The New York Times takes a look at why Haley and Trump could win in New Hampshire
Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, and the state of the political system: What is the position? What can I think about the State of New Hampshire?
The mailer that I saw was for Chris Christie, and it described him as the only anti-Trump Republican in the race. The true anti-Trump Republican. And on the other side of the mailer was Nikki Haley, and it described Nikki Haley as a MAGA Republican. And now of course, that mailer came a little bit late. Chris Christie voter who was left at the altar, so to speak, what is their psychology?
In New Hampshire, where Mr. Trump is more vulnerable, Mr. Sununu backed Ms. Haley in December. And it has given the governor a taste of the limelight that he would have experienced if he ran himself.
Coaston: In September you wrote, “It’s exceedingly difficult to find a campaign here trying to build something that connects with citizens, that makes its presence known in communities.” In New Hampshire, does that happen? How has the primary system changed over the past few decades? I know those are two questions, but just kind of wanted your take about that.
Since I wrote about the campaigns out there, I think Haley was trying to make the most progress in building local organization. I saw a couple of Trump canvassers this week. The difference between Haley and this time is that a local organization would’ve started months earlier than it did this time.
The delegate math says the race is over. Even if Haley wins the New Hampshire election, she will still have a difficult time. She has to win her home state of South Carolina at the end of February.
Ben Ginsberg, a Retired Republican Attorney who is a leading expert on the nominating process, says the deck is already stacked against her if she were to win New Hampshire.
It seems like it’s going down party lines if it’s gonna be Biden or Trump. I think people don’t feel good about those choices. This is what we got. Maybe not.
Nikki Haley, the Most Electable Republican Candidate in the House of Representatives, and her PACs in New Hampshire
“Do you want to be scared in November, or not?” she asked near the end of her stump speech. “Do you want your kids to be proud in November or not? Let’s do it.
That is among the $31 million in ads Haley and her allied super PACs have run in New Hampshire. More than $5 million of it in the past week according to an NPR analysis of data from the tracking firm Ad Impact. Trump and his allies have spent about half as much.
“And now we have a chance to reset the election for our entire country,” he says. “Nikki is the only one who can beat Donald Trump and get America moving in a better direction.”
That is, he said, “If enough Republicans and independents get a sense of sanity back and are less interested in drama and just pettiness. We don’t want to be pettiness. And that’s what Nikki Haley would take away from where we are today.”
One of the last chances to put a race together for the Republican nomination could be Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. The only major contender left in the race, is Haley and she is challenging former president Donald Trump.
On the same day that she delivered her pitch that she is the most electable Republican, the former South Carolina governor went to Grill 603 in New Hampshire.
It’s not clear which poll she was referring to, though she was talking about a hypothetical general election result and not the primary. There aren’t any public polls showing her ahead of Trump in New Hampshire. At multiple daily events in the lead up to the primary, Haley has tried to connect one on one with potential supporters, including 10-year-old Hadley Craig.
I have been very consistent in telling you that I wanted to be strong in Iowa. Haley snapped at reporters when asked about her path to victory.
Sununu and the media: The next best thing to do in the legislative branch offices of New Hampshire, and when to go back into the private sector
Mr. Sununu seems content to end his intraparty crusade against Mr. Trump after he leaves office early next year: “My full plan is to go back into the private sector.” He doesn’t seem to be prepared for a full vanishing act.
His interview with The New York Times was the first time he had spoken about the media and he said that he liked it. “I have my quiet criticisms on the media and I’ve gotten to see how they do it, what they do, how they work. I think I am impressed by a few things. Some of them are not. So I thought, oh, maybe I could add a little bit of color to what the media is currently doing and maybe enhance that game.”
“He took her from Triple-A to major-league three or four weeks ago when he endorsed,” said Mike Murphy, a Republican strategist who has run many primary campaigns through New Hampshire, including former Senator John McCain’s bid in 2000. He will be a very successful governor after he leaves office. You’ll have a lot of New Hampshire offers. You know, they wanted him for Senate last time. They can always want him another time.”
“It’s like fantasy football,” said Thomas D. Rath, a former state attorney general and a longtime Republican strategist. “I think part of him really wanted to try the bigger game, but I think he was realistic enough to say that’s not going to work. So this is probably the next best thing.”
