Nikki Haley, former United Nations Ambassador, has been campaigning in New Hampshire in an effort to become the Trump-alternative candidate in the 2023 Republican presidential primary. Her support has risen from 6.9% to 25% in the past two months, and she has gained traction in New Hampshire, shifting from 50 percentage points ahead of Donald Trump to 4 percentage points ahead. However, her statements about the Civil War caused controversy and backlash, prompting her to clarify her statements and acknowledge that the war was about slavery.
