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In 2016, Donald Trump won the New Hampshire Republican Party primary on the strength of his support from both Republican voters and undeclared voters. Under New Hampshire law, undeclared voters — or independents — can vote in the GOP primary.

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But Trump is incensed that his remaining GOP rival, the former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, utilized his 2016 campaign strategy this year. And he took to Truth Social minutes before the polls closed in the state to slam Haley over her efforts to appeal to Republicans and independents.

"SO RIDICULOUS THAT DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, ESPECIALLY SINCE CROOKED JOE BIDEN HAS ABANDONED NEW HAMPSHIRE— BUT WORD IS WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL!!!" he wrote.

In another post, Trump wrote that his poll numbers against President Joe Biden were stronger than Haley's matchups against the incumbent president.

"I GET MUCH BETTER POLL NUMBERS AGAINST BIDEN THAN NIKKI HALEY, NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!" he wrote.

But the numbers tell a more nuanced story.

In a slew of state and national polls taken in recent months, matchups between Biden and Trump often produce tied results or results in which one candidate has a slight edge. But when Biden is paired against Haley, she often performs stronger than Trump, largely due to her stronger support among independents compared with the former president.

After winning the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night, Trump continued to rail against Haley, calling her an "imposter."

With 92% of all votes counted, Trump has an 11-point lead over Haley.

Trump sought to best Haley by a significant margin in Tuesday's primary to push her out of the race.

But Haley — who didn't get totally swamped by Trump in the Granite State — is more than eager to move on to the February 24 primary in her native South Carolina.