(Daily Caller) Former Republican Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, a presidential candidate, is the best-positioned Republican candidate to defeat President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, according to a new poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
Haley, who served as governor for six years and as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, currently has 11.3% support among Republican primary voters, according to RealClearPolitics (RCP). However, in a hypothetical match-up against Biden in a general election, she would earn 51% of the national popular vote compared to Biden’s 34%, a 17-percentage-point difference, which is four times the margin of former President Donald Trump’s lead over Biden, according to the poll.
“@NikkiHaley is the whole package. She really does bring a breadth of knowledge from her executive positions… She is a very firm leader and she gets foreign policy.” — Iowa Senator @JoniErnst pic.twitter.com/L5GKiJDpeK
— Team Haley (@TeamHaley) December 8, 2023
Recent polls have shown that Haley has gained support in Iowa and New Hampshire, where the first caucus and primary elections, respectively, will be held. In New Hampshire, she is currently in second place with 18.7% support, and is ranked third in Iowa, though is just three percentage points behind Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, according to RCP.
