(NationalUSNews.com) — Former governor and GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley recently made headlines after she called herself the best choice for voters who don’t want another term with either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, prompting criticism from Trump. According to Trump, Haley knows that voters dislike her political platform and that the majority of conservatives avidly support the former president. Trump also referred to polling statistics when blasting the former governor, citing his outstanding performance against President Biden in multiple states.
Trump’s comments came during Super Tuesday, an important day for the 2024 presidential election, where multiple states host their primaries. Trump currently maintains a lead in the majority of states, indicating a strong possibility of Trump winning against President Biden in the 2024 election. By comparison, Haley performed far worse than Trump, securing a win in only one area, Washington, D.C. Although Haley failed to gain support for her primaries, the former governor claims she has the best chance of removing Biden from office.
Haley referred to Trump’s two-point lead over Biden in national polls, which she claims indicates a potential Biden victory due to the margin of error. According to Haley, she outperforms President Biden by more than ten points, indicating a strong chance of the former governor ousting President Biden should the two candidates face off in the general election. Despite Haley’s strong poll performance against Biden, Trump claims the governor cannot win against him and secure the Republican Party’s nomination.
While criticizing Haley, Trump said that Haley lied about running against him. According to the former president, Haley assured Trump she wouldn’t challenge him for the GOP’s presidential nomination ahead of the 2024 primary season. Haley also reportedly claimed she secured more Iowa voters than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who dropped from the presidential race, another claim Trump made is definitively false. Trump said the primary concern for the Republican Party should be unifying behind one central GOP candidate, as without a unified Republican Party, President Biden could win the 2024 presidential election.
Despite Trump’s statements, Haley cited multiple political changes as evidence of the former president’s inability to win certain states, like Michigan. Following Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election, various states like Colorado and Minnesota began voting for Democratic candidates more. Haley cited multiple state governments’ loss of a Republican majority as evidence of Trump’s failure to retain support on the local level. According to Haley, the Republican Party has to win an election to change the United States, an outcome she claims won’t occur under Trump’s leadership.
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