Contrary to popular belief, Republican voters and college-educated men are the driving force behind Haley's rise, according to polling averages posted on the 538 website.
The analysis shows that not only are college-educated voters most likely to support Haley, but their support appears to be growing the fastest, having doubled since October.
But the hardest thing to explain is the sharp rise in support for the former South Carolina ambassador among men.
Haley explicitly stated that she does not believe in “glass ceilings” or “identity politics,” emphasizing in the report that although she is the only woman in the Republican camp, she is not campaigning solely for her colleagues.
Although support for her grew, she is still far from the support that Trump has, but the credit is that she managed to come from the bottom and, without much initial confidence in her candidacy, to take the same path Find Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who started the cycle in a much stronger position but is fading.
But Haley's Achilles heel is among evangelicals, where Trump and DeSantis have better clout.
This is a detail that needs to be taken into account, as the former president claimed to have iron control among evangelicals (he got about 70 percent), while DeSantis was down 10 percent.
Although Haley has made some progress in this demographic, she has failed to capture much of DeSantis' decline, the study said.
Therefore, if evangelicals do not see them as loyal to their cause as they would like, it may be difficult for them to attract a critical mass of them.
Therefore, Haley's relative weakness among voters of this persuasion could be problematic for her in the caucuses of Iowa, the state that will draw the curtain on the Republican primary and the country where the November 5 election will be held. are significantly overrepresented.
Haley and DeSantis had their final debate last night before the Jan. 15 election in Iowa, when voters will face their first test in the November election.
And while the two debated in person on CNN in Des Moines, Trump was on Fox News in the same city giving his presentation on camera.
Before the duel between Haley and DeSantis, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dropped out of the presidential race. A circumstance that would benefit the lady in the competition.
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