But Haley’s surge is revealing of a broader problem for Trump—one that could potentially derail the former president in the general election should he defeat her in the primary.

Women, including Republican women, still just don’t like the former president.

A recent survey of likely voters in New Hampshire distills the extent of the challenge for Trump. The poll, conducted by American Research Group, showed Trump beating Haley overall among GOP primary voters, 37 percent to 33 percent.

But among Republican women, Haley was running ahead of Trump by 6 points.

  • @AnxiousDater101
    link
    1111 months ago

    Nikki Haley is dumber than a bucket of hair. Why are you even talking about her?

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      1511 months ago

      “Dumber than a bucket of hair” still puts her ahead of the rest of the GOP primary candidates.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      911 months ago

      Because if anyone has a shot at beating Trump in the primary, it’s her. It’s still a long shot, sure, but if she got the nomination (because a certain someone got kicked off enough ballots), Biden could potentially lose his not-Trump voting bloc.

      And she’s still the same level of christofascist that would happily implement Project 2025, but she’s much better at hiding it to win over the moderate conservatives.

      • @Ensign_Crab
        link
        English
        611 months ago

        More importantly, if anyone other than Trump wins the Republican nomination, Trump will run as an independent and split the vote.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          English
          211 months ago

          Well that would be a good thing right? More competitive votes would be split between Haley and trump rather than Biden and anyone else.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          111 months ago

          Not if SCOTUS tells the insurrectionist to go fuck himself. There’s a decent chance they slap him down by March.

          • @Ensign_Crab
            link
            English
            311 months ago

            You have greater faith in the legitimacy of the supreme court than I do.

            • @[email protected]
              link
              fedilink
              311 months ago

              If a dictator takes over, they lose their own power. It’s in their own best interests to rule against Trump this time.