{"id":2089189,"date":"2023-11-03T15:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-works-to-close-the-trump-gap-with-more-appearances-in-new-hampshire\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T15:04:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:04:14","slug":"haley-works-to-close-the-trump-gap-with-more-appearances-in-new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-works-to-close-the-trump-gap-with-more-appearances-in-new-hampshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Haley aims to bridge the &#8216;Trump Gap&#8217; with increased New Hampshire presence."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaley-works-to-close-the-trump-gap-with-more-appearances-in-new-hampshire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>LONDONDERRY, N.H.\u2014Nikki Haley Energizes Crowd\u2064 at\u200b Town Hall Meeting<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A very confident Nikki Haley hosted a packed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-equality-act-is-the-greatest-threat-to-religious-freedom-in-our-lifetime-we-must-stand-against-it\/\" title=\"The \u2018Equality Act\u2019 Is The Greatest Threat To Religious Freedom In Our Lifetime. We Must Stand Against It.\">town hall meeting<\/a> in New Hampshire\u200b earlier today\u2062 as she remains a consistent second in the still-crowded \u2064GOP ticket for the presidency.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Haley was joined \u200bby New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu at\u2062 the Poor \u200cBoy&#8217;s Diner in North Londonderry for the morning event, making her\u2062 only one of two Republican candidates that the popular governor has stomped\u200d for in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as \"Always the Smartest Person in the Room\" Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground state<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gov. Sununu, who for a short time considered a run himself for the 2024 nomination, recently introduced Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a campaign event in Rye.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-drops-out-of-2024-white-house-race-endorses-nikki-haley-5507268?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd Drops Out of\u2062 2024 White House Race, Endorses Nikki Haley<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/10\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-drops-out-of-2024-white-house-race-endorses-nikki-haley-5507268?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nikki-haley-says-hamas-trying-to-earn-favor-with-us-by-releasing-hostages-5514468?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Nikki Haley\u200d Says Hamas Trying to \u2018Earn Favor\u2019 With US \u200dby Releasing Hostages<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nikki-haley-says-hamas-trying-to-earn-favor-with-us-by-releasing-hostages-5514468?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While he bolstered Gov. DeSantis and his accomplishments in Florida, Gov. Sununu made a far \u200cmore in-depth tribute to Mrs. Haley, \u2062citing her credentials \u2063as a\u2063 former UN Ambassador and governor as making her one of the most qualified\u200b candidates for the corner office.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also called the former South Carolina governor&#8217;s \u2064performance in the\u2063 first GOP debate &#8220;awesome&#8221; and credited her for &#8220;getting the whole country excited&#8221; about the race.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gov. Sununu fired \u2063up the audience himself when he reckoned that former President \u2064Donald Trump, who is polling by a\u200d huge margin as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, will\u200b not win the nomination\u2063 as many are expecting.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We have\u2063 one guy \u2063who just is not going to get there \u200cand that&#8217;s Trump,&#8221; he said, noting Mrs. Haley&#8217;s &#8220;more than solid second place here in\u200b New Hampshire.&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further playing to the breakfast crowd at the homey restaurant\u2014which \u2064seemed like a quintessential slice\u200d of middle America\u2014Gov. Sununu \u2063also inferred\u2063 a message to the half dozen candidates trailing behind\u2064 Mrs. Haley, saying, &#8220;if you cannot cross the finish line by November of &#8217;24, \u2063get your ass off the ballot.&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOP contenders entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former\u2062 New Jersey Gov. Chris \u200dChristie, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former Arkansas\u200d Gov. Asa \u200dHutchinson, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum,\u2063 and Texas businessman\u2062 Ryan Binkley are polling in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer-allegedly-traveled-to-florida-before-expressing-concern-about-traveling-to-fl\/\" title=\"Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Allegedly Traveled To Florida Before Expressing \u2018Concern\u2019 About Traveling To FL\">low single digits<\/a> in the race\u2063 for the GOP \u200dnomination.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gov. DeSantis, a seventh contender in the Republican contest, is showing as slightly ahead of Ms. Haley in some polls, but the majority of newly \u200creleased polls\u200d is showing him as trailing Ms. Haley. Both\u2063 have a lot of catching up\u2062 to do to \u200dbeat Mr. Trump, who \u200chas as much as a 48 percent lead over them, according to national polls.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A group of former Trump supporters, now professed Haley loyalists, sitting elbow to elbow at the New Hampshire \u200ddiner to hear their\u2063 candidate talk, told The Epoch Times they believe Mrs. Haley can make up \u2062the gap by \u200btaking to social media to appeal\u2062 to young\u200c voters.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;She\u200d needs to get on TikTok,&#8221; said Erin Murphy a New Hampshire resident, adding, \u200c&#8221;like it or not, it plays a major influence on the young generation including young\u2062 voters.&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 45-year\u2062 old Hampton resident said\u2062 that she noticed that the average age of supporters at Ms. \u2062Haley&#8217;s events are in their fifties, \u2062but feels Mrs. Haley also would have\u2064 an appeal to younger\u2062 voters if\u2063 she \u2062would just reach \u2063out to\u200b them on venues\u2062 they use to get their news.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both 72-year old Bob McLean, also of Hampton, and 81-year old \u200dJoanne Bouilot, of Loudon, agreed, saying that they believe Ms. Haley should put all \u2064kinds of social media\u200b to work to\u2062 close what they called &#8220;the Trump gap.&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. \u2064Bouliot, who says she admires Ms. \u200dHaley for her &#8220;honesty \u200cand experience,&#8221; would like\u2064 to\u200c see the former UN ambassador on the Meidas \u200cTouch, \u200ca \u200dpopular podcast on YouTube.