even though she came second.
Haley, an important alternative to the former president Donald Trump in the GOP nominating race, he improved his performance. Although she finished third in Iowa and trailed Trump by about 11 points in New Hampshire, she remains optimistic.
His strategy is to gradually close the margin of loss to Trump and eventually overcome it around Super Tuesday in March, when multiple states vote at the same time. His campaign was reportedly “not an anti-Trump movement.”
Despite trailing Trump by about 31 points in South Carolina, by 538, both Haley’s and Trump’s support have seen recent increases. Trump criticized Haley for not dropping out of the race after the initial defeats.
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Because matter: According to a Benzinga report from early January, Trump was ahead of Haley by 29 points in South Carolina. However, Haley’s late surge was noted.
Trump’s harsh criticism of Haley, including mocking her clothing and labeling her a “bird brain,” could potentially impact his standing among female voters, according to a late January report.
Earlier this month, Haley mocked Trump in a Halloween costume as the “weakest general election candidate ever,” highlighting his legal drama, terrible poll numbers and confusion.
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