After Donald Trump’s massive victory in Iowa, all eyes turn to New Hampshire where his opponents hope to turn their campaigns around.
the first primary in the Nation will go a long way to deciding if any candidate has a chance of making the Republican primary a real contest with frontrunner former US President Donald Trump.While Iowa allocated its delegates last week, that state uses a caucus system, which is a set meeting and open, ranked voting system. New Hampshire is the first state with a real primary, including a secret ballot.Where Things StandAside from Trump, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis remain on the ballot. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out after coming in fourth in Iowa, choosing to endorse Trump.The two debates that were scheduled before the contest have been canceled. Trump has declined to participate in any of the Republican debates and Nikki Haley, who came in third in Iowa, said she would only debate Trump or current US President Joe Biden. That left DeSantis as the only qualified candidate willing to participate.Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, the first three states to vote, are largely considered to be the most important dates in the primary season before Super Tuesday. The three early states typically separate the contenders from the pretenders. With Trump’s massive national lead, Haley or DeSantis will need a victory to show voters that they are worth coming out to the polls for when their state holds its primary.The latest polls are not good news for anyone hoping Haley or DeSantis will pull off an upset in New Hampshire.
