The Horse Race: Nikki Haley Looks for a Narrow Path to Political Survival in South Carolina

The state of the campaign.

WITH BRITTANY BERNSTEIN & AUDREY FAHLBERG Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Nikki Haley Looks for a Narrow Path to Political Survival in South Carolina Salem, N.H. — After she failed to score an upset win against former president Donald Trump in independent-friendly New Hampshire, Nikki Haley's odds of clinching the GOP nomination look longer than ever.    Haley, having finished eleven points behind Trump in the Granite State, will now shift her focus to South Carolina, where she hopes her home-field advantage can help her court enough voters to take on Trump's loyal fan base in the state and remain competitive in the race.   It will be an uphill battle for sure, particularly with virtually all of the state's most prominent Republicans now backing Trump. But maybe not quite impossible.   "Nikki Haley came just shy of that single-digit second-place win that she needed to solidly come back to South Carolina," Palmetto state strategist Dave Wilson told NR. But he insisted there's still time for the polls to shift in Haley's favor over the next four weeks.    Haley still has a path to the nomination . . . READ MORE  > Join NRPLUS and get the full text of The Horse Race delivered straight to your inbox. ADVERTISEMENT 19 West 44th Street, Ste. 1701, New York, NY, 10036 Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.