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Haley rises but Trump remains dominant in early GOP presidential primary state: poll

Haley rises but Trump remains dominant in early GOP presidential primary state: poll

With less than two months until the first votes in the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, two new polls in the first primary state show sustained momentum for former ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. However, the surveys in New Hampshire, which holds the second overall contest in the GOP nominating calendar following the Iowa caucuses, reaffirm that former President Donald Trump remains the dominant front-runner. The polls also suggest that Trump’s supporters are more enthusiastic and committed about voting for their candidate compared to those backing the former president’s rivals for the nomination. Trump stands at 46% support among likely Republican presidential primary voters in New Hampshire in a Monmouth University/Washington Post poll released Friday. Haley, who served as ambassador to the United Nations during the first two years of the Trump administration, is second in the survey at 18%. Trump enjoys the backing of 42% of likely Republican presidential primary voters in a poll released Thursday by the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Survey Center and CNN. His support was relatively unchanged from the previous UNH/CNN survey in New Hampshire, which was conducted in September. Haley stands at 20% support in the UNH/CNN survey, up eight points from the September poll.  “While Trump continues to lead as the GOP field narrows, Nikki Haley seems to be consolidating her position as the alternative to Trump among New Hampshire Republicans,” UNH Survey Center director Andrew Smith told Fox News. “Importantly, Haley does not have the negative drag on her campaign compared with other Republican candidates.” WHERE TRUMP STANDS IN THE LATEST FOX NEWS NATIONAL POLL IN THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL RACE Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is concentrating most of his time and resources in New Hampshire as he runs a second time for the White House, stands in third place in both polls. He is at 14% support in the UNH/CNN survey and 11% in Monmouth University/Washington Post poll. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stands at 9% and 8% in the respective polls, with biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy at 8% in each survey.  During his third straight White House run, Trump saw his lead in the GOP nomination race expand over the spring and summer as he made history as the first former or current president in American history to be indicted for a crime. Trump’s four indictments — including in federal court in Washington, D.C., and in Fulton County court in Georgia on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss — have only fueled his support among Republican voters. Trump enjoys a massive lead in national polling, including 62% support in a Fox News survey released Wednesday. However, his margins — while extremely formidable — are smaller in the crucial early voting states. Haley, thanks to well-regarded performances in the first three GOP presidential primary debates this summer and autumn, has seen her support among primary voters rise. She has tied DeSantis for second place in some of the latest polls in Iowa, whose caucuses kick off the Republican nominating calendar on Jan. 15.  WITH 9 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL THE FIRST VOTES, TRUMP REMAINS COMMANDING FRONT-RUNNER AS GOP FIELD KEEPS SHRINKING The UNH/CNN and Monmouth/Washington Post polls are the latest to indicate Haley in second place in New Hampshire, which will hold its presidential primary on Jan. 23. She has also moved ahead of DeSantis for second place in her home state, which votes Feb. 24 and holds the first Southern contest. The new UNH/CNN survey indicates that Trump enjoys the backing of 55% of registered Republicans in New Hampshire. Support among independents who say they will cast a ballot in the GOP primary is evenly split among Trump, Haley and Christie. Independents, known in New Hampshire as undeclared voters, make up slightly more than 40% of the state’s electorate. Both polls also indicate that self-described Trump voters are more likely than those backing the former president’s rivals to say their choice for the GOP nomination is definite.  The survey was conducted Nov. 10-14, entirely after the third Republican debate, which was held Nov. 8 in Miami.  “Few likely Republican primary voters paid close attention to the November Republican debate and only about half are interested in further debates taking place,” the release from the UNH Survey Center spotlighted. Additionally, UNH also noted that when it comes to the issues, the survey indicates that “foreign policy has become far more important since September, while support for a 15-week abortion ban has declined.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.

Homeless man sentenced to 27 months for assaulting Democratic lawmaker in elevator

Homeless man sentenced to 27 months for assaulting Democratic lawmaker in elevator

A mentally ill homeless man who attacked a Democratic congresswoman in an elevator was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison, according to authorities. Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 26, assaulted Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., inside her Washington D.C., apartment building on the morning of Feb. 9.  Hamlin followed Craig into an elevator inside her Mount Vernon Triangle apartment building after she walked past him and said, “Good morning,” according to police. While inside the elevator, he began doing random push-ups, Craig told police.  SUSPECTED WASHINGTON DC TEEN KILLER BRAGS ON INSTAGRAM AFTER MURDER; MOTHER WATCHES SON OPEN FIRE: POLICE He then asked Craig if he could use her bathroom, and when she declined, he punched her in the chin before grabbing her by the neck. The congressman was able to fight off the attack by throwing her morning cup of coffee at him. He then fled the scene. Later in the day, he attacked two police officers who were arresting him, according to authorities. Hamlin did not live in Craig’s apartment building, but he was able to enter the lobby of the building at 6 a.m., when he defecated and paced around until Craig showed up about an hour later, the Star Tribune reported. He was reportedly acting erratically while he waited for her.  Authorities said the attack was not politically motivated. Hamlin pleaded guilty in June to assault on a member of Congress and two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer. Assaulting a member of Congress can carry a maximum of 10 years in prison, while assaulting a police officer carries a statutory maximum sentence of six months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia.  DC MAYOR REFUSES TO WATCH VIRAL VIDEO OF KIDS DEBATING WHICH CRIMES THEY’D ‘RATHER’ COMMIT: ‘WASTING MY TIME’ He was handed down a 27-month prison sentence on Thursday, followed by 36 months of supervised release, prosecutors said. His attorney said he suffered from a history of schizophrenia and substance abuse. Craig detailed the physical and mental effects she was left with after the assault. She suffered bruising and a cut to her lip.  “While my physical recovery was days, my mental and emotional recovery has taken much longer and is ongoing. My sense of safety and security has been significantly impacted,” she wrote. “Following the attack, I have developed strategies with professional help to combat and address periodic anxiety. I have sought self-defense training.” She also said she was “doxed” by a media outlet resulting in her breaking her lease and moving due to “targeted security concerns.” Days after the attack, MSNBC briefly aired a copy of the police report that contained Craig’s address. “I received a flurry of additional targeted physical violence and death threats to myself and my staff,” she wrote. Craig wrote she hoped the sentence would ensure Hamlin is “held accountable for his actions” and that he would be provided with mental health services during his incarceration that will allow him to “become a productive member of society.” Craig has served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 2nd congressional district since 2019. She is the first openly gay member of Congress from Minnesota and the first lesbian mother to serve in Congress. She and her wife have four children.