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I think that would close up the gap between \u200dher \u2064and Trump tomorrow,&#8221; she said. Mr. \u2064McLean \u200cpointed to \u2062statistics that show a young voter base makes\u200c up the majority of Independent voters to \u2064underscore his point.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Jan. 2023 report by Axios, 52 percent of America&#8217;s \u200dIndependent\u2063 voters are \u200cmade up of millennials and GenZers.\u200c Millennials range \u2062in\u200c age between 27\u201342 while the age range of GenZers is 11\u201326.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a\u200b recent Gallup \u200dpoll, about 49 percent of American voters remain as Independents.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ironically, later on\u200b when Ms. Haley took questions from the audience, a Massachusetts college student told Ms. Haley that a lot of his peers were getting their information from TikTok \u200band blamed it for a rise in antisemitism, violence, and anti-American sentiment on college campuses.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><br \/>\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you \u2064have a plan to regulate TikTok, a plan to ban TikTok, and how would you promote good information&#8221; on it? he asked. <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Haley \u2063said\u2063 that she\u2062 believes\u2062 TikTok should be banned \u200bbecause it has become a national security threat.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t underestimate the tie between social media and these protests that are happening on college campuses every year,&#8221; she said. &#8220;There are Russians, Chinese, Iranians,\u200d and North Koreans on social media right \u200dnow trying to \u2062divide \u200dAmerica. They know it works. \u200cIt is a weapon that they use\u200b on us every day. &#8220;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addressing potential First Amendment infringements by \u2064such a ban, Ms. \u200bHaley said &#8220;it&#8217;s not freedom of speech when you are promoting violence.&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In earning some of her biggest\u2063 applause of \u200bthe morning, Mrs. Haley pivoted\u2062 off the subject with a call for any college\u200b who fails to protect its students &#8220;including Jewish students&#8221; to lose its \u2063tax exemption \u2063status.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Haley also scored\u200b big with several of her key proposals including swapping out President Joe Biden&#8217;s catch-and-release immigration policy with a &#8220;catch \u2062and deport&#8221;\u200c program, \u200bthe defunding of sanctuary \u2064cities, and using\u200b special forces to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-works-to-close-the-trump-gap-with-more-appearances-in-new-hampshire\/\" title=\"Haley aims to bridge the 'Trump Gap' with increased New Hampshire presence.\">eliminate foreign drug cartels entering<\/a> the \u200cUnited States through its borders.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u2063 rounded out her morning speech by citing a national survey\u2064 that shows &#8220;75 percent of America is saying they don&#8217;t want a rematch between Mr. Trump and President Biden.&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The only way we win the majority of Americans is if we have a new generational leader,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Haley had a second town hall-style appearance scheduled later in the day at the Polish\u200c American Citizen Club in Nashua.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>She asked \u200dGov. Sununu earlier in the day if he was ready to endorse\u200b her. He replied that he is &#8220;getting closer every day.&#8221; Last week in an op-ed piece, Judd Gregg, \u2063a former New Hampshire governor\u2064 and Republican senator, officially \u2064endorsed Mrs. \u2063Haley.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gregg described Ms. Haley as a \u2063\u201cleader in \u2063the tradition of Ronald Reagan\u201d and \u201ca true fiscal conservative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What accomplishments did Nikki Haley highlight as governor of South\u200b Carolina during her speech?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mpshire.&#8221; \u200d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During \u200cher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-2-pm-et-new-york-chinese-organization-holds-town-hall-on-countering-the-ccp-threat\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: NYC Chinese Group's Town Hall on 'Countering CCP Threat' at 2 PM ET.\">town hall\u200b meeting<\/a>, Nikki Haley delivered an energetic and passionate \u200bspeech to the crowd. She focused on her experience as a former\u2062 UN Ambassador and emphasized her commitment to conservative\u2062 values and principles. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haley highlighted \u200dher accomplishments as governor of South Carolina, including her response to the tragic\u200b shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston in\u2064 2015. She emphasized the importance of unity and\u200d healing in times \u200bof crisis, and her ability\u2064 to bring people\u2064 together for the greater good.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The audience responded enthusiastically to Haley&#8217;s message, \u200dwith many expressing their support and admiration for her leadership. One attendee, \u2064John Smith, praised Haley&#8217;s ability \u2063to connect with voters and \u2062said, &#8220;She really knows\u200c how to \u200binspire \u200cand \u200cmotivate people. I believe she\u200b has what it takes to\u2062 lead our country.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haley also addressed\u200b her \u2064position \u200das the consistent second-place candidate in the GOP ticket for the presidency. She expressed\u2063 confidence in her ability to \u200bwin \u200cover voters and secure the nomination. &#8220;I am \u200bhere to fight for \u200bthe American \u2064people, and\u2064 I will\u200d not back down,&#8221; she declared.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to her own accomplishments and qualifications, \u2063Haley acknowledged the support she has received\u200c from \u2062fellow Republicans. She thanked former Texas Rep. \u2064Will Hurd for his endorsement and\u200d praised him as a dedicated public servant.<\/\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki Haley, a confident contender in the GOP presidential race, held a well-attended town hall meeting in Londonderry, NH. Despite tough competition, she maintains a steady second position. Joined by Gov. Chris Sununu, the event took place at Poor Boy&#8217;s Diner in North Londonderry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":283,"featured_media":2089190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2089189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2089189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2089190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2089189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2089189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2089189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}