US election 2024: Can Nikki Haley really stop Donald Trump?
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Nikki Haley is gaining ground on Donald Trump, who is still the clear favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination. The former president’s long-shot bid might become a serious threat if she displays any indications of weakness when voting starts next week.
This week, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was giving her stump speech in the center of an Irish pub on a snowy Iowa morning. She covered a lot ground in her little 13 minutes, focusing on issues like education reform, spending cutbacks, and a secure southern border.
Her main argument for the presidency, if Haley were elected, would be a return to routine and a drama-free substitute for the front-runner, former president Donald Trump.
“Want it to happen again? Since we might have that again,” she remarked.
The statement garnered the largest cheer of the morning from the roughly one hundred people who had braved the icy roads to hear her speak in Waukee, which is located on the outskirts of Des Moines, the state capital.
After eleven months of running for office, 51-year-old Ms. Haley appears to be making progress.
The former governor of South Carolina has claimed a number of strategically placed wins leading up to the Iowa caucuses on Monday, the first round in the 2024 Republican primary. These include gathering the backing of wealthy backers, accumulating endorsements, and gradually rising in the polls.
Doug Stout, a supporter of Haley, observed her speak on Tuesday and said, “I think she has a vision of where we should be 10 years from now. She’s engaging, smart, and personable.”
He explained that the idea was for the Republican Party to be like a “shining city on the hill”. “The one I grew up with.”
But the sad truth for the Haley campaign is that not enough voters appear to share that vision. Most polls, including one in Iowa, indicate that Mr. Trump is still leading by about thirty points.
Some claim that Nikki Haley is leading a campaign for the wrong Republican political era and that her candidacy ignores the realities of the modern Republican party, whose base has firmly shifted in favor of Mr. Trump to the point where Ms. Haley’s establishment-friendly conservatism is now nonsensical.
“Ms. Haley’s campaign reflects a misperception of the base’s needs and desires,” stated Republican Accountability Project political director Gunner Ramer.
But the sad truth for the Haley campaign is that not enough voters appear to share that vision. Most polls, including one in Iowa, indicate that Mr. Trump is still leading by about thirty points.
Some claim that Nikki Haley is leading a campaign for the wrong Republican political era and that her candidacy ignores the realities of the modern Republican party, whose base has firmly shifted in favor of Mr. Trump to the point where Ms. Haley’s establishment-friendly conservatism is now nonsensical.
“Ms. Haley’s campaign reflec
What precisely is her strategy, then?
Both in private and in public, Ms. Haley’s supporters assert that she is playing to win.
They maintain that Ms. Haley will prevail as the field gets smaller and she emerges as Mr. Trump’s obvious opponent, helped along by moderates and an increasing number of Republican voters who are sick of the former president or are worried about his chances in the general election.
Ms. Haley appears ready to unseat Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for second place in Iowa.
During their discussion on Wednesday night, Ms. Haley struggled to establish herself as Mr. Trump’s only opponent. “I wish Donald Trump could be here. I’m running against him,” she declared.
ts a misperception of the base’s needs and desires,” stated Republican Accountability Project political director Gunner Ramer.
“Haley is presenting a highly alluring candidacy to people who desire the restoration of the traditional Republican party. However, the number of Republicans who do is smal
