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>> absolutely nikki is one of the lucky ones. >> reporter: after nikki's release, chris grover's mother part i don't have much to comment on because everyone is pro-nikki and no one knows about the truth. i don't have more to say because i love my grandkids, and i get to see my grandkids, and i am very grateful for that. they are my world. how do you feel about where things stand with the grovers? obviously they're still in pain. they've lost their son. >> i never want to add more pain to their life. i care about them deeply, and i have a good relationship with them for the sake of the kids. i admire the way that all of us have handled this. >> reporter: michelle says that for them, healing is not a straight line, but that working on behalf of other criminalized survivors is part of it. >> she has said she didn't go through all of this to stay silent, you know. when she is ready and she has some time to process and is on her own terms, i know she has a really powerful story to tell that's going to help a lot of people. >> juju: the book, "dear sister" is on sale now. and if you or someo

but i'm a pessimist, so i'm sorry i'm not as enthusiastic about nikki haley as nikki haley is. >> mikeesident biden's campaign was essentially dead until south carolina, so the calls for her to get out now seem premature. >> if i were to respond to that -- >> i didn't know who you are asking. >> i didn't know, either. but i wouldn't say it's premature at all. considering the fact that it's a two-person race. we are talking about joe biden and his multiple candidates in that particular primary. so, given the fact that so many other candidates have dropped out of the race, i think this is clear that this is a two-person race and the second person, nikki haley, has lost each race. i know a lot of her donors, some have said even on our network yesterday that, if haley didn't outright win this primary contest, that they were going to stop supporting her and they would put their dollars behind donald trump. i think you will see a coalescing of donors around donald trump. there are people who may not like his personality and some of the things he said, but he let his policy, and therefore the

so what could be nikki haley's last stand, potentially, it could be nikki haley's last stand in her battle to be donald trump. we shall see. the exit poll numbers are now coming in, just as cnn showing it. 47% of voters were not declared as democrats or republicans. 49% were registered republicans. kristin comeau do these numbers tell you? >> that may be, if these numbers hold -- and i am the world's biggest skeptic of early polls, but if they hold, this could be interesting for two. these are the kinds of numbers that you need to see in order for her to have a shot. when i see these numbers, whether it is the ideological makeup or the partisan makeup, it's a lot of the ingredients she needs. the worst news for her is the 49% split that donald trump one with in 2020. >> we see that 63% of voters today identified as very or somewhat conservative. 37% consider themselves moderate. what do you make of that as a democrat? >> well, the other number that i find interesting is still of that electorate. 15% still think that donald trump won that election . so where is that 47%? i'm some gets in at

>> nikki haley. >> can i ask why?she has the best chance of going against joe biden. >> what made you switch your support? >> looking for youth. >> any attributes specific to haley that you really like about her or things you dislike after having voted for trump in the past? >> i'm just not sure -- i think it's time for a change. military you have to retire at 65. surgeons don't operate at that age. i think it's time for a younger generation. >> what immediate you change your mind away from trump to haley? >> trump brings a lot of chaos. i think i'm just kind of tired of it. >> so you can see there both of these voters different reasons for switching their support from donald trump. one was about age being a concern. the other saying that trump brings chaos. i think those interviews, it's interesting. it highlights just what new hampshire is like. it's a very different state. there's a lot of independent voters here. people are changing their minds. past trump supporters are not necessarily trump supporters today. so

that option is nikki haley.s hard to walk away today thinking that anything but an actual win of actually beating donald trump in new hampshire could be justified as a win. it's very difficult for her to go and make the case looking at the republican electorate around the rest of the country in other states ahead that somehow she has better prospects elsewhere than here in new hampshire. >> ashley, let me ask you, what's a win for nikki haley? is getting into double digits good enough? could we be wrapping this up and have a presumptive nominee by the end of the night? >> reporter: it depends on who you ask that question to. if you ask nikki haley's campaign, who put out a memo this morning, their argument is that this is a long race, that they are heading next to south carolina, and then that super tuesday they argue is fairly favorable terrain for her. 11 of the 16 states who go to the polls then have open or semi-open primaries. their spin is, don't count her out. a little on the ground reality is that as thi

nikki haley, it feels futile.ense that nikki haley rushed out to claim a second place victory that was less than the polls will probably come out. here with new hampshire republicans they feel like they have done their job. we are here with fox nation reporting on every aspect. back to you. >> sandra smith ha more on the issues that propelled the president to victory in new hampshire. >> just digging into some of the brand new data we have been collecting from the voters on the ground in new hampshire. a we -- key question for voters for our role in the world. we said do you want a more active, less active role. less active was more than half. 68% supported donald trump in this trump. just a quarter went for nikki haley. we asked them about the key issues with our role in the world. whether or not we should continue aid to israeli in the fight against hamas. 64% favoring continuing. 54% of those voters, voted for donald trump and 40% for nikki haley in this race. when we asked them about ukraine it was a bit of a

