{"id":2004573,"date":"2023-08-18T06:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-is-hillary-2-0\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T06:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:50:34","slug":"nikki-haley-is-hillary-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-is-hillary-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Haley = Hillary 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnikki-haley-is-hillary-2-0%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004573&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Why\u2062 Nikki Haley&#8217;s Campaign Falls Flat<\/h2>\n<p>Of all\u2064 the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">terrible things<\/a> about Nikki\u200c Haley \u2014\u200c her\u200b enthusiasm\u200d for <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/02\/17\/nikki-haley-needs-to-atone-for-her-neocon-foreign-policy-if-she-wants-to-be-gop-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more foreign war\u200b funding<\/a>, her deference to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/17\/georgia-senator-pushes-gov-kemp-to-convene-legislature-to-probe-fulton-countys-get-trump-witch-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corporate cultural \u2062assault<\/a> \u2014 the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/02\/17\/its-a-shame-nikki-haley-has-to-rely-on-stale-gimmicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cringe-worthy attempts<\/a> to\u2063 hype her status as a \u200bwoman (A\u200d mom! \u2063A wife!) and Indian\u200c (\u201cI\u2019m a minority first!,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m as diverse as it gets!\u201d) are the\u2063 least offensive. But it\u2019s still really, <em>really<\/em> \u2064 bad.<\/p>\n<p>Her whole campaign is Hillary 2.0.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Haley currently \u200dpolls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nationally<\/a> at less than\u200c 5 percent, and it\u2019s the same in early\u2064 Republican primary states <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/ia\/2024_iowa_republican_presidential_caucus-8164.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iowa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/nh\/2024_new_hampshire_republican_presidential_primary-7396.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Hampshire<\/a>, so there aren\u2019t a ton of reasons to spend time thinking about her. But it\u2019s truly\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-trump-was-a-nazi-for-detaining-migrant-children-what-does-that-make-biden\/\" title=\"If Trump Was A \u2018Nazi\u2019 For Detaining Migrant Children, What Does That Make Biden?\">awe-inspiring<\/a>\u2063 that there exist Republicans who still believe there\u2019s anything to gain from the party\u2019s voters by rubbing their faces in \u2064identity politics rot.<\/p>\n<p>When have \u200cRepublicans ever showed any appetite for\u2064 it? They haven\u2019t. They don\u2019t \u2062care. It\u2019s\u200b only interesting\u2063 to the extent that ethnic minorities and women who \u2062run for \u200coffice\u2064 as \u200bRepublicans\u200c are contrary\u200d to the racist media\u2019s\u2064 preferred narrative. Outside of that, \u200bit\u2019s\u2063 meaningless and has no bearing on a \u2062voter\u2019s decision to trust any given \u2063candidate with power.<\/p>\n<p>Haley has already \u200cdisqualified herself for the nomination by cheering on more war between Ukraine and Russia, stupidly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/08\/nikki-haley-supports-breaking-the-law-to-make-taxpayers-pay-for-soldiers-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">undermining<\/a> the only Republican senator trying\u2063 to uphold the law \u2062that abortions \u200bnot be funded\u200b with taxpayer money,\u200d and <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3996413-haley-slams-desantis-for-his-handling-of-disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ceding authority<\/a> to corporations that\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-is-hillary-2-0\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley = Hillary 2.0\">promote gross left-wing\u200b social<\/a> causes.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only a \u2062bonus that she thinks\u2064 there\u2019s something novel or compelling about being a nonwhite woman. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2023\/08\/17\/can-haley-make-the-gop-want-a-madam-president-00111603?nname=playbook&#038;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&#038;nrid=0000014e-f115-dd93-ad7f-f915a6170001&#038;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> \u2063with \u2062Politico published Thursday, Haley was asked about the\u200b first GOP presidential \u2062debate next \u200dweek. \u201cThe fellas are going \u200cto \u200ddo what the fellas are gonna do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>See? Because she\u2019s not one of \u200cthe fellas. She\u2019s a woman! She\u2019s unique! It\u2019s cool!