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What’s Next for Nikki Haley?
Major Republican donors support her and the media loves her. Voters, less so. How long can she last in a race she can’t win?
“Nikki Haley’s Strategies?” mulled conservative political analyst Victor David Hanson in the wake of Haley’s primary defeat in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
“Trump has now won the first two primaries by large majorities,” he began. “As he reminds us, no Republican in recent history has lost the nomination after winning Iowa and New Hampshire.”
“So what is Haley’s strategy ahead?” mused Hanson. “In the short term, she will cede to Trump the Nevada caucuses and focus on her home state of South Carolina. But then what?”
He wasn’t the only one asking.
“Wall Street Donors Keep Haley’s 2024 Run Afloat, Even If Voters Won’t,” wondered Jordan Fabian, Amanda Gordon, and Stephanie Lai for Bloomberg this week.
“Nikki Haley is vowing to press on with her unlikely bid for the Republican presidential nomination, thanks to the backing of Wall Street titans,” they began. “Haley’s second consecutive defeat Tuesday at the hands of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has intensified calls from his supporters for her to exit the race. But wealthy donors and a group funded by industrialist Charles Koch means she has enough funding to keep running.”