The latest news ahead of the New Hampshire primary

Nikki Haley is the only rival of Donald Trump still standing. Supporters like retired Navy pilot Pete Burdett believe she can.

“I think there is a very real opportunity for Nikki to squeak out a percentage point on top of Trump,” Burdett told CNN’s John King as part of All Over the Map, a project tracking the 2024 campaign through the eyes and experiences of the voters who will pick the next president.

Burdett, who lives in Belknap County in the New Hampshire lakes region, backed Trump in the 2016 primary here and in both the 2016 and 2020 general elections. He thinks it’s time for Republicans to move on – and to win.

“I think it is electability,” Burdett said of Haley’s closing appeal here. “It’s really important for us to remember who can really beat Biden. Who lost to Biden last time? Trump did. Nikki’s got what – 17 points is what somebody said on Biden now.” That refers to a Wall Street Journal poll late last year that showed her leading Biden by that margin in a hypothetical general election matchup.

But to “shake the rafters,” as Burdett put it, Haley needs to pick up more support to counter Trump���s loyal base.

Chris Christie supporters are one obvious Haley target. But several we contacted during our latest New Hampshire visit said they were likely to still cast their ballots for the former New Jersey governor – whose name is still on the ballot because he dropped out so recently.

Why? The Christie supporters see Haley as unwilling to call out Trump’s election denial and, echoing Christie, say she is unacceptable unless she retracts promises to pardon Trump if he’s convicted on federal charges.