Nikki Haley within striking distance of Trump in NH GOP primary poll

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is within four percentage points of her old boss, former President Donald Trump, among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, according to a new poll.

The American Research Group Inc. survey released Thursday found 33% of likely GOP voters in the Granite State favor Trump while 29% favor Haley — the closest margin any poll of the first-in-the-nation primary has shown in months.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie placed a distant third with 13% support, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (6%), biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (5%) and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (1%).