Nikki Haley Is Now Emerging As Trump's Primary Opponent

PJ Media ^ | 11/23/2023 | Rick Moran

[SeekAndFind]

While the 2024 presidential election is still a year away, the Republican primaries are almost upon us. The Iowa caucuses are on January 15, and the following Tuesday, New Hampshire will hold its first-in-the-nation primary.

That's not much time for former governor and UN ambassador Nike Haley to make up 50 points or more in the polls.

Obviously, that's not going to happen. And realistically, Haley's chances depend on limiting Trump's victories in the early primary states and then winning some later contests in South Carolina and Michigan in late February.

“Nikki Haley is certainly locking up a lot of the Never Trumpers,” said Matthew Bartlett, a Republican operative who has worked on several presidential campaigns and is unaffiliated this cycle. “She also has real room to grow.”

The problem for Haley is that there aren't a lot of "Never Trumpers" to lock up. There never were.

But since perception is the coin of the realm in politics, Haley's only shot is to alter the perception of Trump as an inevitable winner. She can do that by starting to cement the support of the anti-Trump minority.

“Never Trumpers and ‘Anybody but Trumpers’ are really consolidating around her from a financial standpoint,” said Gross, who was chief of staff to former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad.

There's a lot of money in the anti-Trump donor pool. There's certainly enough to run a credible campaign into the Spring.

Politico:

Haley is benefiting from this recent surge of support. She is now polling ahead of DeSantis in New Hampshire, the first primary state, and in her home state of South Carolina. One recent survey showed her running neck and neck with DeSantis in Iowa.

[Right Brother]

All the glowing BS post-debate reviews of Nikki’s performances has had the desired effect.

[McGruff]

Nikki Harpy

[Phoenix8]

Curious to see if the Desantis haters switch to attacking the actual RINO Haley.

Or if some of them as I suspect are Dem operatives. Now that their greatest threat has been weakened (a real conservative who appealed to the Middle and moderates as well as opposed to appealing to mostly just conservatives …not mentioning any names…cough- Trump-cough) they will become silent?

We will likely lose with Haley because many conservatives will stay home and she will get all the moderates and we could lose again with Trump because the moderates might stay home and he will get all the cons.

Just speculation…

[escapefromboston]

I’d vote RFK before Haley .

[blitz128]

Who is that deep bench?

Seriously, who is a real standard bearer besides Trump.

Recycled losers from 2016?

Haley, crispy cream, desantis( reminds me of a coordinator thinking he is good as a dc or ox and becoming head coach and fails, should have stayed in fla), Scott,

Hopefully Trump will pick someone outside the swamp to be his VP , and run in 2028, but I have no idea who that would be

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Riiiiiight.

[toddausauras]

We don’t need another globalist potus. Neo con.

[gundog]

Yeah, but it bodes ill that DeSantis was dumb enough to oppose him.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

Take a real LOOK around at your country today and you are STILL talking about how important it is for a MODERATE to be our nominee! No difference in a RINO and a Dem LOOK AT YOUR DAMN NATION, it didn’t get this way without the help of RINOS!!! NO THANKS

[Menehune56]

Well I guess that’s it. The pubbie side of the uniparty has spoken. /s

[Tommy Revolts]

That's just it. What a foolish strategy.

[reviled downesdad]

Haley is Liz Cheney 2.0

[AFret.]

Vivek exposed her thin skin. Wait til Trump gets started on her!

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Trump needs to end this charade. When the time is right, he needs to remind Haley, (The same who demanded removal of Confederate battle flags, that one), that she is in-eligible and ask her to prove her pedigree. Take her to court if need be, but force the issue.
She ain’t one of us. obama was enough...no more foreigners.

[alstewartfan]

BS. She is not a contender.

[Brian Griffin]

“America’s always been sympathetic to the fact that you can separate civilians from terrorists. And that’s what we have to do.”

Nikki

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/oct/20/never-back-down-pac/no-nikki-haley-didnt-say-she-wants-the-us-to-take/

For what purpose, and exactly how?

On September 11, 2001, the US failed miserably at the task - 19 chances, 19 failures.

[freepersup]

Hat Tip to Sundance at the Last Refuge - home of the Conservative Treehouse.

[Phoenix8]

Desantis is NOT a moderate he is a conservative.

All of his actions as Gov have proven that.

I said I wanted Desantis because he appealed to moderates but HE is a con.

[mosaicwolf]

Another “anchor baby” that goes unchallenged for eligability.

[reviled downesdad]

Correct. Anyone still in the primary is hoping to hold out long enough for Trump 2024 to implode under the thumb of the corrupt justice system.

Viva la Trump!

[CommerceComet]

I think that all the good candidates respected Trump enough that they were willing to stand aside until 2028. Or were smart enough to realize that Trump is a force that isn't going to be beaten in the primary or legitimately beaten in the general election.

Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and few others deserve a long look in 2028. Not Nikki or DeSantis.