Nikki Haley says 'I don't have a base' as she seeks upset win over Trump in New Hampshire

Nikki Haley acknowledged in a new interview that she lacks a voter base but doesn't view it as a drawback as she tries to pull off an upset in the New Hampshire Republican primary.

As she barnstorms the Granite State in hopes of pulling off a surprise win over former President Trump on Tuesday, Haley was asked what her base looks like.

"I don’t have a base," Haley told The Free Press' Joe Nocera. "I don’t just want a certain type of person. I want everybody. That’s the only way we’re going to heal our country." She added, "That’s my whole thing. I know they’re saying, you know, ‘She’s getting independents to vote for her.’ "

"You have to want everybody," Haley went on. "It doesn’t change who I am. It doesn’t change the solutions I think we need going forward. But it does mean that I’m going to treat everybody with respect. I’m going to let them know what I’m about, what I want to do, and how I want to do it. I’m not going to push people away. I’m going to bring people in. That’s what I did in South Carolina. You’re supposed to work on lifting up everybody, not just a select few."

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Haley is now in a two-person race with Trump for the 2024 nomination after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out on Sunday. DeSantis swiftly endorsed Trump, and the former president has scored a slew of other high-profile Republican backers in recent days after his lopsided victory in the Iowa caucuses.

Haley seemed pleased to get the race to a one-on-one matchup with Trump after the large field finally whittled down to the pair over the past year.

"Can you hear that sound?" she asked a large crowd in New Hampshire over the weekend after