Fox News host John Roberts told former U.N Ambassador Nikki Haley some home truths during a live segment on Tuesday.
Haley recently declared she will beat former President Donald Trump for the Republican party nomination.
However, Roberts told Haley that she could “lose badly” in her home state of South Carolina.
Former resident Donald Trump leads Haley by 32.7% in the state, according to the RealClearPolling average of polls.
In the February 6 Nevada primary, Haley lost to “None of These Candidates,” drawing just 30.4% of the vote.
“A new CBS poll out shows Donald Trump is 35 points ahead of you, now, he’s increased his lead. And here’s a question I have: We’re just a little more than a week away from South Carolina,” Roberts told Haley.
“At the moment, it looks like you’re going to go into that contest and lose badly in your home state, which would forever be a cloud over your political career. Why go through with it?”
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“First of all, that’s what they said before New Hampshire and I got 43% of the vote,” Haley responded.
“Our polls do not show that, that is not what we are seeing, and we are going to close that gap. But more than that, you are asking me about my political career. That’s the problem with politics.”
“Donald Trump’s worried about his image, Joe Biden is worried about his image, I’m not worried about mine,” Haley said.
Haley currently trails Trump nationally by 56.2% in the Republican presidential primary, RealClearPolling average of polls reported.
Trump also leads Joe Biden by 1.2% in a general election matchup, as his lead increases to 4.8% when independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are factored in.
Last week, Trump summed up why Haley is refusing to drop out of the race:
“The radical left Democrats want Nikki Haley because they know that she’s easy to beat.”
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Trump: “The radical left Democrats want Nikki Haley because they know that she’s easy to beat.” pic.twitter.com/Q7lhIhZlue
— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) February 10, 2024
Conservatives called on Haley to drop out of the race and support Trump.
The Daily Fetched reported:
Haley has gone 0-4 in the first series of primaries and trails Trump by a wide margin in South Carolina, where she served as governor.
The Washington Examiner reported:
“A group of 12 prominent conservatives, including a former governor, media executives, and a former U.S. attorney general.”
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