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In reply to the discussion: My fear is that if they dump Trump and nominate someone else in 2020 [View all]Caliman73
(11,736 posts)The GOP is loathe to admit mistakes and change course. They did it with Nixon, but that was a pre-Fox GOP.
Haley could be a challenge, but you also have to figure in the GOP's own racism and sexism. While Haley did well in South Carolina, she was born there and spent her whole life there. There is a difference between that and national office. She does not seem to have raised a major profile. Escaping the Trump administration without major scandal is hardly an accomplishment.
Apart from that, Democrats would not just vote for a person because she is a woman. Haley is anti-choice in a major way. She wants to give person hood to the fetus. She has a slew of other horrible right wing stances on policy.
To say that she would sway anyone except the standard GOP voter is an exaggeration.