Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, speaks during a campaign event held at DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester on January 19, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
The editorial board of a New Hampshire newspaper has endorsed Nikki Haley for the 2024 first-in-the-nation primary.
The New Hampshire Union Leader wrote about their decision on Sunday.
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"She is easily the most qualified candidate on either ballot." the editorial board wrote in their column.
Haley is currently 19% behind frontrunner Donald Trump with two days remaining before the primary, according to the latest Suffolk University/NBC10 Boston/Boston Globe tracking poll.
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The survey results, released Sunday morning, have Trump at 55%, two percentage points higher than on Saturday. Haley remained at 36%. Ron DeSantis, a distant third, went down one percentage point to 6%. Less than 1% chose someone else, 2% were undecided and less than 1% refused to answer. The survey of 500 likely Republican primary voters was conducted from Jan. 19-20.
