- Former President Trump is upset that Nikki Haley used his 2016 NH technique.
- Trump is pissed off that independents have boosted Haley within the main.
- Haley sought to attraction to the vital unbiased bloc and conventional conservatives within the state.
In 2016, Donald Trump received the New Hampshire GOP main on the power of his help with each Republican voters and undeclared voters. Beneath New Hampshire regulation, undeclared voters — or independents — can vote within the GOP main.
However Trump is incensed that his remaining GOP rival, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, utilized his 2016 marketing campaign technique this yr. And he took to Fact Social minutes earlier than the polls closed within the state to slam Haley over her efforts to attraction to Republicans and independents.
“SO RIDICULOUS THAT DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, ESPECIALLY SINCE CROOKED JOE BIDEN HAS ABANDONED NEW HAMPSHIRE— BUT WORD IS WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL!!!” he wrote.
In one other publish, Trump wrote that his ballot numbers in opposition to President Joe Biden have been stronger than Haley’s matchups in opposition to the incumbent president.
“I GET MUCH BETTER POLL NUMBERS AGAINST BIDEN THAN NIKKI HALEY, NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!,” he wrote.
However the numbers inform a extra nuanced story.
In a slew of state and nationwide polls taken in current months, matchups between Biden and Trump usually produce tied outcomes, or outcomes the place one candidate has a slight edge. However when Biden is paired in opposition to Haley, she usually performs stronger than Trump, largely on account of her stronger help amongst independents in contrast with the previous president.
Trump is aiming to finest Haley by a big margin in Tuesday’s main, however the former UN ambassador has needed a two-person race with the previous president from the start. With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ exit from the presidential race on Sunday, she now has it.
