Nikki Haley Closes the Gap on Donald Trump

Nikki Haley is now Donald Trump's main challenger in the 2024 GOP primary, although she still trails the former president by a large distance, according to a poll.

A Rasmussen Reports survey of 792 likely Republican voters shows that the former South Carolina governor is the second-placed candidate in the GOP primary at 13 percent while Trump is way out ahead with 51 percent.

Haley, who has seen some momentum for her 2024 campaign off the back of strong performances in the televised debates, has seen her support rise marginally in the primary and is up four points from the 9 percent she recorded in a previous Rasmussen poll in November when Trump was on 50 percent.

The survey also arrived after a December 17 CBS poll showed that Haley had narrowed Trump's lead in New Hampshire to 15 points (44-29 percent).