nikki will do that.ther big thing people need to know, donald trump can only give you four years, that is like a football team can only play half the game. it will take eight years to get this country straight. nikki's youth and fact she can give eight years. the last year is political, like you are seeing now and president trump will be tied up in legal fights and we need somebody that can come in and work. the criticism that he's had of her, only reason he's doing that, because she is gaining in the polls. he knows she is a serious threat and it is a two-person race now. >> shannon: talk about one of the critiques, he says you will have eight years potentially of war. her foreign policy. >> nikki haley is backed by the deep state and military industrial complex. she's never seen a war he doesn't like. >> shannon: he called her a global aft, what is your response? >> then why did he pick her? one of the greatest picks he made. why did he praise her for toughness and way she dealt with israel, with the c

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why why nikki haley?because my conscience won't allow me to vote for him. >> what has led you to vote for hailie? -- the attributes that drew you to her? >> she is not trump. >>> a key factor in today's primaries, independents. we are looking at how they could impact tonight's race between italy and the former president. primary voters don't need to register to vote in new hampshire. we will go to cnn's phil mattingly at the wall. nikki haley's campaign has been investing heavily in new hampshire. how would you be able to pull off this upset? >> she spent more than double what donald trump suspended his campaign, the ally groups around him over the course of the last several months, making very clear this is the moment for nikki haley and her team if they want to really challenge donald trump in the primary ahead. i was listening with fascination to your conversation with jack heath. his key points i think are so critical. i want to explain why. here is where we stand now. there were votes after midnight

for nikki haley. but as you said, this is something that she's been wanting. she's been saying since coming out third in iowa that she wanted a two person race and how she has it. the big question is, is she able to actually build on this and form a coalition of supporters? um, you know, obviously what we saw in iowa 56,000 people in the state voted for trump. um that's not that many. and that's what some of nikki haley supporters are trying to say, like chris sununu of new hampshire. they're saying, look, a huge percentage of the republican electorate does not like former president donald trump. and so we got to give her a chance. but we are also are seeing a lot of pressure from trump's surrogates. folks on capitol hill. we're seeing steve daines of the nrsc saying, let's coalesce around former president donald trump. so a lot of pressure behind the scenes, for sure. yeah, a lot of pressure. and it is really a much, really really a much, rey exciting race. see what happens. samantha jo, stay with us. we'll have a lot more. as we have been reporting a sunday

he beat nikki haley by 50 points.hat's a reminder, it's hard to win a republican nominating contest if you are losing republicans by 50 points. as we look ahead -- jeff and kate alluded to this -- the calendar. the calendar here is something. we are done now with new hampshire. that was right here. you have all these days left in january. you have all this time before south carolina. nevada notwithstanding and the virgin islands, a favorite of kate bolduan's and mine. this is a ton of real estate. this is a ton of time to weather attacks if you are nikki haley. a lot of things can happen during that time. a lot of them, they're not great. one other thing i want to point out that's of concern to some trump supporters is this number right here. i put it side by side with this. yes, he won. but in our exit poll, we asked, if trump is the nominee, would you be dissatisfied but not support? would you not support him if he was the nominee? look at this. republicans, 19% of republican voters said they would not support donal

the big move, nikki haley at number two.g second place at 20% followed by desantis and vivek ramaswamy. today donald trump held a rally in iowa where he reacted to the rankings. >> somebody points, i don't have the same vast wealth. >> in the meantime ron desantis and nikki haley finding out for second place for weeks. they been attacking each other incessantly. what desantis says haley is too liberal. haley says desantis is dragging in the polls and can't be biden head-to-head. desantis points out he's got more endorsement that south carolina haley is punching back. >> we have 74 endorsements from current former state legislatures, she's got 14. i have way more than donald trump as well so she was governor for six years get most of the with me because they see me as representing values. >> let me tell you why that is, that's because i push the legislature instead of was felt that they had to start showing their votes on the record so taxpayers could see it. i created transparency so no, elected officials and the statehouse

