California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Haley is a strong surrogate for Democrats

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39% : The same poll found Trump only narrowly ahead of the president, 49% to 45%.
36% : But he acknowledged that Trump is likely to end up as the nominee.
35% : Haley has vowed to stay in the race past the South Carolina primary and through Super Tuesday on March 5, but Trump has won every delegate contest so far and holds a wide lead over Haley in pre-primary polling in her own home state.
32% : "I think she's one of our better surrogates," the Democratic governor said of Haley, when asked by CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead" whether it would be easier for President Joe Biden, the likely Democratic nominee, to beat Haley or Trump in the general election.
30% : "That's on the Republican Party, that's on (House) Speaker (Mike) Johnson, that's on Donald Trump," Newsom said.
29% : Haley, at a campaign stop in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, on Friday made the case that she is the better alternative to Trump.
22% : " "But Republicans in Congress are refusing to move forward with that bipartisan immigration deal because of one person: Donald Trump," Newsom said.
18% : (CNN) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom joked Friday that Nikki Haley -- the onetime South Carolina governor and the last remaining major rival to Donald Trump in the GOP presidential primary -- is a strong surrogate for Democrats.
11% : Newsom also said Haley -- who has heavily criticized the former president on the campaign trail -- is "spot-on on 99%" of the things she has said about Trump, adding that she's making a good case against the GOP front-runner.

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