LONDONDERRY, N.H. — A quick stop for an early-afternoon lunch at Poor Boy’s Diner was simply not an option, nor was parking in their oversized lot or along the street leading into it, after the restaurant filled to capacity with Nikki Haley supporters.

Yet more sat outside in the early-November cold, seated in an overflow area well before the former South Carolina governor made her way down Rockingham Road and into the double-parked lot. It was unclear if the large SUV she stepped out of would have room to leave.

After entering through the eatery’s back door, the former U.N. Ambassador shook hands with diners for a few minutes Thursday before New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu took to a microphone and introduced her as “someone that fulfills on the commitment, that conservative agenda that we’ve all been talking about, but boy, we’ve been dying for for the last eight years.”

“I just found that guy in the kitchen eating,” Haley joked after.

Haley recently pulled into second in the race for the Republican nomination in New Hampshire, though surveys say she enjoys about one-third of the support that former President Donald Trump does among Granite State conservatives. According to polling averages, Trump nets more than 46% of Republican voters in New Hampshire, compared to Haley’s less than 15%. Nevertheless, Haley says that it’s time for a new generation of leaders.

“Seventy-five percent of America is saying they don’t want a rematch between Trump and Biden,” Haley said.

Her early afternoon address was part stump speech and part acknowledgment of her current position in the polls, and the packed diner a testament to a campaign that’s come a long way from speaking to perhaps dozens of people at a time.

Haley spoke at length about the border and immigration from both the north and south, touching on related problems like the flow of fentanyl into American communities and human trafficking. She said that the millions of people in the U.S. without lawful presence would need to be deported.

“The six to seven million that have come over since Biden did this, this is going to sound harsh, but you send them back,” she said in answer to a crowd question.

Of the “dreamers,” or those brought to the U.S. as children, Haley said she would be willing to discuss a solution for them, but not until Congress fixes immigration.

“You do immigration reform and then we’ll talk about (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), you gotta have the carrot and the stick,” she said.

Haley seemed to really grab the audience’s attention when she shifted her focus to foreign policy. The former diplomat explained that support for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan were all interconnected, considering the position of U.S. adversaries.

“You are hearing this story of ‘do we fund Israel or do we fund Ukraine?’ Don’t get involved in that. Because, you know what? America can never be so arrogant to think we don’t need friends,” she said. “This is not just about a war in Europe, it’s not just about a war in the Middle East.”

After Iran-backed Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and killed 1,400 civilians, Russian President Vladimir Putin “called and invited Hamas to Russia,” Haley said.

“And Hamas went on and said that Russia was their ‘dearest friend.’ You have Russia and China who held hands and named themselves ‘unlimited partners.’ And who is the biggest funder to Iran? China,” she said. “And then you’ve got China, and China is on the march.”

“There is an unholy alliance: it’s Iran, Russia and China. And let me tell you, I’ve never been as worried as I am today that America is acting like it’s September 10th all over again, and we better remember what September 12 felt like, because we are there,” she said.

Sununu told Haley she was inching closer to receiving his endorsement every day. He also made clear who he does not want to win the party nomination.

“You know what the issue is for us? Winning, winning is the issue of 2024. That’s all that matters. If you cannot cross the finish line in November of ‘24, get your ass off the ballot. That’s what I say. Unfortunately we have one guy who just is not going to get there. It’s just…Trump cannot get there,” he said.

The New Hampshire Democratic Party responded to Haley’s visit by pointing out that she spent her time at the United Nations under the direction of Trump and supported his policies.

“If Haley thinks Granite Staters will vote for her extremism in 2024, she’s sorely mistaken,” NHDP spokesperson Aida Ross said in a statement.