As of Friday, it sounded as if Haley intended to remain in the race beyond Tuesday’s contest. Her campaign began in February with $14.5 million in cash and raised another $12 million that month. While other candidates wasted money on private jets, Haley boasted of flying commercials — she could campaign on a shoestring if necessary.
Although Trump will be the nominee, Haley has proven that the Republican Party is not the Trump “cult” that Trump fans and critics fear. She is unlikely to change President Trump’s approach or behavior, but could she do anything? –But her campaign showed that some strains of non-Trump republicanism still exist. It is not a majority outside of the District of Columbia and Vermont.
A typical front-runner would try to build bridges with the runner-up supporters and unify the party. Of course, Trump is far from the usual front-runner. He’s still raving about “Birdbrain” on Truth Social.
That’s too bad. Even after Super Tuesday, there are still 26 states and four territories that have not yet held Republican presidential primaries or caucuses. These include Arizona (43 delegates), Florida (125 delegates), Georgia (59 delegates), Illinois (64 delegates), Ohio (79 delegates), and New York (91 delegates). ), Pennsylvania (67), and other states with large numbers of delegates.
Had Ms. Haley stayed, she would have given more Republicans, independents, and crossover Democrats in these states and territories the opportunity to say, “No, this is not the right direction.” Don’t count me in. “Yes, a significant portion of these Republicans will likely be “going home” in November. Others will look around for other options and see who the Libertarians nominate and who the No Labels can recruit in an independent bid. (Haley closed the door on the no-label option last week.)
Polls continue to show that a majority of Americans fear a potential Biden-Trump rematch. Well, Nikki Haley tried and gave it her all. And she continued to work long after some celebrities with more money quit. Given Trump’s quasi-incumbent status, the loyalty he inspires among the MAGA crowd, and the relentless vendetta against those who defy him, this could have been Mission Impossible.
But if you feel like this country is stuck on a train, moving toward a contentious election result and a repeat of the kind of violence we saw on January 6, 2021, Haley I did everything I could to pull the emergency brake.
I also think Democrats Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson deserve blame – even though neither has won a single delegate yet. (Mr. Williamson “unsuspended” his campaign last week, three weeks after suspending it.) Democrats continue to say they are concerned about President Biden’s age and want a younger candidate. There is. Well, Mr. Williamson is 10 years younger than Biden, while Mr. Phillips is a quarter century. Last night, Phillips won his first county! Cimarron in the Oklahoma Panhandle. He defeated Biden by 11 votes to 6. And he made it nearly 8 percent in his home state of Minnesota.
Jason Palmer also deserves some credit for his victory in the American Samoa Democratic Caucus. As soon as everyone knows who he is. Wasn’t he the guy who played for the Giants and was on “The Bachelor”?Oh wait, that’s jesse Palmer.
My fellow Americans, if you wanted a different candidate than Trump and Biden, you had to come out and vote for them.