Major poll gives Trump 16-point lead in New Hampshire days before primary

Nikki Haley follows at 34% and Ron DeSantis is at 5%, as Florida governor’s campaign switches focus to South Carolina

• New Hampshire primary next on US election calendar

Donald Trump continues to dominate the race for the Republican presidential nomination, enjoying a 16-point lead in New Hampshire days before it becomes the second state to vote, according to a major new poll.

Suffolk University, the Boston Globe and NBC found the former president at 50% support in New Hampshire, to 34% for the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley. Ron DeSantis, the hard-right governor of Florida, who edged out Haley for second in Iowa this week, was a distant third at 5%.