Nikki Haley's potential presidential campaign is being discussed in relation to her competition with DeSantis. A Trafalgar poll shows Haley leading DeSantis by 9 points in SC. DeSantis aims to outperform in NH and SC to challenge Haley. DeSantis's decision to suspend his campaign has left the potential race as 'one fella and one lady left,' according to Haley. Haley acknowledges DeSantis's efforts and expresses determination to compete.
Haley on DeSantis dropping out: https://t.co/ArAP7ljwOJ
DeSantis’s dropping out before New Hampshire is good news: Now it can be Trump vs Haley one on one. I know people might think I am delusional about Haley’s chances but small probabilities of high payoffs (Haley is much better than Trump) are worth paying attention to.
Nikki Haley on the news that DeSantis suspended his campaign: “It’s now one fella, and one lady left.” https://t.co/nGPngmFY61
Nikki Haley reacts to news that DeSantis dropped out: "He ran a great race and he's a good governor. It's now one fella and one lady left. Let the best woman win!" https://t.co/Zgfxne8pix
DeSantis focusing on SC makes perfect sense. He trails Haley by only 9 points there and if he can beat her in her home state, this becomes a 2 man race!
I don't expect DeSantis to win NH. He doesn't need to. He just needs to outperform by 8 points as he did in Iowa and take Haley down 4 or 5 points then ride that momentum into SC where Haley leads D by only 9 which requires just a 5 point flip to overcome. It's all about…
In the latest Trafalgar poll of SC, Haley leads DeSantis only 23 to 14. DeSantis over performed his polling in Iowa by 8 points. If Haley underperforms in NH and DeSantis overperforms, DeSantis could ride that into SC and beat Haley there - it would only take a 5 point flip. If…
Haley is the target in NH. Trump will be after her. DeSantis will be after her. If Haley underperforms and DeSantis over performs, DeSantis can ride that momentum into SC, beat Haley there and suddenly we have a two man race, Trump vs DeSantis!
Ignoring DeSantis is a good play by Haley. There's maybe a 5-10% block of Trump voters that might be persuaded to vote for Haley IF they sense the race has become a competitive head-to-head contest. In the short interlude between Iowa and New Hampshire, Haley is best served by…