Sununu's New Hampshire endorsement of Nikki Haley an 'energizing' moment against Trump
by Mabinty Quarshie, National Politics Correspondent
December 13, 2023 06:00 AMGov. Chris Sununu's (R-NH) endorsement of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday gave her campaign a much-needed boost as Haley battles the 2024 Republican field to become former President Donald Trump's chief competitor.
The former South Carolina governor is in a heated battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for second place in the primary. Sununu's endorsement serves as a counterweight to Gov. Kim Reynolds's (R-IA) endorsement of DeSantis in Iowa and likely blunts former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's campaign as it barrels towards a make-or-break moment in next year's New Hampshire primary.
Yet political experts cautioned that Trump's advantageous lead is still a formidable path that Haley will need to cross sometime during the first four early nominating states. If she or DeSantis can't defeat Trump in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, or South Carolina, the former president could well be on the way to the nomination.
"This is a significant feather in her cap for New Hampshire. And as she continues to do well in Iowa, this will only be the energizing effect in New Hampshire," Timothy Head, executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, told the Washington Examiner about the Sununu endorsement. "Momentum going into South Carolina is all she's really looking for. And I think this at least gives the resources at her disposal to utilize."
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