Donald Trump has said his Republican rivals will be forced to drop out of the race for the White House if he wins the New Hampshire primary by a wide enough margin.
Speaking last night at a rally in Concord, the former President called on supporters to help deliver a “historic victory” next Tuesday.
He said: “You need to get every patriot you know and get them out to vote in record numbers.”
Trump crushed ex-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in Monday's Iowa caucuses.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Concord
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The 77-year-old, who is hoping to become just the second Commander-in-Chief to serve two non-consecutive terms in the Oval Office, now leads by a significant margin in the Granite State.
According to polling averages, Trump has over 55 per cent of the vote, while Haley and DeSantis have around 25 per cent and 12 per cent respectively, although some polls have DeSantis much lower.
“A poll just came out, DeSanctis is at four per cent! What happened to this guy? One of the great self-destructions I think I’ve ever witnessed.”
"DeSanctis" is just one of the derogatory names Trump uses for the Florida Governor.
With the writing seemingly on the wall in New Hampshire, DeSantis has all but abandoned the state and is instead focusing on Haley’s home state of South Carolina which votes in late February.
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley smiles as she holds a rally at the Omni Mt. Washington Hotel & Resort in Bretton Woods
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Meanwhile, with polls showing the former UN Ambassador lagging far behind, Trump is eyeing a chance to eliminate both of his remaining two rivals.
He said: “She’s down very low but we’ll finish it off… This could end it. We end it and then we can focus on the worst President. Then we can focus on Biden and his thugs.”
Haley is under tremendous pressure to win in New Hampshire or risk losing her already slim chance of winning the Grand Old Party's nomination.
In recent days, Haley has increased her attacks on Trump, with digs about his age and accused him of being "too focused on investigations to keep us from going to war."
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets former Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) at a rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election
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However, endorsements for Trump continue to roll in.
He was joined at the Concord rally by South Carolina Senator Tim Scott who suspended his own presidential campaign in November.
In a barnstorming speech, Scott endorsed Trump for President, saying: “[We] need a President who our foreign adversaries are afraid of and our allies respect. We need Donald Trump!”
Trump called for the Republican Party to “unify” and urged those considering voting for Haley on Tuesday not to “take a chance”.