One of Donald Trump’s supporters trolled Nikki Haley during her campaigns in New Hampshire after he called out and asked her: ‘Will you marry me?’
Haley, who is fighting for her spot on the GOP ticket in New Hampshire, was interrupted by a man in the crowd at the Artisan Hotel on Monday.
From the audience, he shouted: ‘Nikki! Will you marry me?’
The Republican, 52, laughed and asked: ‘Are you going to vote for me?’
Much to her dismay, the man jokingly offering his hand in marriage responded: ‘I’m voting for Trump.’ Former president Trump, 77, is Haley’s top competition in the state’s primary after Ron DeSantis backed out of the running on Sunday.
The audience suddenly erupted in boos – as Haley shot back: ‘Oh. Get out of here.’ She started waving goodbye to the man, before continuing her rally.
Haley is hoping that a strong ground game can turn out undeclared voters who are eligible to take part in New Hampshire’s semi-open primary, and give her an edge.
This comes after banning DailyMail.com reporters and photographers from all her events over reporting on alleged affairs.
Nikki Haley, who is fighting for her spot on the GOP ticket in New Hampshire, was interrupted by a man in the crowd on Monday. From the audience, he shouted: ‘Nikki! Will you marry me?’
Trump is leading in the polls this year, but is facing a ramped up challenge from Nikki Haley, his former ambassador to the United Nations, who has been trying to out-campaign him in a state that values one-on-one time with presidential contenders.
The tiny town of Dixville Notch in New Hampshire and its six residents will vote first at 12:01am on Tuesday, and provide the first results.
The Granite State prides itself on it’s independent streak. Unaffiliated voters as they are called – those who can vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary – outnumber voters pledged to one of the main political parties.
There will be 24 Republicans on the New Hampshire ballot, including those who registered before dropping out of the contest: entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Vice President Mike Pence, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sen. Tim Scott.
This comes after a new poll revealed that many of Nikki Haley’s supporters in New Hampshire are voting for her to get rid of Trump.
A J.L. Partners/DailyMail.com poll shows that her backers are motivated primarily by the idea of stopping the former president.
Only three percent of Haley’s supporters say her policies are the reason for supporting her
Ron DeSantis’ decision to drop out leaves Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary as a head-to-head contest between Haley and Trump. Haley needs a strong finish to continue her campaign
In contrast, Trump’s supporters say: Country, America, or border.
The results of our exclusive poll illustrate how one figure dominates the entire Republican nomination race, motivating not just his supporters but his opponent’s supporters too.
More than half of Haley’s fans said the main reason for backing the former South Carolina governor was ‘to stop Trump.’
And that is part of the reason she is struggling to put a dent in the frontrunner’s colossal lead.
The results come from a survey of 651 people who said they will vote in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.
Respondents were asked to explain their choice in a single sentence.
‘Nikki Haley’s support is not about Nikki Haley. Only two percent say they are voting for her because of her policies,’ said James Johnson, co-founder of J.L. Partners, which conducted the survey.
Haley is hoping that a strong ground game can turn out undeclared voters who are eligible to take part in New Hampshire’s semi-open primary, and give her an edge
‘Instead it is about stopping Donald Trump. That, coupled with low enthusiasm for Haley, limits her voting pool in these primaries to a relatively small number of people, especially in later contests where undeclared voters cannot vote.
‘Meanwhile Trump’s supporters are energised for positive reasons: Trump’s strength, his plans on the economy and – above all – his record in his first term.
‘This is an election that Trump dominates: even his opposition knows it.’
Nikki Haley’s supporters’ top three words were: Trump, Donald and Biden.
Some 15 percent said she was more ‘moderate,’ seven percent said she was ‘the most qualified,’ and six percent said she could ‘unify the country.’
But their words do not exactly suggest they are fired up by Haley the candidate.
‘All the good candidates have dropped out and she has the best chance of beating Trump if she doesn’t sell out to him again,’ said one voter.
Others pointed to her electability.
New Hampshire has been the first-in-the-nation primary since 1920. In the last seven competitive Republican primaries, five of the winners went on to win the party’s nomination
‘I am voting for Nikki Haley because I believe she can beat Biden and she would be a new generational leader,’ said another voter.
This comes after Ron DeSantis removed himself from the running. Upon hearing the news that DeSantis had quit the presidential race, Nikki Haley said Sunday ‘may the best woman win.’
The news came as Haley was addressing potential supporters at Brown’s Lobster Pound in Seabrook, New Hampshire with the state’s Gov. Chris Sununu at her side.
The former U.N. ambassador received cheers when she announced that DeSantis had called it quits Sunday afternoon – endorsing former President Donald Trump in a video message on his way out.
‘I want to say to Ron, he ran a great race, he’s been a good governor and we wish him well,’ Haley said. ‘Having said that, it’s now one fella and one lady left.’
In turn, DeSantis kicked Haley as he walked out the door.
He said Trump had his endorsement ‘because we can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form of warmed over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents.’
Haley told CNN’s Dana Bash that DeSantis didn’t give her a heads up that he was leaving the race.
‘No, he didn’t call or inform me. And, look, this is what the fellows do,’ she said, adding that she ‘doesn’t take politics personally.’
DeSantis’ exit turns the Republican primary race into a tussle between frontrunner Trump and underdog Haley.