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Nikki Haley pitched her third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses last week as a win. She attempted to do the same Tuesday night after losing the New Hampshire primary to former President Donald Trump. “What a great night,” she told a cheering crowd at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord after the Associated Press called the race for Trump. [cut] Sununu endorsed Haley in December and has crisscrossed the state with her the last several days. He introduced her at rallies, poured beers with her from behind bars, drove her from stop to stop in a red Ford Mustang. Sununu...

President Joe Biden won New Hampshire’s largely symbolic Democratic primary on Tuesday, prevailing in an unusual write-in effort after he refused to campaign or appear on the state ballot. Biden easily bested two longshot challengers, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and self-help author Marianne Williamson, who were on the ballot along with a host of little-known names. His victory in a race he was not formally contesting essentially cements the president’s grasp on the Democratic nomination for a second term. The New Hampshire race will likely not count toward amassing delegates for the presidential nomination after Democrats in the state bucked...

Don’t take it just from me. Here are direct quotes from WSJ editorial board tonight. It’s all hiding in plain sight: “If she can remain competitive, there’s an argument for Ms. Haley to stay in the race through the July convention. Mr. Trump faces a treacherous legal road…Ms. Haley could stay in the race, rack up delegates, and see what happens if he is found guilty. “Strange things can happen with candidates who are this old and this disliked by a majority of the public. The 2024 election may have more twists before the Trump vs. Biden die is cast.”

NASHUA, N.H. — Trump is lacing into Haley as he celebrates his win in the New Hampshire primary. Unlike his election night speech in Iowa, where he called for unity, Trump is making clear his fury that Haley is not dropping out after finishing second. “This is not your typical victory speech, but let’s not have someone take a victory when she had a very bad night,” Trump said, complaining that Haley came in third in Iowa “and she’s still hanging around.” “I don’t get too angry. I get even,” he told a crowd of supporters packed into a steamy...

The revelation that President Joe Biden frequently takes his anger out on his staff through rage-filled, profane outbursts represents the latest blow to the sweet grandpa image that the media sold to gullible voters in 2020. But Biden’s verbally abusive behavior has a fan in his most loyal media cheerleader — The View‘s Joy Behar, who said on Tuesday’s show that she is “turned on” by his anger. Watch below: Joy Behar says she’s “turned on” by Biden’s anger pic.twitter.com/yrrPkvJNjk — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 11, 2023 “I like it,” Behar said. “He’s such a mild-mannered, sweet guy.” But...

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that the longer Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) stays in the race, the “more demented” former President Donald Trump looks. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, “So, the question is, will New Hampshire voters decide the Republican ticket today, or is it the last for Nikki Haley?” Behar said, “I hope not because the more she stays in, the more demented he looks. She needs to stay there so that he can talk about — just to annoy him, you know? I mean, he has had so many gaffes....

This needs to be the talking point going forward."Trump defeated the establishment's candidate."No matter how you look at it, Donald Trump won the uniparty primary. He is on his way to "Making America Great Again"Exit polls show that 70% of Nikki Haley's votes came from unaffiliated voters, whereas she only received 27% of the Republican vote. However, Donald Trump won 70% of the registered Republican vote, and 27% of the unaffiliated vote.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) endorsed Donald Trump for president moments after the New Hampshire primary was called within minutes of polls closing. “I have seen enough,” Cornyn said on X. “To beat Biden, Republicans need to unite around a single candidate, and it’s clear that President Trump is Republican voters’ choice.” A majority of Senate Republicans have now endorsed Trump, but Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) had been the only senior member of Senate GOP leadership to endorse the former president’s reelection bid before Tuesday night.

This is the first time that a non-incumbent Republican has won both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.

Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley delivered a positive speech following her loss to former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire on Tuesday, deeming it a “great night” overall and making it clear that she views the race as “far from over.” While results were still coming in at the time of her speech, several outlets had already called the race for Trump. As Breitbart News noted in its election night livewire, “The fact that the AP called it right when the final polls closed is disastrous for Haley”:

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) leadership team, announced Tuesday that he is endorsing former President Trump after he won the New Hampshire GOP primary. “I have seen enough. To beat Biden, Republicans need to unite around a single candidate, and it’s clear that President Trump is Republican voters’ choice,” Cornyn wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Four more years of failed domestic policies like the Biden Border Crisis and record-high inflation, and failed foreign policies that have emboldened our adversaries and made the world a more dangerous place, must...

Trump declared the winner of New Hampshire Republican primary. He is expected to win by 55%

Two polls taken after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination show former President Donald Trump expanding his lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, the last opponent left standing. A Suffolk University/NBC10 Boston/Boston Globe tracking poll released Monday showed Trump at 57 percent support and Haley at 38 percent. Each candidate gained two points from the Sunday tracking poll. The survey of 500 likely GOP primary voters was conducted from Jan. 20-21. The margin of error is 4.4 percentage points., according to WTBS-TV.

Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is projecting a path beyond New Hampshire before results are even in, with her campaign releasing a memo clarifying that she is not going anywhere. “It’s officially a two-person race. It’s Nikki Haley vs. Donald Trump,” a memo released by Haley’s campaign on New Hampshire’s primary day reads, boasting of the millions of dollars the campaign has raised. “The political class and media want to give Donald Trump a coronation,” it continues. “They say the race is over.”

Talk of political self-immolation or a party requiring decades to get back on track may seem hyperbolic to some. But it’s understandable when looking at the past four years through the lens of the so-called “Never Trumpers.” The 45th president lost the 2020 election, trailing President Biden by about 7 million votes. He made repeated and false claims of election fraud, in the process fueling the violence of Jan. 6, 2021. He continues to push those falsehoods. He was impeached for his role in Jan. 6 — becoming the only president in American history to be twice impeached. Over the...

I’m all for raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, but my favorite thing in the world is watching the smug fascists in the Never Trump movement deal with failure and despair. Oh, Jonah “Fauntleroy” Goldberg’s having a bad day? In the Nolte household, that piece of news ranks right up there with cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels. “‘Never Trumpers’ are close to giving up hope,” reads the Hill headline. Knowing Never Trumpers are giving up hope means you can keep your bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. It gets better, so much better… “Former President Trump is...

Nikki Haley’s last stand is over. The 2024 Republican primaries are over. Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire primary, ending all chances that the former president can be stopped. Ron DeSantis, struggling in the Granite State, withdrew from the 2024 race last weekend. While Haley’s showing in the state was solid, it wasn’t enough for her to win. After this primary, there’s no stopping Trump's bid to re-clinch the 2024 Republican nomination. I've seen enough: Donald Trump (R) wins the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, defeating Nikki Haley (R).— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 24, 2024Decision Desk HQ projects Donald...

Donald Trump paraded a string of defeated opponents-turned-endorsers in a final raucous show of strength Monday night ahead of the New Hampshire primary. The presence of former rivals on stage has been a key part of Trump's closing strategy as he looks to crush his last remaining opponent in record time. 'Now is the time for the Republican Party to come together,' said Trump as he introduced his new allies on stage. 'We have to unify. That's why I'm delighted to be joined today by a number of outstanding leaders, big leaders, powerful leaders, greatly respected leaders.'

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