…Haley might be able to consolidate 30 or 35 percent of the party, but the path to actually winning would be closed. Which could make her ascent at DeSantis’s expense another study in the political futility of anti-Trump conservatism, its inability to wrestle successfully with the populism that might make Trump the nominee and the president again.
Living in a very blue state with closed primaries, I’m considering registering as a Republican for the sole purpose of voting for Haley. It might not doing anything at all, but it wouldn’t cost me anything to say that, between Trump and Halley, I’d pick the latter.
It also helps that the Koch brothers endorsed her. That should give her some financial muscle even if it somewhat goes against the the populism that makes Trump so appealing.
Of the current batch. I like her the most.
She is one of the few republicans willing to negotiate on abortion. The republicans need to learn, the majority of people want abortion and it’s a single issue for many voters.
I don’t know all her stances but abortion is a big one for me.