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*** Election Night Livewire *** Donald Trump Moves in for the Kill in New Hampshire Primary as Nikki Haley Gets Desperate to Stay Alive
Breitbart ^ | Jan 23, 2024 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 01/23/2024 9:54:33 PM PST by backpacker_c

UPDATE 11:58 p.m. ET:

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has joined those calling for Haley to end her failed campaign for the GOP nomination for president and drop out so Republicans can unify behind Trump for president:

McDaniel’s call may be the biggest yet, as now the formal chair of the GOP nationally is saying Haley has no pathway to the GOP nomination and must end her quixotic bid so Republicans can focus on defeating Biden in the general election. This is a massive, massive loss for Haley on Tuesday night, and proof that it is very likely she does not make it to South Carolina from here.

UPDATE 11:36 p.m. ET:

Cracks are beginning to emerge in Haley’s support system. The Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, while announcing it is in fact staying with her, issues a very carefully-worded statement acknowledging she faces an “uphill battle” for the GOP nomination and that the next state in which she is competing–she is skipping Nevada so has already conceded that to Trump–in South Carolina she faces even “steeper” odds than in New Hampshire where she is on pace for a double digit defeat:

UPDATE 11:33 p.m. ET:

With 81 percent reporting now according to the New York Times, Trump is maintaining his double digit lead over Haley. Trump is at 54.8 percent and Haley is down at 43.6 percent.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: haley; newhampshire; rnc; trump
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ronna mcdaniels asking haley to drop out is likely an attempt to keep herself from being asked to step down as rnc chairperson...

But that, plus the possible decrease in donations from rich donors, likely means haley isn't going much past south carolina, if she doesn't drop out earlier...

1 posted on 01/23/2024 9:54:33 PM PST by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c

The McDaniels announcement is very unexpected—and is probably a stunning shock to the Nikita team.

Without at least RNC neutrality her major donors are going to seriously review whether flushing funds down the toilet is really a wise move.

No more money and she is done—in days if not hours.


2 posted on 01/23/2024 9:57:44 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: backpacker_c

Nikki won’t back down before her home state S.C. does their primary.....she’s following the usual path of loosers...


3 posted on 01/23/2024 9:58:06 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: cgbg; All

1/23/2023

Biden: “It is now clear that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee.”

https://www.barrons.com/news/biden-warns-stakes-could-not-be-higher-with-trump-as-republican-nominee-e67e7f04


4 posted on 01/23/2024 10:00:16 PM PST by Texan4Life
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To: caww

I am not sure she can make it to SC—in primary season politics things move fast—and she has just been hit with a 9.0 earthquake under her feet.

The money can stop on a dime.


5 posted on 01/23/2024 10:02:23 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: backpacker_c

She’s making Ron look like a Genius.


6 posted on 01/23/2024 10:04:58 PM PST by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: bray

President Trumps lead is now at 12.


7 posted on 01/23/2024 10:05:50 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! DEATH TO MARXISM AND LEFTISM! AMERICA, COWBOY UP!)
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To: backpacker_c

She spent more than $30 million in a losing campaign in New Hampshire. That was OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY. Who wants to keep throwing that kind of money away on her?


8 posted on 01/23/2024 10:06:21 PM PST by Gnome1949
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To: cgbg

True - but she did say there are more states than N.H.


9 posted on 01/23/2024 10:06:41 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: caww

Nikita’s statement was early tonight.

The RNC McDaniel statement telling her to “get out” was later in the evening.

What a night.

There is no way Nikita expected the RNC to turn on her—and so fast omg.


10 posted on 01/23/2024 10:08:30 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: caww

She said: “there are dozens and DOZENS more states to go!” and is delusional if she believes that she will now win most of them!


11 posted on 01/23/2024 10:10:14 PM PST by nopardons
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To: backpacker_c

We all know who piled in to vote for her also, and that didn’t even make her
competitive.


12 posted on 01/23/2024 10:11:59 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: DoughtyOne

President Trump won 75% of the registered Republicans who voted.

That is probably a baseline minimum of what he would do in a closed Republican primary anywhere else.


13 posted on 01/23/2024 10:15:28 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: nopardons

....I figure she’ll always say she was the only candidate left standing against Trump as a badge of honor.


14 posted on 01/23/2024 10:16:05 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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She said: “there are dozens and DOZENS more states to go!”

Fifty-five more, to be precise, according to the wookie’s “husband.”

15 posted on 01/23/2024 10:16:22 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: cgbg

WSJournal saying......“If she can remain competitive, there’s an argument for Ms. Haley to stay in the race through the July convention. Mr. Trump faces a treacherous legal road…Ms. Haley could stay in the race, rack up delegates, and see what happens if he is found guilty.


16 posted on 01/23/2024 10:17:36 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: cowboyusa

Yeah... Even more dems turned out to vote for haley, than I thought would have come out....

Geting rid of independents from both Trump and haley, based the earlier ratio of 70% independents to 27% republicans haley got.

11:30 results

Trump 54.8% * .7 percent republican = 38.36
haley 43.6 * .27 = 11.772

Total 38.36 + 11.772 = 50.132

So, if we get rid of the independent vote,

Then Trump gets 38.36/50.132 * 100 = 76.5%
haley gets 11.772/50.132 * 100 = 23.48%


17 posted on 01/23/2024 10:19:18 PM PST by backpacker_c
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To: caww

Which is stupid and meaningless!


18 posted on 01/23/2024 10:19:27 PM PST by nopardons
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To: noiseman

So she can’t even do easy math!


19 posted on 01/23/2024 10:20:25 PM PST by nopardons
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To: caww

I get it—but that is a dumb strategy—because she will only “rack up” a small number of delegates.

Registered Republicans hate her guts.

75% of them voted against her in New Hampshire—that is a baseline of the anti-Haley vote in any closed Republican primary state.

She has zero path—no matter what happens to President Trump.

The vast majority of delegates hate her and would never vote for her for dog catcher.


20 posted on 01/23/2024 10:20:53 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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