Who is Nikki Haley?
Born to immigrant parents from India’s Punjab region,who moved to the United States in the 1960s, Nikki Haley has frequently claimed “coming to America was the best decision they ever made”.
After attending Clemson University, where she met her husband Michael Haley, she worked as an accounting supervisor for a recycling company before returning to the family fashion business.
In 2004, she decided to run for a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives and in 2011 she was elected state governor.
She served under Donald Trump as the US ambassador to the United Nations between 2017 and 2018.
She has two children, 1998-born Rena and 2001-born Nalin.
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Trump does not tell me what to do, insists Haley
Nikki Haley has hit back at Donald Trump’s campaign for suggesting she could drop out of the race for the Republican nomination if she loses in New Hampshire.
“I don’t do what he tells me to do,” she said as she visited the town of Hampton.
“I’ve never done what he tells me to do.”
Trump extends poll lead over Haley
Donald Trump has extended his lead over Nikki Haley in New Hampshire, a new poll has suggested.
NBC News, the Boston Globe and Suffolk University put the former president on 60 per cent, 22 points ahead of Ms Haley on 38 per cent and a three point gain on previous polling.
The poll of 500 likely primary voters was conducted on Sunday and Monday.
Nikki Haley won all six votes at the first polling station to open on Tuesday in Dixville Notch
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Haley compares Trump age ‘decline’ with Biden
Nikki Haley has compared Donald Trump’s “decline” as he ages with Joe Biden.
“When you have two 80-year-olds running for president, you are going to see decline,” she told the New Hampshire Today radio station.
“It’s natural. It’s what happens.”
Ms Haley said Mr Trump had previously confused her with former Congress speaker Nancy Pelosi, mistakenly said he ran against Barack Obama for president and claimed Biden would lead the country into World War Two.
Watch: Nikki Haley tells voters to ‘grab five friends’
Nikki Haley has urged her supporters to “grab five friends” and take them to the polls.
“I promise you this: if you will join with us in this movement, if you will join with us on Tuesday, if you will bring five friends with you to the polls, I will spend everyday proving to you that you made the right decision,” she said in a campaign video.
Listen: Fake Biden ‘robocall’ urges Democrats to skip New Hampshire primary
A robocall mimicking Joe Biden urged Democrat voters to skip the New Hampshire primary election in an apparent attempt to disrupt Tuesday’s poll.
The call, suspected to have been artificially generated, told recipients to “save your vote” for November’s presidential election.
“Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again,” said the voice mimicking the US president, adding: “Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday.”
It was unclear who created the message but the calls appeared to come from the personal mobile phone number of a former state Democratic chairwoman, Kathy Sullivan, who runs a pro-Biden political group in New Hampshire.
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Haley campaign focusing on ‘incremental gains’
Nikki Haley’s campaign has been making the argument that Donald Trump can be denied the Republican nomination through “incremental gains”.
“This is a building game for us,” Ms Haley said on Monday. “This has always been that. We feel very good about it.”
Mr Trump has a strong polling lead over her both nationwide and in New Hampshire.
“Beating Donald Trump is not easy,” added Betsy Ankney, Ms Haley’s campaign manager, at a weekend event hosted by Bloomberg. “He is a juggernaut. But how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
“We have to continue to show incremental growth and progress. We are the last man – woman – standing against him.”
A dog wearing an American flag tie is photographed as voting opened at midnight in Dixville Notch
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Trump joined at rally by Ramaswamy, Scott and Burgum
Donald Trump was joined on stage at a New Hampshire rally on Monday night by three former rivals who are now his allies.
Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott and Doug Burgum all previously opposed him in the race for the Republican nomination.
But they joined him on stage at the rally in Laconia, a small town.
“Tomorrow we’re going to win New Hampshire and then we’re going to defeat crooked Joe Biden and we are going to make America great again,” he said.
Tim Scott speaks at a Donald Trump rally in Laconia on Monday night alongside Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy
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Haley: If I lose I will not drop out
Nikki Haley has said she will not drop out of the race to become the GOP nominee if she loses to Donald Trump in New Hampshire.
She told Fox News’s Fox & Friends programme on Monday that it was not reasonable for the Republican presidential candidate to be determined after just two states: Iowa and New Hampshire.
“We’ve had 56,000 people vote for Donald Trump and you’re going to say that’s what the country wants?” Haley said, referring to the votes won by the former president in Iowa on January 15.
“That’s not what the country wants.”
Why Trump’s path to victory is becoming clearer by the day
Donald Trump has a clear lead over Nikki Haley in the next Republican primary as pressure builds on his only remaining challenger, reports Rozina Sabur, Deputy US Editor.
The former president could be all but crowned the party’s nominee after Tuesday’s vote in New Hampshire, where the latest poll shows him 18 points ahead.
The gap is likely to be even wider as the Washington Post poll was taken before Ron DeSantis pulled out of the race. Many of his supporters will turn to Mr Trump, analysts suggest.
A second poll by CNN showed Mr Trump has the support of half of likely voters in the state, while Ms Haley has the support of 34 per cent.
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In pictures: First votes at Dixville Notch
Nikki Haley beat Donald Trump to win all six votes in the tiny first town to vote in the New Hampshire primary.
The resort town of Dixville Notch – a small township with a population of just 11 – has a tradition of being the first in the county to vote, dating back to 1960.
Four Republicans and two undeclared voters backed the former South Carolina governor for the GOP nomination shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Ron DeSantis’s withdrawal from the race on Sunday means Ms Haley is the only candidate left with a realistic chance of beating Mr Trump.
New Hampshire is a relatively liberal state and Ms Haley is polling at around 36 per cent, almost double the 19 per cent vote share she won in the Iowa caucuses last week.
A strong victory for Mr Trump – who is polling at 55 per cent – would sink Ms Haley’s campaign and all but secure his place as the Republican candidate in November’s presidential election.
Cory Pesaturo plays the national anthem on an accordion ahead of the votes in Dixville Notch
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A voter casts his ballot as Lucy the doodle dog looks on
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When do the polls close?
Most polls in New Hampshire opened between 6am and 8am EST (11am and 1pm GMT).
The final votes will be cast by 8pm EST (1am GMT).
In 2020, the results started to come through shortly after the first polls closed.
The expected winner could be declared long before then, however, if their lead in the early count is sufficiently strong.
Emily Foster is a globe-trotting journalist based in the UK. Her articles offer readers a global perspective on international events, exploring complex geopolitical issues and providing a nuanced view of the world’s most pressing challenges.