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donald trump or nikki haley?k when you take a couple of steps back, todd, talking about hispanic demographic in south carolina, they hispanics make 57% of south carolina's population. 28% and nevada. so i think nevada gives us a little bit of a holes where the hispanic vote will lie with the republican party. it is important to know republicans talking about hispanic vote, they usually similar to the puerto rican vote. a very critical voting block. more than 67% of the hispanic voting block within the hispanic demographic is mexican to send puritan mexican-americans that live around the border. you are talking about brownsville, eagle pass, mcallen, tucson, arizona, and every single one of those cities went republican this midterm election. you are talking to counties in south texas under democratic control for over 120 years. because of this border crisis, two districts flipped republican. as we get out of south carolina and go to swing states like nevada, ohio might think it will be the hispanic vote that will

nikki haley is down to like 40.it just goes to show he has people that are more energized and enthusiastic about getting out there to vote for him. so that bodes well for him. look, overall the most important thing is turning people out to vote. ron desantis has a tremendous ground game. he has been working on this for a long time, knocking on doors, making phone calls, and doing this commit to caucus early. the question is, are those people still with him, and will they deliver. right now i look at ron desantis as having the most to lose if he doesn't come in a very strong second place tomorrow night. >> so margaret, your great grandfather, so often that this comes up. >> iowa's only president. >> herbert hoover. >> so you're involved with the presidential library there. and you know the state well. you know the politics of the state well. i know today you've been talking to a lot of people who say they intend to caucus in that area. what are you watching for? >> i'm looking to see if trump has a strong over 50%, w

but nikki did well. no one expected nikki to have such a strong finish. 2% to 20%, almost beat desantis for second place, when desantis had put every dollar, every person, everything he had into iowa. in new hampshire, right now we effectively have a one-on-one race. it is haley versus trump. that's an amazing opportunity. i always wanted to get it to haley versus trump by super tuesday. now we have haley versus trump -- the glide path is designed for nikki haley. she goes from here, she does very, very well. she's going to end up in second place, may end upbeating trump, which could happen. then she goes to south carolina, a state she has won multiple times. and when it's just a one-on-one race, you're not asking the voter to sift out ten different candidates like 2016. it's one on one. it's a clear choice. and in south carolina, they know the alternative, and it looks really good with nikki haley. >> it sounded to me like you were lowering expectations in terms of what we should expect in terms of her

nikki haley won that buy 31 points, pete.magine that donald trump can't lose independents in the united states by 31 points in a general election and win. so how much of a warning sign is this going forward? and alongside that, nikki haley, there's some reporting this morning from david drucker and michael warren, that her speech was designed to bait donald trump into, you know, acting out, being rude. and it worked, right? so how does that play with these independents, these moderates, that he is losing in right now? >> it doesn't take a lot to bait donald trump. i think you just have to run against him to accomplish that goal. but i think she's running the strategy of 15 or 20 years ago to say, oh, look, he's attacking me, that means he must feel threatened. we know that donald trump doesn't follow the normal rules of politics. typically, we say you punch up. if you're behind, you go after the leader in the campaign. donald trump he punches down, he punches left, he punches right, he punches in every single direction. that'

nikki haley at 50%. there are significantly more college educated voters in the state of new hampshire than iowa. so nikki haley should have a pathway here. but the real question is whether or not this number breaks big her way. as poppy was noting, undeclared voters are critical. whether or not undeclared who can go it in and vote whichever side they want decide to lean heavily towards nikki haley. remember joe biden won this state handily in 2020. if they start to move heavy towards nikki haley, then perhaps you have a race. but right now the polling hasn't picked that up. >> and we'll hear from the folks who are in that category of undeclared. kasie, nikki haley wanted this, a two person race. and she got it. now what? >> for a year we've been waiting for this to happen. whether it was behind the scenes, over beers with republican political consultants, on television sets, the idea was that we can get one person to stand up against donald trump in the republican primary, then they will be able to take

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nikki haley is around 20%. my big question going in here is how long does do ron desantis donors continue to fund him? egoprevents people from getting out of politics, but running out of money can end presidential campaigns. >> nothing you can do about that. thank you. stay with us. we have a lot ahead. >>> we're going to dig into the iowa results. each candidate performed well and what that could tell us about future primaries. >>> also looking ahead to new hampshire, how voters feel about the final results of the 2024 election season and what's ahead. >> they have all been watching cnn's coverage of the caucus. the first question i want to ask, one headline of what you think this caught cut was all about? >>> it would be so nice if we could come together and straighten out the world and all of the death and destruction witnessing. >> that was president trump last night attempting to send a message of unity after a landslide victory in the iowa caucuses. trump finished the caucuses with a historic 51% of the v

nikki haley is there, it is just a one—on—one contest.moved south, so here is the test. if we do not do well in terms of nikki haley doing well against donald trump, than it looks like it is going to be an early finish to this nomination contest. i want to ask about a hypothetical here, it doesn't look likely that donald trump will be the eventual republican nominee unless something changes. if you were to be convicted in one of the four criminal cases he is currently facing, in your mind, which of the republican party do? first of all, they should not support a convicted felon for president of the united states. i am one of the few candidates who has said i will not support that candidate if he is convicted of a serious felony and if these are serious felonies. the republican party needs to be aware that donald trump's strategy is to wrap this nomination up quickly before the storm clouds gather, before the convention, and then, if he is convicted, the republican party has an even tougher decision to make, do you stick with him or abando

