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By Natasha LaChac  

 MANCHESTER, N.H. 鈥� Minutes after the polls closed in New Hampshire, the Associated Press the race for former president Donald Trump. His sole remaining opponent, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, was undeterred. 

 鈥淭hank you for the love, New Hampshire. We are going home to South Carolina!鈥� Haley said in a after the election, her claims leading up to the primary that she would not drop out of the race even if she lost in New Hampshire.鈥� 

 Haley has been the underdog since the Iowa caucuses, where she to Trump by a 30-point margin. She stayed in the race while the two remaining Republican challengers, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, dropped out. Haley continued to lower than Trump and eventually to him in New Hampshire by an 11-point margin. 

 Haley persists against the odds, as the Republican National Committee is a resolution to declare Trump the presumptive nominee. In New Hampshire, however, a state that prides itself on holding the primary in the nation, her supporters are adamant that she stands a chance. 

 Haley charmed some voters with traditional New Hampshire retail politics and face-to-face campaigning. She and Gov. Chris Sununu tour local breweries, restaurants and businesses, pouring beers and shaking hands with voters.

 The morning of the election, Nicholas Bridle braved the cold in front of Winnacunnet High School, bearing a 鈥淣ikki Haley for president鈥� sign.鈥� 

 鈥淲hat I really appreciate about candidate Haley is that she鈥檚 actually making an effort to go around and do that retail politics, talk to the people of New Hampshire. It鈥檚 one of the great things about the primary here,鈥� Bridle said.鈥� 

 鈥淚n my opinion, she鈥檚 not an underdog campaign,鈥� he added. 鈥淚鈥檓 a volunteer. I鈥檓 here on my own accord. I had the day off from work today, and I was like, I鈥檓 going to hold down signs for my candidate and support her because I knew it was going to be a very contested race.鈥� 

 The real allure of Haley is what supporters say she represents: change. The public is with the likely Biden versus Trump rematch in the 2024 election. As the only viable challenger to the two presumptive nominees in either party, Haley excites voters. 

 Jennifer Nassour, the northeast regional chair of Women for Nikki, has been volunteering on campaigns since she was 19. Nassour said that in that time, she鈥檇 鈥渙nly ever seen people this excited about two candidates,鈥� , who replaced the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in 2010, and Haley.鈥� 

 Renee McBride-Rogers and Tyler Baker are both young New Hampshire voters; this will be her first time voting for McBride-Rogers. They attended a Haley rally on Jan. 21 and left feeling excited to vote for her. 

 鈥淒onald Trump and Joe Biden, they鈥檙e both saying: Here鈥檚 all the problems I鈥檓 having right now, here鈥檚 all the stuff, but it鈥檚 not true,鈥� said Baker. 鈥淏ut she鈥檚 actually focusing on being a politician and what she wants to do for us.鈥� 

 Baker is 鈥�100 percent鈥� sold on Haley. McBride-Rogers agreed, praising Haley for her defense of free speech and composure after a climate protester interrupted the rally. 

 鈥淒efinitely, for me, it鈥檚 her focusing on the future, whereas the people who are against her are focusing on the past,鈥� said McBride-Rogers. 鈥淚 want change, and I believe Nikki Haley is that change.鈥