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Election 2024 live: Haley says DeSantis ‘invisible’ in New Hampshire

Ex-UN ambassador turns fire on Florida governor ahead of crucial Granite State primary

Donald Trump addresses supporters after landslide Iowa caucus win

Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley has attacked rival Ron DeSantis, saying he is “invisible” in New Hampshire ahead of the state’s all-important primary next Tuesday and is “closer to zero than he is to me” in polling terms.

“It’s Trump we’re going after,” the former UN ambassador said of the man in whose cabinet she once served.

Ms Haley is due to take part in a CNN town hall event on Thursday evening, ahead of what threatens to be a make-or-break contest for her in the Granite State following her disappointing third place showing in Monday’s Iowa caucuses.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who quit the race after Iowa, has also turned his attention to the Florida governor, imploring the embattled Mr DeSantis to drop out now and arguing he would deserve “immense credit” if he did so.

Mr Trump has been in Florida for his mother-in-law’s funeral but will return to New Hampshire for a long weekend of campaigning as he seeks to cement his lead over his two remaining challengers for the GOP nomination.

The front-runner has otherwise been distracted this week by the ongoing E Jean Carroll defamation trial in New York.

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Trump doesn’t need women voters because he can rely on Black and Latino men, says Gaetz

GOP congressman Matt Gaetz says the Republican front-runner doesn’t need to worry if female voters are deserting him in droves.

Why? Because, the gentleman from Florida reports: “For every Karen we lose, there’s a Julio and Jamal ready to sign up for the Maga movement.”

Honestly, with friends like these, who needs enemies?

Gustaf Kilander has more on Gaetz’s brilliant insights.

Matt Gaetz says Trump doesn’t need women voters because ‘there’s a Julio ready’

‘This is the blue-collar realignment of the Republican Party,’ Florida congressman says after Trump blowout in Iowa

Joe Sommerlad19 January 2024 02:00
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What to look out for in New Hampshire

Here’s your guide to Tuesday’s Republican showdown, which already looks like the end of the road for Nikki Haley and/or Ron DeSantis.

What to watch for in New Hampshire, the second contest of 2024

Former president remains favoured but faces a closer rival in Nikki Haley

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Watch: Voter confronts DeSantis over Dr Seuss book

He had this one coming.

Voter confronts Ron DeSantis over Dr. Seuss book

Ron DeSantis was confronted by a voter over a Dr Seuss book being removed from a Florida library. The Florida Governor was fielding questions at the Hampton town hall, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, 17 January. An attendee mentioned that someone he knew had to remove a Dr Seuss book from a library and so he wouldn’t vote for Mr DeSantis. Defending his book bans, Mr DeSantis said: “There’s pornographic books that are in the schools and we’ve empowered parents to object to that and to have it removed”. He went on to claim activists are trying to “create a reaction” by objecting to books being removed. Florida school districts removed roughly 300 books last school year, including various LGBTQ memoirs and award-winning novels.

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DeSantis slams rivals’ ‘basement campaigns’ as GOP debates axed

The Florida governor has lashed out at his rivals Nikki Haley and Donald Trump after their refusal to take part in any further Republican debates led to the cancellation of ABC’s and CNN’s pre-New Hampshire bouts.

DeSantis slams rivals’ ‘basement campaigns’ as New Hampshire GOP debate axed

Florida governor attacked Donald Trump and Nikki Haley over refusal to take part in ABC News debate

Joe Sommerlad18 January 2024 23:00
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‘It’s us vs extreme Maga Republicans,’ Biden warns

Here’s how the president responded to Donald Trump’s dominant performance in Monday’s Iowa Caucus.

Biden warns ‘it’s us vs extreme Maga Republicans’ after Trump Iowa victory

President wastes no time in issuing fundraising appeal after GOP rival’s big win in Hawkeye State

Joe Sommerlad18 January 2024 22:00
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Watch: Haley slams Trump’s down ballot electoral record

Oliver O'Connell18 January 2024 21:47
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New Hampshire residents want better answers from the candidates on the opioid crisis

A small state with an outsized role in presidential politics, New Hampshire has heard from candidates promising action on the opioid crisis for several presidential elections now.

And some of those closest to the problem here say they’re dissatisfied with how the Republicans competing in Tuesday’s primary have focused on the border and law enforcement instead of treatment and recovery.

Some New Hampshire residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis

Drug overdose deaths in New Hampshire have increased in recent years, and some residents want to hear more from the presidential candidates about how they'd help

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Sununu accuses Trump of ‘taking people for granted’ in primary states

The New Hampshire governor, who has endorsed Nikki Haley, has gone after the front-runner, accusing him of taking voters in his state for granted and being too preoccupied by his unending legal problems to campaign.

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DeSantis admits media strategy failures

The Florida governor appears to be acknowledging that the end is in sight as he faces growing pressure to drop out of the race for the Republincan nomination and endorse Trump, despite finishing second in Iowa on Monday, small reward for his huge efforts campaigning in the Hawkeye State.

The Independent’s own Eric Garcia has an aphorism he would have done well to bear in mind.

Joe Sommerlad18 January 2024 19:00
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New Hampshire could be ‘game over’ for Haley, pundit warns

Speaking on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Thursday, political correspondent Jonathan Lemire laid out precisely what’s at stake for the former UN ambassador in next Tuesday’s contest in the Granite State.

Meanwhile, Home Depot’s wealthy founder Ken Langone has said he intends to donate “a nice sum of money” to Haley’s campaign but only on the condition that she performs well against Trump.

“You don’t throw money down a rat hole,” he remarks, sagely.

Here’s more on her prospects from John Bowden.

What next for Nikki Haley as her New Hampshire showdown with Trump looms?

Third-place showing saps Haley’s momentum ahead of major moment

Joe Sommerlad18 January 2024 18:00

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