SALEM, New Hampshire — Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Nikki Haley accused each other of being darlings of the “establishment” in their final pitch to New Hampshire voters ahead of the state’s primary.
The two are tied in a one-on-one battle to be the 2024 GOP nominee and will face off Tuesday in the Granite State’s primary.
Trump’s average is 54.9% to Haley’s 36.7% in the nation’s first primary state, according to RealClearPolitics calculations.
At her Monday night rally at the Artisan Hotel in Salem, Haley argued Trump “can get” support from the growing number of elected officials in her corner, because that only proves she is a product of the “establishment.”
Haley said she was largely behind in support — even in her home state of South Carolina — because she was willing to be “accountable” to officials.
The former South Carolina Governor argued he made officials in his state show “their votes on the record” and “vetoed half a billion dollars of their pet projects.”
The comments echoed similar remarks Haley made on Sunday at a campaign stop in Epping, New Hampshire.
Nikki Hailey held a rally at the Artisan Hotel on the eve of the 2024 Republican primary. Aristide Economopoulos
“I rejected them when I became governor. I forced them to show their vote on the record, that they did not hide through voice vote. I’m forcing them to pass ethics reform that they don’t want to do,” Haley argued.
Trump is supported by a large majority of South Carolina officials, including Governor Henry McMaster, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, Attorney General Alan Wilson and Speaker of the House Murrell Smith.
Haley also won’t have the support of many members of Congress, he said, because she proposed term limits in Washington.
Haley’s supporters rallied behind her on the eve of the New Hampshire primary. Aristide Economopoulos
Meanwhile, the former commander-in-chief is touting his support numbers as proof that he can unite the GOP behind him.
Trump received additional support Sunday afternoon after 2024 rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the race, including from the governor himself and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC).
On Monday, Trump appeared on stage with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
Donald Trump holds a rally ahead of the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Rochester, New Hampshire, US REUTERS
Throughout his campaign, Trump’s team has claimed Haley is the definition of “establishment” because of her support from “Democrats, Wall Street and Globalists.”
Trump ripped his “establishment” record at a rally in Manchester Saturday night, arguing “Nikki Haley has made an unholy alliance with RINOs, Never Trumpers, Americans for No Prosperity, globalists, and Radical Leftist Communists to get liberals and Biden supporters to vote for her at Republican Primary School.”
SFA Fund Inc, Haley’s super PAC, received $250,000 from Democratic donor Reid Hoffman.
The former UN ambassador defended the donor’s money at the time, saying other candidates were “just jealous.”
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Rochester Opera House on January 21, 2024 in Rochester, New Hampshire. Getty Images
Haley’s surge in New Hampshire was partly due to the state’s large number of independents looking for a Trump alternative.
If she doesn’t beat Trump in Tuesday’s election, Haley said she’ll move on to South Carolina, but she’s taking it “one state at a time.”
“In Iowa I want to be strong. We did that. We started at 2%, we ended at 20%,” Haley told The Post during a campaign stop Sunday afternoon.
“In New Hampshire, I want to be stronger than that, and in South Carolina I want to be stronger than that. We’ll find out what’s ‘strong’ and ‘stronger’ on Election Day, but that’s the point. That was always the goal.”
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