Nikki Haley on Sunday downplayed Donald Trump’s lead in the polls — saying Americans were “tired” of the former president’s antics as he disparaged his prospects for winning the 2024 election.
Trump, 77, the runaway GOP frontrunner, has been ahead of President Biden in some recent polls, but Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, has suggested he is a divisive figure and not the party’s strongest chance to win
“I think of course Trump has strong support. I always said he was the right president at the right time and I agree with many of his policies,” he told “Fox News Sunday.”
“The thing is, drama and chaos follow it, whether it’s fair or not, it always follows it and the American people feel it.”
Many of Trump’s rivals in the Republican presidential primary have long made the electability argument against him — suggesting that he cannot lead the GOP to victory in 2024.
But a recent poll shows him winning against Biden in the general election.
Nikki Haley insists that she will run against President Biden in the general election over Donald Trump.Fox News
Haley, 51, who served as Trump’s ambassador to the UN from 2017 to 2018, underscored that polling has generally pegged her as a stronger performer than Trump against Democratic incumbents.
Nationally, Haley leads Biden by 2.7 percentage points, while Trump beats her by 1.1 percentage points, in the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate.
Some state by state have pegged it with a stronger position. For example, the New York Times/Sienna College poll shows him leading by 9 points, while Trump is leading by 5 points.
“You [should] send someone there who doesn’t just beat Biden by two or three points like Trump did. You got someone who beat Biden by between nine and 13 points,” Haley argued in the Fox News interview.
“I think people are tired of the drama and the chaos and the negativity.”
Donald Trump skipped the third debate in favor of a counterprogramming rally in nearby Hialeah, Fla.AP
The former South Carolina governor has seen an uptick in the polls since the first GOP debate in August.
His campaign has tried to present himself as a more viable alternative to Trump than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
DeSantis is still No. 2 in the GOP nationally and in Iowa, the lead state, where his campaign has invested heavily, buoyed by the recent endorsement of Republican Governor Kim Reynolds.
Haley’s campaign has shown polls showing her in second place in New Hampshire and South Carolina, which follows Iowa on the calendar.
Both contenders appear to be trying to lock down second place, while hoping Trump will eventually falter. He has 91 criminal charges pending against him in four different cases, creating some uncertainty.
Ron DeSantis has long held second place in the Republican primary, according to most national polls. AFP via Getty Images
Haley and DeSantis, 45, squared off in Miami last Wednesday for the third GOP debate of the cycle, where foreign policy dominates.
After the debate, some were concerned that the aspirants were salivating about war with Iran.
“It’s quite the opposite,” Haley responded when asked about the issue on Sunday. “A strong America does not start wars, a strong America prevents wars. What we are trying to do is prevent further war and I deal with Iran every day at the United Nations.”
He also weighed in on concerns about the dwindling military stock in the US military, based on a recent New York Times article about how America’s focus on Ukraine and Israel could prompt China to go after Taiwan.
“If we do this right in Ukraine and Israel, we won’t have to deal with China. China is watching every one of those things. And they are afraid [an] America supports its friends,” Haley argued.
There was plenty of tough talk about Iran during the third GOP debate centered on foreign policy.KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images
Trump is leading in the GOP primary, averaging 58.5%, followed by DeSantis at 14.4%, and Haley at 9%, according to the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate of national polls.
The first contest is scheduled to take place on January 15 in the Iowa caucuses.
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