Can Haley beat Trump? A New Hampshire VFW hall spotlights her stark enthusiasm gap
FRANKLIN, N.H. — Nikki Haley is throwing harder punches, hosting more events and appearing alongside the popular Republican governor, John Sununu. But with just hours left before 2024's first Republican presidential primary, Haley is falling behind on a crucial metric: enthusiasm. "Every single thing that Donald Trump has said, or put on TV, has been a lie," Haley said at a get out the vote event here Monday morning at a small VFW hall. The close-packed crowd of between 100-200 people listened intently and nodded at the right moments. But they offered few of the boisterous cheers and extended applause that have come to define Trump's carnival-like live events. On the contrary, several of Haley's applause lines were met wit
