Nikki Haley has been struggling in the polls. But she had remained adamant that she will not bow out from the race.
But now, Haley has made a surprise announcement that leaves conservatives completely confused.
South Carolina’s primary election is already upon us, and even with Nikki Haley way behind in the polls, she continues her fight.
However, ahead of the primary, she made a surprise announcement to her supporters during a recent speech in Greenville, South Carolina.
At her “State of the Race” speech, Haley told supporters, “I refuse to quit.”
She added, “South Carolina will vote on Saturday. But on Sunday, I’ll still be running for president. I’m not going anywhere.”
Nikki Haley will not drop out of the 2024 race: “I’m not going anywhere.”
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 20, 2024
She continued and said, “I’m campaigning every day until the last person votes, because I believe in a better America and a brighter future for our kids.”
She then went on to attack her opponent Donald Trump by calling him a “disaster.”
She said he would “continue to be a disaster” and then claimed that even the politicians who support Trump publicly “privately dread him.”
Nikki Haley says Trump is a "disaster" to the Republican party pic.twitter.com/A4UT6bKI8o
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 20, 2024
She went on further to state, “Donald Trump lost 49 percent of the vote in Iowa. In New Hampshire, Trump lost 46 percent of the vote. That’s not good.”
However, Trump won in Iowa with 51% of the vote, DeSantis had 21.3% and Nikki Haley was way behind at 19.1%.
Trump also won in New Hampshire with 54.3% and was declared the winner barely after the caucus began.
In that vote, Nikki Haley received 43.2% of the vote… still well behind Trump.
According to recent polling by RealClearPolitics, Trump is ahead of Haley by 57.7 points for the Republican nomination.
Many Americans are frustrated with Haley feeling as if she takes votes away from Trump and splits the party.
Because Haley is still in the race, Trump cannot be announced as the “presumptive nominee” which would be a huge win for America.
He would then be open to additional joint fundraising opportunities which would help him defeat Joe Biden.
Many people have pointed out how detrimental this could be to the election race:
Nikki Haley remaining in the race despite having no chance of winning prevents the RNC from declaring Trump the presumptive nominee and forming joint fundraising committees of which Biden campaign's with the DNC have $130M cash on hand and have already spent $50M+ in swing states
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 20, 2024
Whatever happens in SC, America must rally behind a strong leader who will defeat the Radical Left this fall.
Stay tuned to Prudent Politics.
