For many of us, we realize that Nikki Haley isn’t gaining any notable ground against President Trump. He is an insurmountable obstacle that stands in here way and he’s not going anywhere. We want him back. A recent poll just found that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is trailing behind President Joe Biden in the red state of Texas. Yes, you read that right. Haley, a Republican, is losing to Biden, a Democrat, in a state that’s as red as a ripe tomato.
According to the University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, Haley is down by nine points in a head-to-head matchup against Biden. The numbers show that 21% of the registered voters in Texas would back “someone else” and 8% haven’t given it enough thought to have an opinion. Call me crazy, but isn’t it a bit alarming that a significant chunk of Texans would rather vote for a mystery candidate than Haley?
But here’s the kicker: the same poll found that former President Trump would handily beat Biden in Texas. In a face-off between Trump and Biden, only 7% said they’d support “someone else” and 4% said they hadn’t thought about the matchup enough to form an opinion. When third-party candidates were thrown into the mix, Trump’s lead over Biden grew to nine points. Among the third-party candidates, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received 6% support, Cornel West got 3%, and Jill Stein secured 2%.
The poll also revealed that Trump is the clear favorite among likely Republican primary voters in Texas, leading Haley by a whopping 80% to 9%.
In contrast, a Morning Consult poll released on Feb. 7 found Trump beating Haley by large margins in major Super Tuesday states like Texas, California, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
Trump’s already notched big victories in the nominating contests for Iowa, New Hampshire, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Nevada. Haley, on the other hand, lost to the “None of These Candidates” option in the Feb. 7 Nevada primary.
So, what does all this mean? Well, it’s clear that Haley’s got her work cut out for her. Despite her experience and credentials, she’s struggling to gain traction among Republican voters. Meanwhile, Trump continues to be a force to be reckoned with, leading Biden in the polls as voters express discontent with the president’s handling of immigration and the economy.