Marc Thiessen breaks down implications of Trump's double-digit win in NH GOP primary on 'Fox & Friends'

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen discussed what the results of the New Hampshire Republican primary meant for the current forerunner Donald Trump with co-host Brian Kilmeade on the 24 January episode of 'Fox & Friends.'

The former president secured a double-digit win with 54.55% of the vote over his competitor, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, who got 43.2%. The 22 delegate quota for the state was divided into 12 for Trump and 9 for Haley.

Marc Thiessen feels Trump's victory is less than reassuring

"(Trump) is effectively the quasi-Republican incumbent. He never ceded the leadership of the Republican Party," said Thiessen. "He's offended that anyone challenged him for the Republican nomination. He thinks he should be the nominee."

Drawing a parallel with history, he continued, "The last time you had a challenge like this to a Republican incumbent was in 1992 when Pat Buchanan challenged George HW Bush. He got 38% to Bush's 52%."

"The New York Times headline was ‘Bush jarred in the first primary. President Bush scored a less than impressive victory over Pat Buchanan.' Haley did much better than Buchanan ever did. Why is this not jarring?" he asked.

"You just showed the stats. Thirty-five percent of Republicans in the state are not going to vote for Donald Trump. He's bleeding centrists. He needs those Haley voters, and right now, a lot of the Republican Party and independents are saying they're not going to vote for him. So it's a warning sign."

Nikki Haley's position of strength

Mentioning Haley to be "the only candidate who has shown in polls, in several polls, to have a double-digit lead over Biden," Thiessen went on to list the points on which the former Governor of South Carolina is making her bid.

"So her argument is: do you want to go with your heart or do you want to go with your head? Do you want to win this election? Are you willing to risk four more years of Joe Biden, which will be the first Kamala Harris presidency? And you look at everything that's happening in the world, is that a risk you're willing to take?"

"And a lot of Republicans are saying, yeah, because Trump is being under attack and they want to rally around it," he added.