To use political jargon, Nikki Haley—who has lost primary contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and her home state of South Carolina—does not have a snow ball’s chance in hell of winning the GOP nomination for president. Still, she is apparently intent on not going down without a fight, and to that end, the former governor has a message for voters: Anyone who votes for Donald Trump has a death wish for America.

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    8 months ago

    Haley endorsement coming in 3…2…1…

    These people are spineless, they call Trump the most dangerous thing to democracy in one sentence and then endorse him in the next breathe. They are all so weak.

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      She’s not going to endorse until the ballots for the general are printed. She’s positioning herself as the only candidate who didn’t resign in case Trump is legally barred from running.

      That is her entire strategy and even if everything unfolded how she wanted I doubt she’d actually be a front runner.

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          8 months ago

          I say almost the same thing all the time about local government (especially the unpaid volunteer positions serving on boards and such): “decisions get made by the people who show up.”

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        I’m going to say she’s go even further.

        She may be further betting that even if Trump runs, he will lose. If the Republicans lose again, that may well mean they decide to finally throw Trump under the bus. Haley would be in a strong position if that came to pass, setting her up for a 2028 run, or at least a whole lot of “told you so” speaking engagements at significant profit.

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          That’s really clever, i didn’t think of it.

          Also Trump won’t be on the ballot in some states (Illinois is in the news today for this reason), that could also be an opportunity for her - unless i misunderstand the american electoral system, which honestly i do most of the time