idea that nikki haley is a globalist which is a criticism nikki haley compared to donald trump.uth. nikki haley is an open border globalist, who is bought and paid for not just by the republican establishment but also by democrat donors that are fueling her campaign. her campaign is run by democrat staffers here on the ground in new hampshire. they have made a very vocal and concerted effort to have democrat voters infiltrate today's primary. and with all due respect to the congressman, laura, he couldn't answer your question about what nikki haley's pathway to victory is. that's because she has never had a practical pathway to the nomination, never has, never will. we are 100 percent confident that president trump will have a big victory here in new hampshire tonight just as he did in the great state of iowa. don't forget, laura historic defeat over hillary clinton in 2016 voters have a long and deep connection with president trump and our campaign is fueled not by democrat operatives and donors but by grass roots patriots across new hampshire and across this country who believ

i want to congratulate ron and nikki. they are very smart people, very capable people. >> that was so last week. goodness. and while trump did win last night, exit polls did underscore the warning signs haley spent weeks trying to highlight. he does have a strong grip on the republican party, but a glaring weakness among independents and suburban voters. omar jimenez is live for us in manchester, new hampshire. the primary in south carolina one month out. where do things stand? >> reporter: election night comes and goes so fast. donald trump wasted no time telling nikki haley essentially this primary process is over after winning his second state in a row. that said, nikki haley wanted a two person race. she got it and despite the results here, she says she is not going anywhere. former president trump victorious in new hampshire. paving the way for him to clinch the republican nomination for the third time. >> when you win iowa, and you win new hampshire, they have never had a loss. so we're not going to be the first. >>

nikki haley went there late last night. ron desantis is stopping in south carolina before going to new hampshire, and trump for whom the courthouse has become a central piece of his campaign, he is going to new york. he's going to be there for the e. jean carroll civil damages trial, and then he's headed to new hampshire after that with the new hampshire primary a week from today. poppy, phil. >> poppy atwood from des moines. we go to manchester. i think you ran into nikki haley on your way to new hampshire. what's she feeling coming out of the caucuses? >> reporter: yeah, phil, you know, i would say the mood was grimly determined, if you will. it was not cheerful or kind of -- it wasn't something that gave you the sense that they felt like they had definitely won but rather they had to continue to like rise and grind because if they'd come in second place, i think it would have been a significantly different narrative here. the expectations for her in iowa really changed there in the last weekend. i felt that. i was at one

nikki brings winning attitude, it is awesome. >> great to be here, we are super excited. >> steve: nikkiust walked in, what do you think? >> awesome, glad to see her here and i think she's got a good chance. >> steve: if you vote for nikki haley as independent is that to get rid of joe biden or stop donald trump? >> i think it is both. a lot of people are looking for a change in approach and not comfortable with either major candidate. >> steve: sounds like bob is going to vote for you on tuesday. >> i will spend every day trying to make him proud. >> steve: new hampshire comes down to retail hol ticks. go to hockey game and brewery. she has and that is how you win. >> that is it, about connection. trump hasn't done it. his number stay stagnant. the wind is at her sails. >> steve: huge event tonight, tuesday is judgement day. now you have a judge. >> please welcome america's judge, judge judy. >> i traveled 1700 miles today to say this is the person who has to lead our country in 2024. othe otherwise, i'm going to be very disappointed and you don't want to be around me when i'm disappoin

nikki haley is 80%. that's good enough for me. and i'm just ready to move forward and move on from the name calling. it's like we are hearing such similar things, but then just flip it in reverse who answers that. >> with the opposite conclusions. >> one thing we have also been hearing, both of them accusing the other of being the political establishment or having the backing and endorsement of the political elite. that was a strong message last night. we also heard her reenforce that this morning when she stopped by a the polling place in hampton. listen to this. >> i think it's not the party uniting around president trump. it's the political elite that are uniting around president trump. and the political elite have never been with me my entire career because i have always fought the political elite. it's why i want them to have term limits. it's why i think i call them out on wasteful spending whether it's a republican or democrat. it you can't give americans a budget on time, you shouldn't get paid. i fight the political class

