‘I don’t see’ path for Nikki Haley after New Hampshire primary loss, RNC boss Ronna McDaniel says
NY Post
CONCORD, New Hampshire — Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel predicted late Tuesday that Donald Trump will be the GOP’s 2024 nominee after his wins in the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary.
“We have never had a nominee in our party that has won without winning either Iowa or New Hampshire,” McDaniel told Fox News.
“I’m looking at the math and the path going forward, and I don’t see it for Nikki Haley. I think she’s run a great campaign,” McDaniel went on.
“There is a message that’s coming out from the voters, which is very clear: we need to unite around our eventual nominee which is going to be Donald Trump.”
McDaniel, 50, is a close ally of Trump, 77, and the 45th president lobbied RNC members to keep her in place last year after the party underperformed in the 2022 midterm election.
With 94% of the estimated New Hampshire vote counted as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, Trump had 54.4% support compared to 43.3% for Haley, the former South Carolina governor.
