New Hampshire Primary Polls: Trump and Biden win, Haley vows to stay in race

Although not an entirely accurate picture, exit polling has revealed that Donald Trump, despite his New Hampsire victory, faces serious structural weaknesses, including independents, married and college-educated white people. Notably, 60 per cent of self-identified independents voted for Nikki Haley, according to The Independent. Haley beat Trump 51 to 48 per cent among married women. Trump also reportedly struggled with voters having college degrees. 58 per cent of white voters with college degrees voted for Haley, and 40 per cent for Trump.

Although more and more Republicans are endorsing Donald Trump, there ate fears within the GOP about his impact on House and Senate races. According to a House Republican in a swing district, the former president as the moninee would basically cost the GOP control of the chamber. “Twenty percent of GOP voters will not vote for him,” the Republican member told CNN. “Independent voters think Biden is weak, but they hate Trump. And Dems — he motivates them to vote.”

In a statement, Joe Biden thanked his voters and appealed to independent and Republican voters to support his campaign. “My message to the country is the stakes could not be higher,” Biden said. “Our Democracy. Our personal freedoms — from the right to choose to the right to vote. Our economy — which has seen the strongest recovery in the world since COVID. All are at stake.”

This Tuesday, people in New Hampshire went to vote for their favorite candidate in the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. It was the first primary in the country, and as the number of candidates decreased, Donald Trump won the New Hampshire Primary, stopping Nikki Haley from beating him in the state. At the same time, Joe Biden won in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, thanks to a major write-in campaign organized by state party leaders. Now, after Donald Trump and Joe Biden won in New Hampshire, the schedule for the upcoming GOP races is outlined…..Read More

Republican voters in a South Carolina focus group expressed divergent views on Nikki Haley's future in the race following her defeat to Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary.

One voter sees, “I think it would be a very tough road for her,” another believes she should stay in, citing her ability to turn campaigns around, while an another one thinks her New Hampshire loss is grounds to end the campaign.

Despite most acknowledging Haley's success as their former governor, some feel she may not be the right choice for the current political climate, with one voter emphasizing Trump's proven leadership and decision-making on the global stage.

On Tuesday, Dean Phillips said that he would base his decision to stay in the race on how he fares against Donald Trump in hypothetical polls.

“I will not quit until I see those numbers at a time where people know my name,” the Minnesota lawmaker said to reporters after his New Hampshire primary event. He admitted that he was not very well-known nationally, but he was hopeful after he got a double-digit percentage in the New Hampshire primary, where Joe Biden won as a write-in.

“It was zero just 10 weeks ago. I would imagine in this country right now it’s probably 5 or 10%, tops,” Phillips said, claiming that he had experience as a “brand builder” in the business world before joining politics.

“It takes recognition of a name or a brand in order to actually test it. I need some months to do that. I will be introducing myself to the country. When there’s … reasonable time has passed where enough people at least know who I am, and we have legitimate polls that test me against Donald Trump and Joe Biden against Donald Trump, at least Democrats and I will have all the data we need to make a decision,” he said.

Phillips said that if Biden “miraculously improves” and looks likely to beat Trump, “of course” he would support the sitting president.

During his victory speech Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump praised his former Republican primary opponent, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, for endorsing him over Nikki Haley.

“You owe her nothing, Tim,” Trump said at his watch party celebration, referring to how Haley — the former governor of South Carolina — appointed Scott to the Senate in 2012. “You must really despise her.” Scott, who joined Trump on stage, then stepped forward and leaned into the mic, proclaiming, “I just adore you!”

“That’s why he’s a brilliant politician!” Trump responded.

Ray Buckley, the chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, urged Rep. Dean Phillips to withdraw from the race.

“He had a fair chance here, with enough time to convey his message,” Buckley said to NBC NEWS. “But I doubt he will find the same reception in other states.”

Buckley continued, “He should be proud of getting close to 20 percent. And he should focus on how we can win in November, by keeping the House, growing the Senate, and giving Joe Biden and Kamala Harris another term.”

Former President Donald Trump attacked President Joe Biden by name and said, “Do they hate our country? They must hate our country. Because there’s no other reason that they can be doing the things they do. Take a look – the taxes, they want to raise your taxes times four.” in his speech on Tuesday night.

As Donald Trump lashed out at Nikki Haley in his speech tonight, her supporters saw it as a sign of her strength and a boost for her decision to continue the nomination fight.

A Haley aide described the speech as “weird, nasty and angry,” and an outside ally said it was “a huge gift to us.”