<\/p>\n<p>At the Iowa State\u2062 Fair last weekend, \u2062Haley walked around\u200c in <a href=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/25915ee\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1760x1174!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F54%2F0c%2Fe6d5d60f43f68cc2572421ad3a4a%2Fimg-5511.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a shirt<\/a> that said, \u201cUNDERESTIMATE ME \u2014 THAT\u2019LL BE FUN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get it? She\u2019s a\u200b woman! And she\u2019s in the primary up against nothing but men! And she\u2019s a minority! Whoa!\u200d Brave!<\/p>\n<p>Also at the fair, she\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dylanewells\/status\/1690504826008850433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responded<\/a> \u2064to one question by \u200cdeclaring herself \u2064\u201ca minority first,\u201d which proved she\u2019s \u201cas\u2062 diverse as it \u200dgets.\u201d (For good measure, \u2064she threw in that \u2063\u201cminorities are smart.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Haley continues \u200bto \u2062desperately milk\u2064 the teat \u200dof Don Lemon having\u2064 said on CNN a whole six months \u200bago that she \u201cisn\u2019t in her prime.\u201d At\u200c this moment, her\u2064 campaign\u2019s merchandise store\u2064 \u2014 yes, \u2063Nikki Haley swag actually \u200bexists \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/nikki-haley-for-president\/storefront\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">features<\/a> six items with \u200dreference\u200c to the \u201cin her prime\u201d\u200b remark. A personal favorite is the set of drink can koozies that say, \u201cPast my prime? Hold my beer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You go, lady candidate!<\/p>\n<p>Some other fun \u2064products include a \u201cwomen for Nikki\u201d shirt; a T-shirt \u200bthat says, \u201cIf you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done,\u2064 ask a woman\u201d (with the word \u201cwoman\u201d in italics); and \u200dmultiple other items that say, \u201cSometimes it \u2062takes a woman\u201d (a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/02\/08\/2019-makers-conference-hillary-clinton-speaks-about-gender-equality.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paraphrase<\/a> of\u200d Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2019 bleat, \u201cIt often takes a woman\u2026\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s as if Haley is running an experiment to see how hard she can make \u2064Republicans wince.\u2064 During her\u200d campaign \u200claunch, she said in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/nikki-haley-announces-2024-white-house-bid-transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speech<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you\u2019re wearing heels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Is Nikki Haley a \u2063woman, \u2064yes\u200c or no? \u2062Yes or \u200cno. Look \u2064at me. \u200bSAY IT.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An unofficial slogan of the Haley campaign\u2062 is some variation \u2063of, \u201cSend a bad-ss woman to the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamHaley\/status\/1675907176630562833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">July 3<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s time to send a bad-ss Republican woman\u2063 to\u2064 the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/nikki-haley-moms-for-liberty-summit-philadelphia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 30<\/a>: \u201cWe\u2063 need \u200dto send a bad-ss Republican woman\u200c to this White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamHaley\/status\/1665532343031939072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 4<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s \u2063time to put \u200ba \u200cbad-ss woman \u2064in \u200dthe \u200cWhite House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hey, \u2063now, SHE\u2019s a firecracker! You \u200bdon\u2019t\u200d wanna mess with HER!<\/p>\n<p>Motherhood, marriage, and heritage don\u2019t overwhelm \u2062Republican voters because none of it is\u2064 impressive. \u200bThose qualities are\u2062 either basic human goals or matters \u2062of pure luck of the draw. \u2064But \u2062if Nikki\u2064 Haley wants to run as Hillary Clinton 2.0, she\u2019s doing just fine. The outcome will be\u2063 the same.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of Nikki Haley&#8217;s many faults &#8211; her support for increased funding for foreign wars, her submission to corporate cultural invasion &#8211; her attempts to emphasize her identity as a woman (a mother! a wife!) and Indian (&#8220;I prioritize being a minority!&#8221; &#8220;I embody diversity!&#8221;) are the least objectionable. However, they remain somewhat offensive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2004574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}