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making a November rematch against President Joe Biden feel all the more inevitable.The result was a setback for former U.N
Ambassador Nikki Haley, who finished second despite investing significant time and financial resources in a state famous for its independent
pressure on Haley to leave the race before the polls had closed, but Haley vowed after the results were announced to continue her campaign
Speaking to supporters, she intensified her criticism of the former president, questioning his mental acuity and pitching herself as a
the first Republican presidential candidate to win open races in Iowa and New Hampshire since both states began leading the election
calendar in 1976, a striking sign of how rapidly Republicans have rallied around him to make him their nominee for the third consecutive
time.At his victory party Tuesday night, Trump repeatedly insulted Haley and gave a far angrier speech than after his Iowa victory, when his
The only areas in which Haley was leading Trump were in Democratic-leaning cities and towns such as Concord, Keene and Portsmouth.Pat
24 primary, bypassing the Feb
propel her into the March 5 Super Tuesday contests
But in a deeply conservative state where Trump is exceedingly popular, those ambitions may be tough to realize and a home-state loss could
The Democratic National Committee voted to start its primary next month in South Carolina, but New Hampshire pushed ahead with its own
primary is remarkable considering he faces 91 criminal charges related to everything from seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election
to mishandling classified documents and arranging payoffs to a porn actress
He left the White House in 2021 in the grim aftermath of an insurrection at the U.S
And Trump was the first president to be impeached twice.Beyond the political vulnerabilities associated with the criminal cases, Trump faces
a logistical challenge in balancing trials and campaigning
He has frequently appeared voluntarily at a New York courtroom where a jury is considering whether he should pay additional damages to a
columnist who last year won a $5 million jury award against Trump for sex abuse and defamation
He has turned these appearances into campaign events, holding televised news conferences that give him an opportunity to spread his message
to a large audience.But Trump has turned those vulnerabilities into an advantage among GOP voters
prosecuted on their behalf, an argument that appears to have further strengthened his bond with the GOP base.As Trump begins to pivot his
voters beyond the GOP base
Trump lost the popular vote in the 2016 and 2020 elections and has faced particular struggles in suburban communities from Georgia to
Pennsylvania to Arizona that could prove decisive in the fall campaign.Trump traveled frequently to New Hampshire in the months leading up
Rather than the traditional approach of greeting voters personally or in small groups, Trump has staged large rallies
fraud.If he returns to the White House, the former president has promised to enact a hardline immigration agenda that includes stopping
migrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and reimposing his first-term travel ban that originally targeted seven Muslim-majority
language.Biden faces his own challenges
There are widespread concerns about his age at 81 years old
risk in swing states like Michigan
was disrupted repeatedly by protests over U.S
military support for Israel