Trump began his victory speech by expressing his frustration with Haley.

“She’s doing a speech like she won. She didn’t win. She lost,” Trump said.

“All grievance, no leadership,” the Haley aide said.

Former President Donald Trump mocked GOP opponent Nikki Haley after his win in the New Hampshire primary.

He told his supporters in the state that the former South Carolina governor “had a terrible night.”

“She did very bad actually,” he said. “The governor said she’s going to win, she’s going to win, she’s going to win. But she failed miserably.” Trump highlighted Haley’s third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses last week, behind him and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who quit the race.

“We win it every time,” Trump said, with South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a former 2024 contender who endorsed him, by his side. “We win the primary. We win the generals.”

He also slammed New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who backs Haley, as a “very unpopular governor,” before thanking New Hampshire voters.

“This is a great, great state,” Trump said. “It is very special to me.”

Joe Biden, in his pursuit of the presidency, faced challenging outcomes in New Hampshire on four occasions. In both 1988 and 2008, he withdrew from the race prior to reaching the Granite State. In the 2020 election, he landed in fifth place. However, in the latest election, he secured victory in New Hampshire as a write-in candidate for the first-time.

In his victory speech on Tuesday night, Trump asserted, "We won New Hampshire three times now, three. We win it every time, we win the primary, we win the generals." However, a closer look reveals that while Trump has secured victory in three Republican primaries in New Hampshire, he has yet to claim success in a general election in the state, having lost to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.

Reflecting on the 2016 primary, Trump stated, "If you remember in 2016, we came here and we needed that win and we won by 21 points and it was great." It's worth noting that Trump's victory margin in that primary was actually 19 points.

Former President Donald Trump is currently addressing supporters at an election night gathering after the announcement of his projected victory in the New Hampshire primary.

Trump ridiculed Haley on his Truth Social platform in a series of posts as she spoke to her supporters in New Hampshire and promised to keep running for the GOP nomination. He called her “DELUSIONAL!!!”.

He also shared pictures of polls that showed that Biden would beat Haley in the national vote.

“I don’t care if she stays in” the race after New Hampshire, Trump said to the media earlier today.

Based on exit poll data Nikki Haley garnered support from 63% of first-time New Hampshire GOP primary voters, surpassing Trump's 31% endorsement.

The survey revealed that first-time voters constituted 18% of the total Republican primary electorate, while returning voters comprised 80%.

In contrast, during the 2016 New Hampshire Republican primary, 15% of voters stated it was their initial participation in a presidential primary. In that election, Trump secured a plurality of 38% among first-time primary voters in the state.

Following the victories of Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the New Hampshire primary, the upcoming GOP races are scheduled as follows: Nevada and the Virgin Islands are set to hold their caucuses on February 8, while South Carolina will host its Republican primary on February 24.

Donald Trump attacked Nikki Haley on his Truth Social platform after she failed to win in New Hampshire. He mocked her for saying that she needed to win there and boasted that he would beat her again in Nevada and South Carolina.

“Haley said she had to WIN in New Hampshire. SHE DIDN’T!!!” he wrote.

Haley, meanwhile, tried to rally her supporters and move on from the setback.

Nikki Haley predicts on Trump's prospects, saying he'll face 'a harder time' in South Carolina Republican Primary next month, following his projected win in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

In a post on X, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced his support for Trump, pointing to his expected win in New Hampshire, saying “Republicans need to rally behind one candidate, and it’s obvious that President Trump is the choice of Republican voters.”

Cornyn, who used to be the number two for Senate Republicans, is widely regarded as a potential successor to Senate Majority Leader McConnell.

This is the 28th Senate endorsement for Trump. Haley has not received any endorsements from Republican senators.

Despite losing to Donald Trump in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley vowed to continue her campaign.

“I respect Donald Trump for his win tonight. He deserved it, and I want to recognize that,” the former South Carolina governor said in New Hampshire.

But Haley said the GOP race was “still wide open” with many states yet to vote, as she expressed confidence in her home state of South Carolina, which holds its Republican primary on February 24.

“I have a message for all of them: New Hampshire is the first in the nation. It is not the final in the nation,” Haley said to applause from her supporters.

Joe Biden secured victory in the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday through an influential write-in campaign spearheaded by state party leaders.

Donald Trump triumphs in New Hampshire Primary, thwarting Nikki Haley's bid to oust him in the Granite state.

CNN projects that in the GOP primary in New Hampshire, Former President Donald Trump secures victory, surpassing Nikki Haley and solidifying his dominance within the Republican Party.