A decisive duel between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley in New Hampshire
Republican voters vote Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary, where front-runner Donald Trump faces his former UN ambassador Nikki Haley. The outcome of the latter will be of great interest, because in this state, which has many independent voters, it could give an idea about the direction of the race for the White House.
Published on:
4 minutes
US right-wing candidate Donald Trump and former Trump ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, face each other on Tuesday, January 23, in New Hampshire as part of the Republican primary. It is a vote that would decide the continuation of the race for the White House among conservatives.
Tuesday, “Get out of bed and go vote!” The former president urged on Monday evening during an election rally in Laconia in this northeastern state. He added: “Catch your neighbor, catch everyone. We have to leave because we have to win by a big margin.”
Donald Trump leads Nikki Haley by about 20 points in the polls for this second primary. He predicted in front of a small, noisy crowd: “We are now just two people, and I think one of them will probably not be here tomorrow,” stressing that “the time has come to rally for the Republican Party.”
An unequal battle
The withdrawal this weekend of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, once considered the main right-wing challenger to Donald Trump before his campaign collapsed, has brought the main trio back into the fray. But the battle is very unequal.
Donald Trump, who has a solid base of passionate supporters, has already easily won the Iowa primary on January 15, far ahead of Ron DeSantis (2nd) and Nikki Haley (3rd). If he crushes his opponent in New Hampshire, it will be very difficult for the former governor of South Carolina to recover. Then the path for Donald Trump (77 years old) towards the official nomination as the Republican candidate against Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential elections in November will be completely clear.
Since Nikki Haley, 52 years old, has placed the cart in her place to save a Victoria's Miracle in a proportionate proportion of the dependents, put the place in a good position for the scan last month in Caroline's son. From the south. But it was not won.
“Big victory”
Patricia Ferrante, a 68-year-old retiree from Hudson, New Hampshire, said she “doesn't like” Nikki Haley very much and expects a “big victory” Tuesday night for Donald Trump. Nikki Haley “seems to side with people who have money and people who look down on” others, she told AFP. While the retiree has the impression that Donald Trump “stands with us, the workers,” she said. “He's not looking at us.”
While waiting to vote, Donald Trump bragged about his lead in the polls on his social network Truth and highlighted his nickname for Nikki Haley: “Bird Brain.” This weekend, he also said she “wasn't strong enough.” […]Not smart enough […]Not respectable enough.
Despite Donald Trump continuing to bully him, Ron DeSantis called on people to vote for him. “It is clear, in my opinion, that the majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” he said.
“Retreat” and “Chaos”
Nikki Haley must engage in a balancing act: criticizing Donald Trump without antagonizing Trump supporters. She particularly questioned his cognitive abilities after he confused her with former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. CBS blasted that Donald Trump “is not at the same level as he was in 2016”, judging the former president to be “backsliding” and risking causing “chaos.”
Shame on Donald Trump, who continues to attack Joe Biden because of his advanced age (81 years) and his grave mistakes, and goes so far as to imitate the sometimes hesitant approach of the American president during his election conferences.
New Hampshire is represented by only 22 delegates. To be officially appointed, the Republican winner must receive 1,215 votes nationwide. But compared with more conservative states, it gives a better indication of potential national electoral success and subsequent primaries. Independent voters are allowed to vote in the primaries of both parties, Republican and Democratic, without necessarily being affiliated with them.
Donald Trump, who has been on trial in several cases, including one for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, will have to spend the next few months between the courts and the rallies. He was scheduled to attend a defamation trial hearing in New York on Monday, but the hearing was postponed.
With Agence France-Presse
“Unapologetic pop culture trailblazer. Freelance troublemaker. Food guru. Alcohol fanatic. Gamer. Explorer. Thinker.”