5 takeaways from the New Hampshire primary

Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley by a significant margin in New Hampshire — 11 points — despite nearly half the electorate being comprised of independent voters. Haley won 6 in 10 independents Tuesday, but lost three-quarters of Republicans.

It's hard to see another state favorable enough to Haley to give her the opportunity to dislodge Trump as the likely nominee. But Haley is vowing to continue on.

Here are five takeaways from the New Hampshire results:

1. The clock is ticking on Nikki Haley's campaign

Haley said Tuesday night that she's forging ahead.

"New Hampshire is first in the nation; it is not last in the nation," Haley said. "This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go. And the next one is my sweet state of South Carolina."

She argued that she has increased in her support and that there are lots of other states still to vote. That's all true, but the road ahead doesn't look well paved for her.

The next contest is Nevada (Feb. 8), where she isn't even on the party caucus ballot. That means Trump is going to gobble up the delegates — and attention — there. (Haley is on a state-run primary ballot two days earlier that does not award delegates, and Trump isn't on that one.)

Then it's South Carolina (Feb. 24). Haley said she's looking toward that. She's scheduled a campaign rally in her home state Wednesday night and has begun spending money on ads there. But South Carolina looks more like Iowa than New Hampshire. And it will be hard for Haley to explain away a loss in the state where she was governor.

2. Is Haley really going to want to endure a month of Trump's attacks?

In addition to the long odds because of the party demographics Haley faces, there's also the issue of time. South Carolina