WATCH: CNN Panelist Goes Scorched Earth On Nikki Haley Ahead Of South Carolina Primary - 'She's A Creature Of The Elites'

On Wednesday, Bloomberg Policy & Politics journalist and CNN panelist NIa-Malika Henderson honestly assessed former Gov. Nikki Haley's (R-SC) chances in the Republican primary race against 45th President Donald Trump ahead of the South Carolina primary on February 24.

"Listen, as much as she likes to say she isn't a creature of the elites, she is a creature of the elites! They are the ones keeping this afloat; there is no real groundswell of support from her, even in her home state of South Carolina. Before New Hampshire, I was talking to some folks on the ground there," Henderson explained. "They thought she could maybe get 45, 47 percent if she did well in New Hampshire. She didn't do that well in New Hampshire. So it looks like she is going to go there and really kind of have an embarrassing defeat. She doesn't think it's embarrassing. I think if you can't win in South Carolina, what other states can you win?"

Despite receiving $14.8 million in advertising compared to Trump's $1.3 million in political ads, Haley has been unable to break out and get significant support in the Palmetto State. Despite being governor from 2011 to 2017, the 52-year-old politician only has the support of 33.5 percent of GOP voters compared to Trump's 63.5 percent support, per Five Thirty Eight. Nationally, Haley's numbers are even worse, with only 16.5 percent support compared to Trump's gigantic lead of 61 point lead with 77.8 percent backing from the Republican electorate.

While Haley has already suffered an embarrassing defeat in New Hampshire and is expected to be humiliated in her home state, she has vowed to continue her fight for the nomination until at least Super Tuesday on March 5. Voters will take to the polls in the following states in less than two weeks: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and the territory of American Samoa.

"Ten days after South Carolina, another 20 states vote. I mean, this isn't Russia. We don't want someone to go in and just get 99% of the vote," Haley said in a major speech on Tuesday. "What is the rush? Why is everybody so panicked about me having to get out of this race?"

The former Trump administration official is simply not competitive in any of the Super Tuesday states, with the biggest Republican state in the country, Texas, refusing to give her any substantial support. A recent University of Texas poll found that Trump continues to dominate with 80 percent support in the Lone Star State compared to Haley's nine percent support from Texans. Making matters even worse for the former UN Ambassador, who has repeatedly claimed that she is the stronger general election candidate, she would lose Texas, and therefore the presidency, if she went up against Biden. In a hypothetical head-to-head, the poll found that Haley would only receive 31 percent support compared to Biden's 40 percent.

While Nikki Haley continues to hold on and refuse to pull out of the race, Republican voters have moved on. The primary is over, and every Republican, including Nikki Haley, should join together behind Trump to defeat Biden and the Democrats in November.

WATCH:

CNN panelist SCORCHES @NikkiHaley as a "Creature of the Elites" — "They are the ones keeping this afloat; there is no real ground swell."

"If you can't win in South Carolina, what other states can you win?"

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