Nikki Haley changes tone during Iowa town hall as race for second heats up

GOVERNOR A LIAR. YEAH, TODD, THE FORMER UN AMBASSADOR, SAYS SHE HAS NOT RESORTED TO NEGATIVE ATTACKS ON HER OPPONENTS. BUT WITH THE IOWA CAUCUSES LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY, SHE’S NOT HOLDING BACK. STANDING IN FRONT OF A PACKED RESTAURANT IN ALTOONA, 30 DAYS UNTIL THE CAUCUS, FORMER UN AMBASSADOR NIKKI HALEY MADE HER PITCH TO VOTERS WITH JUST ONE MONTH LEFT UNTIL THE IOWA CAUCUSES. IF YOU JOIN WITH ME IN THIS FIGHT, I PROMISE YOU OUR BEST DAYS ARE YET TO COME. THE GOP HOPEFUL TALKED POLICY AND TOOK QUESTIONS FROM VOTERS ABOUT ISSUES LIKE FARMING AND INFRASTRUCTURE. HALEY ALSO MENTIONED FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS BY NAME, SAYING HE HASN’T BEEN TELLING THE TRUTH. YOU HAVEN’T HEARD ME IN ANY TOWN HALLS. THE PRESS CAN TELL YOU I HAVE NOT TALKED NEGATIVELY ABOUT ANYBODY. BUT IF YOU’VE GOT TO LIE TO WIN, YOU DON’T DESERVE TO WIN. HALEY’S COMMENTS ABOUT HER OPPONENT COME AS THE TWO ARE BATTLING IT OUT FOR SECOND PLACE BEHIND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. DESANTIS WAS ALSO IN IOWA THIS WEEKEND, SPEAKING WITH VOTERS HOPING TO STRENGTHEN HIS SUPPORT AS WELL. WITH ME, YOU HAVE SOMEBODY, UH, THAT IS EARNING IT THAT IS SHOWING UP, ANSWERING QUESTIONS, UH, DOING WHAT IT TAKES, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU DESERVE. SOMEBODY THAT SHOWS UP. A NEW CBS POLL SHOWS HIM POLLING AT 22% IN THE HAWKEYE STATE, SECOND BEHIND TRUMP, WHO SITS AT 58%. BUT THE NUMBERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TELL A DIFFERENT STORY. HALEY IS IN SECOND PLACE. THEY’RE POLLING AT 29%, 15 PERCENTAGE POINTS BEHIND THE FORMER PRESIDENT IN THE GRANITE STATE GOING INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE, WE JUST GOT THE LIVE FREE OR DIE GOVERNOR’S ENDORSEMENT, WHICH I’M THRILLED ABOUT. BOTH HALEY AND DESANTIS CONFIRMED THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CNN DEBATE ON JANUARY 10TH IN DES MOINES. TRUMP HAS NOT SAID IF HE’LL BE THERE YET, AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN HELD A COMMIT TO CAUCUS EVENT IN WAUKEE THIS EVENING.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley talked directly about her opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, during a town hall in Altoona Sunday.Haley accused DeSantis of "lying" about her. She pledged to voters sitting in Fireside Grille during her town hall that she would tell them "the truth about him." She said talking about her opponents in that way is not something she normally does. "This is something you haven't heard me in any town halls," Haley said. "The press can tell you: I have not talked negatively about anybody. But if you've got to lie to win, you don't deserve to win. We're going to win by telling you the truth."The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations' comments about DeSantis come as the two are battling it out for second place behind former President Donald Trump.A new CBS poll shows him polling in second place at 22% among likely GOP caucus voters in Iowa. Trump has 58% of support in the Hawkeye State, according to the poll. Haley sits at 13%.The numbers in New Hampshire tell a different story. The same poll shows Haley sitting in second place at 29%. That's 15 percentage points behind Trump, who sits at 44%. DeSantis has 11% of support among likely GOP primary voters in the Granite State. Both Haley and DeSantis confirmed they will participate in the CNN debate on January 10 in Des Moines. Get the latest Iowa Caucus headlines here.

, Iowa —

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley talked directly about her opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, during a town hall in Altoona Sunday.

Haley accused DeSantis of "lying" about her. She pledged to voters sitting in Fireside Grille during her town hall that she would tell them "the truth about him."

She said talking about her opponents in that way is not something she normally does.

"This is something you haven't heard me in any town halls," Haley said. "The press can tell you: I have not talked negatively about anybody. But if you've got to lie to win, you don't deserve to win. We're going to win by telling you the truth."

The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations' comments about DeSantis come as the two are battling it out for second place behind former President Donald Trump.

A shows him polling in second place at 22% among likely GOP caucus voters in Iowa. Trump has 58% of support in the Hawkeye State, according to the poll. Haley sits at 13%.

The numbers in New Hampshire tell a different story. The shows Haley sitting in second place at 29%. That's 15 percentage points behind Trump, who sits at 44%. DeSantis has 11% of support among likely GOP primary voters in the Granite State.

Both Haley and DeSantis confirmed they will participate in the CNN debate on January 10 in Des Moines.

Get the latest Iowa Caucus headlines here.

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