that nikki haley represents. the days of putting americans last, of kowtowing to large corporation of caving to woke idea ol. >>ology are over. >> desantis is back in florida tonight. fox business correspondent madison alworth is joining live with more on desantis drop out. >> the restaurant next to me was to host governor ron desantis tonight and mark his return to new hampshire but now his exit from 2024 race to president,'s took so social security to announce he was dropping out and throw his support behind president trump. >> if there was anything that i could do to produce a favorable outcome, or campaign stops and more interviews, i would do it i can't ask our supports to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don't have a clear path to victory. >> despite finishing second in iowa, desantis did not gain traction in new hampshire, polls show governor with 6%. president trump who mocked ded desantis det on the campaign trail, showed -- >> now there were desantis supporters who still showed up t

nikki should be our next president. >> once you hear nikki haley, you are in with nikki haley.are all fired up because she takes a vision for americans, americans, who have all fallen in love. here is the difference with nikki haley. she does what she says. you saw her, she has a plan. whether it is the economy, whether it is abortion, whether it is our borders, whether it is our kid's education. we are driving her to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. women. >> where are you going to be tomorrow night? >> i will be at my precinct speaking for nikki, handing out stickers, and trying to encourage others to caucus for nikki. >> one last one. tell me your name. >> susan. west demoing, iowa. >> how many times have you heard nikki haley speak? >> three. >> which one did you get the most out of and which was the most impactful? >> i like tonight. they were very similar. of course she has the same message, but tonight she threw in a few little extras that i really appreciated. >> what was different tonight? trying to think. oh, i loved having congress have the■ same health care that our vetera

nikki will do that. thing people need to know donald trump can only give you four years that's like a football team can only play half of the game. it's going to take eight years to get this country straight nikki's youth and the fact she can give eight years i would also make the argument it's released three years because the last are of a term is political. like you are seeing now. president trump is going to be tied up in legal fights. weaning semi that can come in and work. the criticism that he has of heard the only reason he is doing that is because she is gaining in the polls. and he knows she is a serious threat this is a two-person race now. shannon: let's talk about why the critique said collector president you hyped eight years potentially a bore here's what he said the other night about her foreign policy. >> nikki haley is backed by the deep state of the military-industrial complex. she has never seen a war she doesn't like. shannon: he called her a globalist what is your response question.

would you rather see nikki haley or ron desantis tonight? >> i think tonight, nikki haley. i feel like the momentum is with her. something like this, the momentum is beneficial on caucus night. again, i say that with the caveat. were going to have caveats all night but the caveat that ron desantis, this is his stand. he has to come in second or he's out. i will also say with that, if he comes in second tonight, the chance of having anybody but donald trump. it's only nikki haley that could be at this point, then it becomes basically donald trump is the nominee. nikki haley has to have momentum coming out of tonight. out of new hampshire for any prayer of her to gain momentum anywhere else. right now, it is donald trump. >> you watch, you live in florida. you know him. he has visited all 99 counties. he says every hour, all 99 in iowa. why is he fighting so hard to come in second place? >> maybe because he has spent too much time in iowa and they have gotten to know him and seeing what i have been saying for a long time which there is no it there when it comes to ron desanti

haley whereas nikki haley voters only 52% say their voting for her. voted against trump i would rather be the candidate with people showing up voting for me. guy: there is a soundbite from earlier in the day, sunday burning features on the newschannel, couple of posters discussing these dynamics, let's watch. >> i don't think she can break 35 right now. all of the numbers that we have seen it everything that we have done give her a cat. >> what about the mark the journal writes she is having a south carolina problem, that is her home state. >> she is, i think that's a trump firewall, that is her biggest problem right now, would you look at the overall party, 23 states have independence, most republican primary voters are in the suburbs which is really her strength and 49% are women. if she really needs to get momentum out of new hampshire and get within 20 in south carolina and have a campaign and if neither of these things happen, donald trump be the nominee come next week. >> with all due respect if you're talking about being within 20 in her home s

nikki haley could not catch him.you are looking at, in addition to all the people that trump will pull out, republicans and some democrats and unaffiliated to vote in the republican party, donald trump has the best organization in new hampshire just like he had in iowa and that alone is worth three to five points. i expect trump to it in similar fashion as he did in iowa. christian: coming up, we will hear from the voters and we will take a look at one of the issues that will be a deciding factor in this election, but cost-of-living. stay with us. this is bbc news. look at stories making news in the u.k. today. a storm has wreaked havoc, leaving two people dead in scotland and northern ireland. thousands of homes are still without power. gusts up to 99 miles per hour disrupting the journeys of many road, rail and a travel. prosecutors have accepted a plea of manslaughter from a man who killed three people and attempt to kill three more in nottingham last june. he stabbed to death two people and a 65-year-old school c

