Downplaying the chances of a home-state win, Haley had said she needed to show « momentum » by doing better than the 43.2% she got in New Hampshire.
It’s been clear for weeks that Nikki Haley was going to lose her home state.
Facing that grim reality — and questions over how she could continue her quixotic challenge of former President Donald Trump after that happened — Haley set a lower benchmark for herself in South Carolina, the state where she served as governor for 8 years.
« I think I need to do better than I did in New Hampshire, » Haley said on Meet The Press on January 28. « I need to show that I’m building momentum. »
« Does that have to be a win? I don’t think that necessarily has to be a win, » she continued. « But it certainly has to be better than what I did in New Hampshire, and it certainly has to be close.
