{"id":2308471,"date":"2024-07-25T20:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T00:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-concedes-democrats-very-smart-to-choose-younger-nominee-but-calls-harris-weakest-candidate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T20:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T00:26:27","slug":"haley-acknowledges-that-democrats-are-wise-to-select-a-younger-nominee-but-labels-harris-as-the-weakest-candidate-washington-examiner-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-acknowledges-that-democrats-are-wise-to-select-a-younger-nominee-but-labels-harris-as-the-weakest-candidate-washington-examiner-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Haley acknowledges that Democrats are wise to select a younger nominee but labels Harris as the &#8220;weakest candidate.&#8221; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fhaley-acknowledges-that-democrats-are-wise-to-select-a-younger-nominee-but-labels-harris-as-the-weakest-candidate-washington-examiner-3%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=2308471&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--><p>In a\u200b recent CNN interview, former U.N. \u2062Ambassador \u200cNikki Haley acknowledged that Democrats made a strategic\u200d decision by choosing Vice President Kamala Harris, a younger \u2063candidate, to potentially succeed the 81-year-old President Joe \u200cBiden. However, Haley pointed out that while age is \u2064a factor, Harris is also perceived as \u200bthe &#8220;weakest candidate&#8221; by the Republican party. She criticized Harris&#8217;s record as a California attorney general and the surge in illegal immigration at the southern border, \u2062urging Republicans to focus on\u200d those issues rather \u2063than on Harris being \u200ca diversity, equity, \u200dand inclusion (DEI)\u200d hire. Haley emphasized the importance of\u200c addressing Harris&#8217;s policies rather than her gender or appearance, a sentiment echoed by other Republican figures who have \u2063advised against using DEI attacks in their campaign strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Haley concedes Democrats &lsquo;very smart&rsquo; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-acknowledges-that-democrats-are-wise-to-select-a-younger-nominee-but-labels-harris-as-the-weakest-candidate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Haley acknowledges that Democrats are wise to select a younger nominee but labels Harris as the &quot;weakest candidate.&quot; - Washington Examiner\">choose younger nominee<\/a> but calls Harris &lsquo;weakest candidate&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1704939\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>While former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.N.<\/a> Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nikki Haley<\/a> credited Democrats for launching Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> as a younger alternative to President Joe Biden, she warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-acknowledges-that-democrats-are-wise-to-select-a-younger-nominee-but-labels-harris-as-the-weakest-candidate-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Haley acknowledges that Democrats are wise to select a younger nominee but labels Harris as the &quot;weakest candidate.&quot; - Washington Examiner\">age isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t the only factor at play this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tW-z_cn2R0M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a> with CNN, Haley admitted that the Left made a savvy move in pushing 81-year-old Biden to drop his reelection bid. &ldquo;Democrats were very smart to put in a younger candidate,&rdquo; the former South Carolina governor told host Jake Tapper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Haley also believed Biden&rsquo;s heir apparent still faces a long shot at winning the presidency. &ldquo;If you look at it, they put in the weakest candidate,&rdquo; Haley told the network.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s Republican opponents have long criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> for her prosecutorial record as California attorney general and for the increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-refuses-bidens-request-to-help-with-covid-19-testing-at-border\/\" title=\"Texas Refuses Biden\u2019s Request to Help With COVID-19 Testing at Border\">illegal immigrants coming<\/a> in at the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Haley said Republicans should focus on those issues instead of campaigning against Harris as an alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> hire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not helpful,&rdquo; Haley remarked about DEI talking points. &rdquo;Talk about the facts.&rdquo; Haley urged the GOP to focus on Harris&rsquo;s policies. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re talking about a liberal senator who literally has not accomplished very much. You don&rsquo;t need to talk about what she looks like or what gender she is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her comments come as top&nbsp;Republicans, including House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3097317\/republicans-rethink-dei-attack-harris-risks-pooling-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>warned conservatives<\/a> to steer away from DEI attacks against Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Haley has said she would vote for Trump despite their bitter rivalry on the campaign trail, even endorsing him at the Republican National Convention, she refused to back down from the &ldquo;tough things&rdquo; she has said about him in the past. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think we need to apologize or take anything back,&rdquo; she told Tapper on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I said a lot of tough things about him in the campaign. He said a lot of tough things about me in the campaign. That&rsquo;s what happens in campaigns,&rdquo; Haley said, downplaying the two&rsquo;s public sparring earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While she told CNN she continues to disagree with Trump on some issues, she believes he&rsquo;s a better alternative to Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been given a choice, Trump or Harris,&rdquo; Haley said before adding that she doesn&rsquo;t think voters have to &ldquo;agree with Trump 100% of the time to vote for him.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1704939\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1704939\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki Haley acknowledges that Democrats made a clever decision by selecting Vice President Kamala Harris as a younger alternative to President Joe Biden, but she cautions that age is not the sole consideration in this election. In a CNN interview, Haley praised the Democrats for encouraging the 81-year-old Biden to step aside for a younger candidate, stating, &#8220;Democrats were very smart to put in a younger candidate.&#8221; However, she believes that Harris, as Biden&#8217;s potential successor, still has a challenging path to the presidency, labeling her as &#8220;the weakest candidate.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Haley pointed out that Republican critics have long targeted Harris for her record as California&#8217;s attorney general and the rise in illegal immigration at the southern border. She advised Republicans to concentrate on these issues rather than framing Harris as merely a product of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, calling such arguments &#8220;not helpful&#8221; and urging a focus on factual discussions. &#8220;We\u2019re talking about a liberal senator who literally has not accomplished very much. You don\u2019t need to talk about what she looks like or what gender she is,&#8221; she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Her remarks align with warnings from other prominent Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, to avoid DEI-related attacks against Harris. Although Haley has expressed her intention to vote for Trump despite their contentious rivalry during the campaign, she stands firm on the critical remarks she has made about him in the past. &#8220;I don\u2019t think we need to apologize or take anything back,&#8221; she stated, reflecting on the tough exchanges between them during the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>While she continues to disagree with Trump on certain issues, she considers him a preferable option compared to Harris. &#8220;We\u2019ve been given a choice, Trump or Harris,&#8221; Haley remarked, adding that voters don&#8217;t need to fully align with Trump to support him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2308472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nikki-Haley.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,36231,5742,4021,36228],"class_list":["post-2308471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-election-critique","tag-haley","tag-harris","tag-younger-nominee"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nikki-Haley.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308471","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2308471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2308472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2308471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2308471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2308471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}