he will win big here. >> carley: nikki haley's campaign manager says south carolina elected nikki haleyw nikki's strong conservative record because she lived it. haley said donald trump will have a harder time falsely attacking me in south carolina, they know me and know i cut taxes. this race coming up is first she will face where she has a record in the state, that raises the stakes. >> i've nefrp seen anything like it in south carolina, number of people i've spoken to and i sit on the sidelines for a long time before i decided to endorse. nikki haley was a great governor and south carolina loves nikki haley, but they want donald trump united states baof his record of strong economy, because of his record of peace overseas and none of the endless wars. he has that record. people trust him and want to go back to the time donald trump was president. they were wealthy, more prosperous, they were safer here and around the world and that matters. >> carley: your endorsement took some people by surprise. you and he had harsh words for each other. what was that decision for you personally, w

we're going to go caucus for nikki haley. not just to galvanize the republican party, but you bring healing to the country. you can't complain about what happens in the general election if you don't play in the caucuses in iowa and the primary here in new hampshire. and those are the two stops. ron's not even going to come back to new hampshire is our understanding. he's kind of ignoring it. going off to south carolina. kind of a strange strategy. completely given up on the state indicating it's just that two-person race. if you can get it down to two people before super tuesday, clearly that's going to be the opportunity. now it becomes a 50-50 proposition. right? can trump really hold at 47, 46, 47%, is that enough to get him over the hump to win super tuesday states if there's only two people in the race. the math says it isn't but the fact we've even gotten here when no one said we could has defied expectations. >> the haley campaign has launched a new ad in new hampshire. let's take a look. >> the two most disliked polit

you just heard from the folks who attended the nikki haley rally. the news of the day that ron desantis suspended his campaign and any of the candidate messages read -- resonating with you. those are the lines on your screen. >> what i haveeen noticing is all of the republican challengers, a lot of these u.s., the reason nikki haley's ratings went up is because she denied slavery and she recently come over here and a lot of the rights they have they had because of us black people who came out and died for those rights and they came over here from russia or germany like trump they are german, they weren't jews, they were nazis. he hthey are deplorable's. a lot of people don't want to because it is very few white people on tv who support the democratic party. they have taken affirmative action rights, women's rights they are not for freedom they are for fascism. thank you. >> ok. ryan? >> i was surprised when ron desantis dropped out but i am an independent who voted for trump three times. 2016 primary, general, and 2020. that nikki haley in my opinio

only one that nikki haley won and you know what, it was by one vote. 1,271 for nikki haley, 1,270. the votes are not yet certified? >> in johnson county where the university of iowa is. the reality is, before we go forward and talk about new hampshire, let's go back. donald trump won iowa because he was afraid of losing. i'm told that his advisors came to him during his state fair visit in august, senator, said sir, you could lose this state if you don't focus more and come here more. so beginning after labor day we saw him travel there. certainly not as much as desantis or nikki haley, but he campaigned for a former president in places that former presidents do not go. he took his motorcades through smaller towns and called individuals. looked like he was parachuting in but this was by design and his ground game was key. it was a landslide victory. the headline into new hampshire is donald trump is on the cusp of continuing his grip on the party, but not just yet. we've seen history show that new hampshire likes its own say in this. >> that is true. what great reporting about what

nikki catches up.e event tonight at exdoor high school. tuesday is judgment day. judgment day. >> now you have a judge. >> please welcome america's judge, judge judy heinlein. >> i traveled 1700 miles today to say that this is the person who has to lead our country in 2024. otherwise, i'm going to be very disappointed. and you don't want to be around he when i'm disappointed. >> steve: no. i have seen that for a long time. >> that's outrageous. outrageous. >> i'm done, you're gone good by. >> everybody knows the judge speaks hard truth. she always has. she is known for speaking her mind. i'm thrilled she is going to do that for us. >> that is an easy task because it comes from my heart because i have got no skin in the game except as an american, as a grandma. as a mother. >> steve: judge judy between her and donald trump now. >> he should not be president. we don't want a barnyard bully as president. we want to listen to somebody who has got the facts that the world respects. >> steve: she would also

we will see what nikki haley does. we have no idea what's to happen in terms of the -- the uncertainties over both of the candidates. >> we were joking about the fact it's early and the fact that a lot of people in this country are saying, my gosh, could this be happening again? it's so incredibly important. people are going to be paying -- if they are disgust ordeed or ne will see what happens. they will hopefully feel how critically important this is going to be over the next year. >> i think up with oone of the out of iowa -- it's flipped in new hampshire. but the number of people who think that donald trump is going to be disqualified if he is convicted, i tip to believe that when you look at that number, it means that the imperative for donald trump as a candidate, if he wants to win the presidency again, is to cut down institutions to the point that there's no credibility in a conviction. you have seen him do it with his base. i do think it just pre-stages an ugly general election season. >> donald trump is close

