9 months ago
64
ARTICLE AD BOX
Watch: Haley congratulates Trump, but says race is not over
By Holly Honderich
in Washington
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has vowed to press on with her campaign in the wake of a second consecutive loss to Donald Trump.
Ms Haley had barnstormed New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday's first-in-the-nation primary, courting both independent and moderate Republican voters.
But she was unable to catch Mr Trump, who had a comfortable eight-point lead in early returns from the election.
The former president last week won a landslide in Iowa's caucuses.
At an election night party in Concord on Tuesday night, Ms Haley conceded the New Hampshire race, congratulating Mr Trump on his win.
But she vowed to take her bid to become the Republican White House candidate back home to South Carolina, the state where she served as governor.
"New Hampshire is first in the nation," Ms Haley said to a boisterous room of supporters. "It is not the last in the nation.
"This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go. And the next one is my sweet state of South Carolina."
English (US)