For someone who lost the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination?
She sure IS getting a LOT of attention, eh?
Haley is set to meet with roughly 100 donors next week in Charleston on Monday and Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal first reported news of the meetings, which are intended to serve as a “thank you” to the donors who supported her presidential bid. Haley does not have plans to endorse Trump.
But even though Haley lost to Trump in the primary, her successes with Republican primary voters are not lost on her supporters. Haley notably racked up around 17 percent of the Republican primary vote in Pennsylvania and Arizona, respectively — two of the country’s most consequential swing states…
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“What we’re seeing is that Haley voters are going to be a really crucial and critical voting block,” said Brittany Martinez, a Republican strategist. “I think there is a lot at stake and from what I’m understanding it really sounds like neither the Trump nor Biden campaigns have tapped into that yet.”
The continued support for Haley in recent GOP primaries has stoked speculation over her next move. Wilson said the Haley votes are a sign of her staying power, but cautioned there are still questions about the voters coming out for Haley despite not being in the race.
“The question that I really begin to ask is, is her staying because of who she is or is her staying power there right now because it’s somebody other than Trump that these people are voting for,” he said. “We don’t know. Is it a pro-Haley vote or an anti-Trump vote?”
“That has got to factor into what Nikki Haley looks at for her long-term political career,” Wilson said. …
Politico: “The ads are part of a much larger — and mostly behind-the-scenes — strategy to reel in anti-Trump Republicans, who continue to show up everywhere from Arizona to Wisconsin. The Biden campaign views Haley voters as a core part of its coalition this fall, especially as polls show some erosion among traditional Democratic groups such as young voters. Top campaign officials continue to court major Haley donors and possible anti-Trump GOP endorsers while honing their messages for bringing in Haley voters.”
“Trump, meanwhile, has made no such moves to bring Haley voters back into the GOP tent. Two months after she dropped out of the primary, Trump has yet to contact Haley to ask for her support.”
In case you were wondering, Donald Trump posted to Truth Social: “Nikki Haley is not under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well!”
image…Forbes
Scott P says
Someone else wrote that Trump “Truth”. He’s never wished anyone well without there being something in it for him.
jamesb says
No shit on the Trump ‘One Way’ thing…!