i saw nikki haley on the stump. she hasn't given the unaffiliated voters a reason to turn out for her. she's been unwilling to take on donald trump. she's been unwilling to say anything that a potential maga voter might find offensive. in politics, sometimes you are judged by your friends. sometimes you have to make the right enemies. she's not done what she needed to do. >> yes, you are a former party official. but you are a new hampshire voter here. you have a certain thirst that hasn't been quenched. >> that's right. i saw her thursday night. i was looking for her to take the case against donald trump. she had this very timid rightly or wrongly chaos follows him, like donald trump has no responsibility for some of his actions. she's not been willing to take him on this week. i think i have seen john mccain in new hampshire win this primarily twice by appealing to independent voters. she needed to give them something this week to motivate them to turn out on her behalf. i'm not sure she did enough of that. >> the

nikki haley, nikki haley, nikki haley, you know they -- did you know they destroyed all of the information, all of the evidence, everything? nikki haley is in charge of security. we offered her 10,000 people. soldiers. national guards. whatever they want. they turned it down. >> and he is going on and on mentioning me multiple times as to why i didn't take security during the capitol riots. why didn't i handle january 6 better. we can't have someone else that we question whether they are mentally fit to do this. >> so mental fitness, michelle. two questions here. one, did trump actually do that on purpose since he is conflating two female politicians trying to draw lines between nikki haley and nancy pelosi. let's say okay, maybe he's not doing it on purpose. nikki haley hits him on mental fitness which is something that when we requested the question about joe biden in polls, that is something that voters raise and certainly an attack that trump likes to use against biden. it actually hit trump. >> whether he did it or purpose, it is a very hard question to get to, but his rallies are so

you know, nikki haley, nikki haley, you know -- do you know they destroyed all of the information, all of the evidence, everything? deleted it and destroyed all of it. all of it. because of lots of things. like nikki haley is in charge of security. we offered her 10,000 people. soldiers. national guards -- whatever they want. they turned it down. >> of course, she was not even in office on january 6th. trump confused her with nancy pelosi who was never in charge of capitol security. and the former president was, of course, glossing over his actions on january 6th when he egged on supporters to fight like hell and then watch the attack on the capitol unfold on tv despite his bizarre blunder, trump is touting his intellectual prowess, bragging he aced a cognitive assessment. haley was quick to pounce on his mental misstep. >> i'm not saying anything derogatory. but when you're dealing with the pressures of a presidency, we can't have someone else that we question whether they're mentally fit to do this. >> hailley is sharpening criticm of her claims including this one this week from trum

donald trump and nikki haley.ember a primary contest where it was down to two candidates this early. that's usually around super tuesday. >> exactly, in fact, there's never been a nonincumbent republican who has won both iowa and new hampshire. he will be the first nonincumbent republican, he was once president, to win both of those early contests. now, to your point, it was a splintered field. donald trump was able to benefit tromit. now it's a one on one race. donald trump is still dominant. even in the one-on-one, and we'll see what the results are. nikki haley has to make an argument for why she deserves to continue to be funded in large dollars and has momentum to move forward in this race. >> guess what, after new hampshire comes south carolina. we know nevada comes next, and the virgin islands. >> they're doing a caucus and a primary. the primary has no delegates. >> the point i was going to get to is if the next big contest is south carolina, and the polls show trump ahead in south carolina, she may be at

that's the argument nikki haley is making. nikki haley won independents 59-33. if i'm trump, i go home, i celebrate, and i said that unit's party and win independents. that's how i beat to biden. >> jesse: they do say that and that's in the heat of the moment. this is a snapshot in january. "i will never vote for donald trump," and maybe their feelings change november. >> kayleigh: i must say, i know she says she's not running for second, but i think this is a play for the vice presidential nomination. we must unite the republican party. i think she's playing for that. >> jesse: so you think she's going to force the issue, drag this out, get some clout with some delegates going into the convention, and leverage her way onto the ticket? >> kayleigh: i think it's a real possibility. >> jesse: that should be interesting. i'm not sure the republican base is going to be thrilled about that. politics is crazy. >> kayleigh: they will vote for trump. >> jesse: what contributed to this trump win? let's bring in sandra smith, coanchor of america reports. >> sandra: we hav

