“This a marathon, this is not a sprint. With these words nikki haley I remembered this Tuesday, Republican primaries in New HampshireHE He does not plan to abandon his career in front of donald trump Trying to secure the conservative party’s November presidential nomination, no matter what happens at the ballot box today.
Haley’s power, The air of inevitability surrounding Trump especially after his landslide victory in the primary in Iowa and in New Hampshire, the results will become known when the polls close between seven and eight in the afternoon (between one and two). morning on the Spanish peninsula) and The 22 delegates will be distributed proportionally.
With Trump holding a nearly 15-point advantage, according to an average of pre-ballot polls by FiveThirtyEight, the hope was on target for the former president’s ambassador to the United Nations and former two-term governor of South Carolina. high attendance. Also basically independent voterThat amounts to about 40% of this northeastern state, where the Republican primary is partially open.
To independents, moderates and others. Republicans Who wants to turn the page to Trump, whom Haley is trying to convince by offering an alternative path?
Trump is overwhelming
However, the former president came to this race with great success. unusual power and one perfectly oiled campaign He makes excellent use of the information he has collected about his base and potential voters since entering the political arena in 2015. Their share from the voters was deliveredwaiting in line for hours in the cold to attend rallies and events, election fraud theories One of the legal problems in 2020 “political persecution”. He will be able to benefit from votes orphaned in New Hampshire after Ron DeSantis withdrew on Sunday. And see how it is again The party is closing ranks around him.
He underlined this by attending an event on Monday, on the eve of the vote, where he was accompanied by three of his rivals who are challenging him in these primaries: Vivek Ramaswamysenator Tim Scott And North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. At that event, one of the attendees shouted out a request for a 12-year presidency (the legal maximum in the US is eight). And Trump responded sarcastically: “Don’t say that too loudly. You know they like to call me a fascist.”
“Not a coronation, but an election”
Her determination to move forward, despite Trump’s seemingly unstoppable pressure and worse prospects in the upcoming primaries and caucuses states than Haley’s in New Hampshire, was reiterated in a memo this Tuesday. Betsy Ankney, the candidate’s campaign manager. He also used some of Haley’s recent phrases: ““We have elections, not coronations.”“About 50 percent of the country wants an alternative to Trump and “75 percent want an alternative to the duel between Trump and Joe Biden.”
Ankney was also trying to break up this relationship. dominant narrative of the difficult road to subsequent appointments Haley has, including the next important one On February 24 in South Carolina, Trump leads the former governor by 30 points in the polls. He reminded that anyone who has not previously voted in the Democratic primary can vote in this appointment.
Ankney also said this “Super Tuesday” March 5Once votes are cast in 16 states and territories, there is “fertile ground” for Haley. 11 out of 16 elections held open or semi-open elections. “Until then, take a deep breath,” he wrote. “A month is a long life in politicswith. “We see democracy in action, we let people have a say, that’s how it’s supposed to work.”