Nikki Haley’s unfixable problem
By
Byron York
January 26, 2024 8:57 am
NIKKI HALEY’S UNFIXABLE PROBLEM. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is already in South Carolina, campaigning for the Feb. 24 Republican primary, four weeks from Saturday. As she ratchets up her campaign in South Carolina, where, as an ex-governor, she should have a strong advantage, Haley faces a number of problems. The most obvious is that former President Donald Trump has already won Iowa and New Hampshire and appears headed for victory in South Carolina. That’s almost surely the nomination clincher. Haley can hang around if she likes, but if she loses South Carolina, she’s not going to be the GOP nominee.
Maybe it is impossible to beat a former president, popular with his party, who is seeking his old job back. But Haley also faces a fundamental, probably unfixable, problem with her own campaign: By opposing Trump, Haley has alienated many Republicans, but her message remains essentially Republican, which means she does not appeal to Democrats or enough independents to make up the ground she loses among Republicans. She is neither fish nor fowl.
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