Nikki Haley finally got what she has desired since the very beginning of her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination: a one-on-one showdown with Donald Trump. The field was cleared for her yesterday when Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida ended his bid, leaving Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, as the only real threat to a third consecutive Trump nomination.

Polls show Trump with a strong lead, but Haley rejected the notion that the race was over, saying “America doesn’t do coronations. We believe in choices.” She spent the day spreading that message to Republican and independent voters in New Hampshire, where tomorrow’s primary is perhaps her last best chance to compete against Trump.

It might be too late. A Suffolk University poll from today suggested that Trump would receive a slight increase in support in New Hampshire after the departure of DeSantis, who endorsed the former president.

Trump also garnered the endorsement of two South Carolina politicians: Senator Tim Scott, a former Haley ally, as well as Representative Nancy Mace, whom Haley endorsed for Congress and whom Trump attempted to unseat in 2022.