a different map to nikki haley. she wants to appeal to independents and moderates. 99 counties in iowa. joe biden won six of them. these are the counties where nikki haley might have the most fertile ground. they include poke county, and dorrie county where iowa state university is and other college towns here. this is what to look for, wolf, as the night goes on. >> we'll be looking together with you. you'll be busy. >>> still to come, following all of the final pitches by republican candidates in this first big event of the republican race for the white house. ron desantis' showing in iowa potentially could be a turning point in this campaign. his deputy campaign manager will join us. that's coming up next. >>> it's not just iowa. dangerously cold temperatures are stretching across much of the eastern and central u.s. several cold records being broken today. who should be on high alert? we'll update you. >>> more breaking news into cnn this hour. two attacks in central israel. at least one 1 person killed, 1 more

nikki haley. nikki haley. yeah as the vote comes in for nikki haley, you can see the, uh, the dog also supervising this election in real time. but an indication, again, of how friendly people are here that they all know each other. uh, that this is a, uh, i mean, you can't you can't beat this trace. it's so much fun to watch. you can't beat this. i mean, bill melugin was in iowa. bill melugin. oh, wait. are they going to read him? hold on. and another. and another result for nikki haley. yep. oh, wait. so what's the tally so far? mark? i missed it . nikki haley got all believes all six have gone for nikki haley. i just want to make sure i believe it's all six for nikki haley. but let me before i. you know, i want to make sure i get this right for you. trace. they're going to put it on this whiteboard. and as you see and stand by trace, here we go. oh, hey. yep. uh, attention building here. trace is the, uh, as the number comes in, and i believe as six is being drawn. yep. trace it is official. wow. all six of

and i supported nikki haley. and then three months from now, four months from now, when you're ready to go to the convention, she comes out and is his vice president. what will i look like? what will all the people who supported her at my behest look like when she is up on the stage in milwaukee with her hands up like this with donald trump. >> do you think it would be worth it for ambassador haley to rule out ultimately being donald trump's running mate? if it meant she got an endorsement before new hampshire? >> yeah, no, look, i hear this question a lot. i got to tell you, as someone who has been a candidate multiple times, when you're in the race, you're not thinking of anything else. you're not thinking what the administration might look like, what other opportunities you have. you're literally thinking about your message, where your next stop, how you're earning the votes that is 110% all her, or her campaign is remotely even thinking about right now. i can imagine it hasn't even crossed her mind, nor shoul

ambassador, nikki haley.then vivek ramaswamy came in fourth and dropped out of the race. >> and asa hutchison just announced he was dropping out of the race. 100,000 iowans turned out, much lower than in 2016. >> so it's now off to new hampshire. great place. we won it last time, and we won it both times, and we love it. the people are great. >> we thank you for your effort and we thank you for your support. you helped us get a ticket punched out at the hawkeye state. >> our campaign is the last hope of stopping the biden/trump nightmare. >> and steve kornacki at the big board, and ali vitali in manchester, new hampshire, and darsha burns with the desantis campaign in greenville, south carolina. steve, what stuck out you last night? 98 out of 99 counties went for trump. >> yeah, trump nearly did the 99 for 99 sweep. one county where nikki haley finished above him, and it was by one single vote in johnson county. this is where the university of iowa is, and iowa city. in the general election this would be the

we are sleepwalking -- think about this. >> nikki haley says -- >> nikki haley would beat joe biden byble digits. >> would you vote for nikki haley over joe biden? >> i want to vote for a democrat. we are putting ourselves in a position where a lot of democrats are going to have to think about that. you know what happened last night here in new hampshire? democrats voted for the republican, not for joe biden. they voted for nikki haley. >> that's donald trump's argument, which is not true. you would have had to change your registration. >> 8% did. a giant number of independents who vote for democrats -- there was a superpac trying to convince them to vote for nikki haley. your question should ask other democrats. that's the point. they didn't vote for joe biden. >> tell me about what you have done on the ground in south carolina. what outreach have you done to the african american black leaders in the state who are so critical to the party there? >> you are right. we have wonderful things planned. i'm not going to share them. we have good surprises. >> how long are you in this? >> unti

nikki haley, nikki haley is in charge of security. we offered her 10,000 people. soldiers. >> martha: victor orban. anybody hear of him? one of the strongest leaders anywhere in the world. he's the leader of turkey? sioux falls. thanks very much, sioux falls. >> we all make mistakes under pressure like that. julia, the one thing that nikki haley was pouncing on in my last interview with her is the mistaking her for nancy pelosi and january 6 and all that, that this is what you get when you get two 80-year-old guys going at it. president trump is 77. what did you make of that? >> yeah, look, with john bolton, i think there's a perception among voters that he seems older than donald trump. he's older than donald trump by a few years. i think he acts older. it's easier to pull the clips if you go after joe biden to draw that contrast. donald trump at least from a public facing view still appears to have a lot of energy. yes, he's mixed up those names in those comments. it was easy for nikki haley to pounce on that. but i think it works -- probably a better strategy w