Mass. Republicans give bump to Haley bid

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : While Trump still leads in the polls for the Republican nomination, Haley has seen an upswing in popularity in recent months.
63% : Results from an Emerson College poll released Wednesday showed that half of Iowa Republican caucus voters support Trump, while 17 percent support Haley and 15 percent support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
62% : But we believe that President Trump will prevail and do very well in Massachusetts," he said.
53% : However, UMass Lowell poll released Thursday showed Haley trailing Trump by 30 points, 52 percent to 22 percent.
41% : "The poll results throw cold water on any traction Haley thought she had," said UMass Lowell's John Cluverius, the center's director of survey research and an associate professor of political science.
40% : "Frost, the second assistant minority leader in the House, said it would help Republicans running for office across the state if Haley, rather than Trump, was on the top of the ballot.
34% : She secured the endorsement of popular four-term Gov. Chris Sununu; and a CBS News/YouGov poll last week showed her narrowing the gap against Trump in the state, with the former president at 44 percent and Haley at 29 percent.
32% : In addition to Kane, Reps. Kim Ferguson, Paul Frost, Matt Muratore, Mike Soter, David Vieira and Joe McKenna are endorsing Haley, a former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations.
30% : The MassGOP has already submitted the names of Trump, Haley, DeSantis, governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum, and former governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson to be on the Republican primary ballot, according to the secretary of state's office.

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