The former governor said voters don’t want a rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Nikki Haley’s campaign will face yet another embarrassment in Saturday’s Republican presidential primary as the former governor of South Carolina trails by more than 20 points in her home state.
Donald Trump’s last major rival for the Republican nomination before facing off with President Joe Biden in November has lost her first four presidential primaries and has been accused of wasting her party and its voters time and money, but she remains adamant that she will continue to run, at least for the foreseeable future.
The question on everyone’s mind is: Why?
Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations, has said in various interviews that she will stay in the race because it’s clear that Americans want someone outside of Donald Trump and Joe Biden and the competition they saw in 2020 choose.a report USA TodayThe former governor has cast himself as a candidate who can unite a polarized nation.
“Most Americans don’t just dislike one candidate, they don’t like both candidates…The fact is, Americans already know what Joe Biden and Donald Trump will do. There is a desperate need for a candidate in America People, they are dividers. Unite,” she was quoted as saying.
this British Broadcasting Corporation Ms. Haley’s friends and allies reportedly insist her focus is on this year’s Republican nomination.
Jeanne Sanford McKay, the former first lady of South Carolina and a friend of Ms. Haley, reportedly said: “When you talk to her privately, she’ll say I’m going to stick with it. Her chance is now. ”
However, two other theories are also popular. Haley’s rival, former President Donald Trump, faces four criminal indictments, and a judge recently ordered him to pay $355 million plus interest in a civil fraud lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth and significantly increasing it. value.
There is widespread speculation that Trump could drop out of the presidential race if he is convicted in the cases, two of which are related to election tampering and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by his supporters. If that happens, Ms. Haley will become a focal point in the presidential battle.
A third theory, according to Republican strategists interviewed by the BBC, is that the former UN ambassador is eyeing the 2028 presidential election. “People will remember her as a solid candidate,” said political strategist Ron Bonjean.
