Nikki Haley’s voters are largely Democrats.
It’s been an allegation that had been repeatedly brought up and repeatedly dismissed.
But a new report suggests this is more than just some wild theory.
A recent poll indicated that Nikki Haley is garnering the majority of her votes in the primaries from democrat voters.
Meanwhile, NYT/Siena poll throws cold water on theory that Haley’s strong showing in suburban areas =sign of weakness for Trump in general: “a near majority of Ms. Haley’s supporters (48-31) say they voted for Mr. Biden in the last election instead of Mr. Trump.”
— Amy Walter (@amyewalter) March 2, 2024
Republicans have repeatedly rejected Haley as a candidate for president.
That the meager amount of support she’s receiving is coming from the other side makes sense.
The news wasn’t a surprise to the many Trump supporters who have been saying this all along.
Thanks for the honesty though.
For a change. pic.twitter.com/SOEqSUMV9w
— MAGA CANMAN (@Ca30199057Chris) March 2, 2024
Damn Nikki is taking from Brandon lmao
— Brittany Rae (@legitbrittFLA) March 2, 2024
This poll reflects another poll that emerged during the Iowa primaries that showed Biden voters again voting for Nikki Haley.
NBC News reported on that poll in January:
Most likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers say they’ll vote for former President Donald Trump in the general election if he’s the GOP nominee, regardless of the candidate they’re supporting on caucus night.
That is, except supporters of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, with nearly half of them — 43% — saying they’d vote for Democratic President Joe Biden over Trump.
These new findings from the latest NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of Iowa further illustrate the degree to which Haley is bringing in support from independents, Democrats and Republicans who have been uneasy with Trump’s takeover of the GOP. Fully half of her Iowa caucus supporters are independents or crossover Democrats, according to the survey results. Overall, Haley took 20% for second place in the survey, compared to 48% for Trump.
Haley still has not conceded the primary race to Trump, despite his recent blowout victories.
It should be interesting to watch Haley’s campaign try and spin this embarrassment into a good thing.
Especially as the Trump campaign continues to pick up steam.
CBS News had more on Trump’s recent primary sweep:
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday won the Missouri, Michigan and Idaho Republican caucuses, CBS News projects, all three of which will award delegates for the GOP presidential nomination.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, meanwhile, is still seeking her first win.
Trump won all 54 Republican delegates available in Missouri, as well as all 39 delegates which were at stake Saturday in Michigan’s district caucuses. That was in addition to the 12 at-large delegates Trump won in Michigan’s Republican primary Tuesday.
CBS News projects that Trump also swept all 32 delegates in Idaho.
Saturday’s three wins put Trump’s delegate count at 247 nationwide, while Haley is at 24 delegates.
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