Fox News host John Roberts told former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday that she could be “losing badly” in her home state of South Carolina.
Former President Donald Trump leads Haley in the state by 32.7 percentage points, according to RealClearPolling. average Haley lost the Feb. 6 Nevada primary to “None of These Candidates.” drawing It received just 30.4% of the vote. (Related article: 'We need this fix now': Nikki Haley calls on Congress to repeal border bill)
“According to the latest CBS poll, Donald Trump has a 35-point lead over you and is now widening his lead. And here's a question: South Carolina is just over a week away.” Roberts, co-host of “American Report,” told Haley, a former two-term governor of South Carolina. “At this point, you're going to run in that election and you're going to lose big in your home state, but that's going to permanently cloud your political career. Why go through with it? mosquito?
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“First of all, that's what they said before New Hampshire, where I got 43% of the vote,” Haley responded. “Our polls don't show that, and that's not what we're seeing. We're going to close that gap. But more than that, you're my political I'm asking about a career in politics. That's the question of politics.”
Prior to the New Hampshire primary, Haley was trailing Trump by 19.3 percentage points according to RealClearPolling. average.
“Donald Trump is worried about his image, Joe Biden is worried about his image, but I'm not worried about my image,” Haley said.
South Carolina's primary election is scheduled for February 24th.
Nationally, Haley trails Trump by 56.2 percentage points in the Republican presidential primary, according to RealClearPolling. average Results of public opinion poll from January 25th to February 11th.president trump lead In the general election, President Joe Biden is leading by 1.2%. Growing Including independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, the percentage rises to 4.8%.
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