New Hampshire may be Nikki Haley's last chance to keep presidential hopes alive

Tuesday's New Hampshire primary could be one of the last chances for a truly competitive race for the Republican nomination. Although it is only the second primary in a months-long nominating process, Nikki Haley is now the only major candidate left challenging former President Donald Trump.

"It's now one fella and one lady left," Haley said Sunday, telling her supporters Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had dropped out.

A couple of days earlier at Grill 603 in Milford, N.H., the former South Carolina governor delivered her now-familiar pitch that she is the most electable Republican in the race.

"If you look there was a poll that came out today: Trump is down by 7 points," she said, pausing long enough for the crowd to begin to clap. But she had to clarify. "Well, this is against Joe Biden, by the way. Trump is down by 7 points. And I beat Biden."

It's not clear which poll she was referring to, though she was talking about a hypothetical general election result and not the primary. There aren't any public polls showing her ahead of Trump in New Hampshire. At multiple daily events in the lead up to the primary, Haley has tried to connect one on one with potential supporters, including 10-year-old Hadley Craig.

After some small talk about how fifth grade is going (good) and Craig's favorite subject (P.E.), Haley turned serious.

"You know what, it's all about being strong, all right?" Haley told Hadley. "And when you feel those scary feelings inside, just push through it."

That message has a lot in common with how Haley is conducting her campaign.

"I have told you from the very beginning and been very consistent: I said I wanted to be strong in Iowa. I feel like we did that," Haley snapped back at reporters when asked about her