NBC journalist Steve Kornacki breaks down how unlikely it is for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to win the Republican primary against former President Donald Trump on NBC's “The Today Show” Wednesday. did.

Trump handily defeated Haley in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday and also won a landslide victory in the recent Iowa caucuses. Kornacki outlined how the rules and dynamics of the Republican primary favor Trump over Haley, suggesting Trump is likely to win the Republican nomination over Haley. did. (Related: Report: Haley rejects marriage proposal from Trump supporter in New Hampshire)

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“New Hampshire, its mix, its demographics, its ideology were very favorable to her. And yet she lost by 11 points…The exit polls speak for themselves easily…look at this. Among Republicans. , Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley by basically 50 points to 49 points…Haley certainly won among independents. She won them by 22 points, which is an impressive victory among independents. But her campaign wants and needs a bigger margin than this,” Kornacki said.

NBC's Savannah Guthrie covered how Haley is committed to staying in the race regardless of New Hampshire's outcome and asked Kornacki what her path to victory could look like .

“It's hard to tell,” Kornacki said, noting that only a few states have similar demographics to New Hampshire. Additionally, some states award delegates proportionally, while many states award all delegates to the winner.

“The rules are designed to get candidates in early, which means that in many of these states, you only need to win 50% at the statewide level and 50% at the district level to get all the delegates. That's what we're going to be able to earn,” Kornacki explained.

“The rules have changed in California. 50% plus 1, all 169 people in the room, go to the candidate. The last poll in California had President Trump's approval rating at 66%. ” he pointed out.

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