Does anyone really think Haley has enough to stop Trump?

[ificandream]

I think at this point the answer is no. If she'd had more guts a few months back to hit him hard, she might have. But she waited until the sky was falling on her before she did anything.

One good thing, though: At the least, I think she'll convert some Repughs (and more independents) to not vote for Trump in November. And I still think indies don't want Trump at all.

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Snowflakes chance in hell.

[Lovie777]

2. Honesty....................................

I feel she and her campaign know something about shithole........

Be it health or?

And that is why she is still in.

[ificandream]

9. Hadn't thought about that. Hmmmm.

[PatSeg]

17. Yes, that is pretty much what I think

I don't know if her campaign knows anything about his health, but they could think the odds favor Haley. For anyone paying attention, Trump is deteriorating rather quickly. It makes one wonder how republicans fill the gap if Trump has to pull out of the race. Then you have Nikki Haley keeping her face and name out there. It would be so easy for her to take over.

Personally, I don't see how Trump makes it until November without having a complete meltdown or possibly even a stroke.

[getagrip_already]

28. She is just playing an understudy - she isnt trying to knock him out

She is just learning the lines, and getting familiar with the actors and the set.

If stinky can't go on, she will be ready to step in and play the part for the base.

Or so she thinks. Bannon, stone, Cruz, and a hundred other despicable asshats will shiv her the moment she thinks she is about to step on stage.

[underpants]

29. I think something like that. Hanging on in case he falls out.

[John Farmer]

3. I think that Haley is positioning herself

to be the party's choice when Trump gets convicted or withdraws due to his worsening mental condition.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Yep. Next in the list. Default.

[CrispyQ]

14. He'll never withdraw. They'll have to kick him off the ticket or he'll have to die.

I hope he croaks after all the ballots are printed.

[Emile]

32. My thoughts too & neither one are fit to be president.

[MLAA]

5. I believe her goal is to be the last Republican standing should TFG get convicted. That's her only chance.

[GuppyGal]

6. NO and we need her to drop the fuck out ASAP at this point. nt

[ecstatic]

13. Why do we need her to drop out?

🤔

[GuppyGal]

16. I don't want her waiting in the wings when dump comes crashing down nt

[ecstatic]

22. Haley is unelectable

She talks to adults using a tone that kindergarten teachers use when addressing their students.

She regularly makes the dumbest, most offensive comments and then tries to backtrack when she's called out on it. She doesn't understand that we have something called video.

Magats won't coalesce around her if she's the nominee.

But even if she somehow managed to become the nominee and get elected, I stand by what I've been saying for the past however many years: There is no republican, I repeat no republican more dangerous than trump because he's an ignorant amoral narcissist who doesn't understand cause and effect. He doesn't understand history. He will literally kill us all if he's given another chance. Thank God covid wasn't any more lethal than it was or we'd all be dead right now. Next time it might not be a pandemic, it might be a nuclear fall out of some kind. He is too ignorant to be in that white house and he's surrounded by idiots as well.

[underpants]

30. Great assessment

You are right about how she talks to crowds.

She offends them too. Says the wrong thing and then tries to walk it back in their world.

Trump is extremely dangerous

[CrispyQ]

18. The longer she's in the race the more money & time he has to spend campaigning.

Having to campaign AND show up for court puts more pressure on him so I hope she stays in as long as possible.

[dutch777]

7. She can't beat him but she can keep damaging him for whatever her real long term plan is. Works for me!

[Kaleva]

12. I agree

[bucolic_frolic]

8. She's out of gas. She's the last GOP lifeline to women, that's why she continues.

Her only hope is dementia, and these things can turn abruptly.

[hatrack]

10. She's waiting for the Cheeseburger From Heaven . . . .

However, if she's inclined to keep displaying his overall weakness in the primaries by staying in the race, I'm all for it.

[Lunabell]

11. No. But,

I think she is playing a waiting game to see if his trial goes on before the election. Then, she'll pounce on getting the nomination if he is found guilty.

[Vogon_Glory]

15. The only way Haley could defeat Trump is

if the Grim Reaper takes the Donald off the board. Even then then she’d still lose a couple of red-state primaries as the MAGA faithful pay their last respects to the guy facing the Judge of Souls as his life’s works face the scrutiny of someone who can’t be bought off by right-wing bull 5h1t.

[hatrack]

19. Here's my dream judge for Shitstain in the circumstances you describe . . . .

Ammit was the Egyptian idea of the punishment of the soul. The name means "devourer" or "soul-eater."Ammit was usually known as 'The Devourer of the Dead' or the 'Eater of Hearts'. Ammit was believed to eat any souls found to have sinned. They would then be digested for eternity in acid.

Hail Ammit!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammit

[Vogon_Glory]

21. He'd probably have indigestion n/t

[limbicnuminousity]

20. She's doing fine.

Her utility comes from being a bug in Trump's ass. As long as she's in it's more difficult for the Trump's to use RNC funds for legal fees. And if he loses a little more of his mind wondering where her husband is, is that such a bad thing?

She can't win in the general effectively making her an agent of chaos in the repuke primary.

[anamnua]

23. As long she she's damaging Trump then keep it up, Haley.

I'm beginning to wonder if she is actually an an ingeniously Machiavellian closet/sleeper democrat.

[Hekate]

27. I agree completely. Why on earth would we Dems want her out?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. Haley is hoping that TFG withdraws for medical or legal reasons

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Conjuay]

25. Better her than

Dumb and Dumber, those braindead sons of his. They've seen the grif in action and they want in on it too

[Chainfire]

26. No, but she make make a good VP choice to balance Trump's ticket.

I would rather see Trump run with someone like MTG or Bobo.

[marble falls]

31. No, but two things ...

... 1. It will work a number in TFG's gut.
2. It will make her Mitt Romney's VP choice as the GOP tries a Hail Mary effort to be seen as more centralist,

[Mike Nelson]

33. No...

... she is getting money, so she stays. Maybe she's thinking of 2028. If anything happens, the Trump delegates will chew her up and spit her out... they are not interested in her. If Crooked Donald is taken from the fanatics, they will bring in someone else. It's good that Nikki's still running, however, because her words about Trump do reach a wider audience.

[keithbvadu2]

34. There is always hope. McCain was way out of the running but all the others dropped out, leaving him the only one standin

There is always hope. McCain was way out of the running but all the others dropped out, leaving him the only one standing. The only reason he was still there was a he was so broke he didn't have fuel money to get his bus out of the parking lot.

[redqueen]

35. I think she's staying in just in case.

Won't be surprised if she ends up their nominee.

[TexasBushwhacker]

36. Not as long as he's alive and not in jail

I think she's hoping for a stroke or incarceration.

[keithbvadu2]

37. Trump spokesman says Haley will 'kiss ass when she quits'

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4478929-trump-spokesman-haley-will-kiss-ass-when-she-quits/

Trump spokesman says Haley will ‘kiss ass when she quits’