{"id":2309116,"date":"2024-07-26T07:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-creates-small-opening-for-a-nikki-haley-comeback-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T07:13:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:13:01","slug":"kamala-harris-opens-a-small-door-for-a-nikki-haley-comeback-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-opens-a-small-door-for-a-nikki-haley-comeback-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris opens a small door for a Nikki Haley comeback &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fkamala-harris-opens-a-small-door-for-a-nikki-haley-comeback-washington-examiner%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=2309116&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the potential for\u200d Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador \u2062to\u2064 the United Nations, to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-to-make-a-major-political-comeback\/\" title=\"President Trump to make a major political comeback\">political comeback<\/a> despite her \u2063unsuccessful bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Though she campaigned as a representative of the pre-Trump Republican Party, Haley\u2019s support base consisted largely of Trump-skeptical\u200c Republicans and some non-Republicans\u2062 opposed to Trump. The current Republican landscape, dominated by populist figures, suggests\u2063 limited prospects \u200bfor Haley, who was fourth in a recent\u200b hypothetical poll for future candidates.<\/p>\n<p>However, recent developments involving Vice President Kamala Harris might provide an opportunity for Haley.\u2064 With concerns over a potential \u200cHarris presidency, Haley&#8217;s\u200b previous \u200dwarnings about Harris stepping in for President Joe Biden \u200dcould position her as a viable alternative within the Republican party,\u200b especially if Trump faces challenges in the upcoming election.\u2064 A Trump loss\u200d could\u200d spark a reevaluation within the GOP regarding its direction, which may favor Haley\u2062 as a younger \u2064candidate compared to\u2063 others.<\/p>\n<p>The article concludes by suggesting that should the Republicans wish to move past Trump, \u200bHaley \u2063could emerge as a\u2064 strong candidate, even as tensions with Never Trumpers persist.  <\/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\">Kamala Harris creates small opening for a Nikki Haley comeback<\/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_1713869\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/24\/opinions\/trump-wins-south-caroline-haley-antle\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidential window<\/a> for former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nikki Haley<\/a> appears to be closed after her unsuccessful run for the 2024 Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one development that could reopen it, if only slightly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though Haley served under former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> during his first term in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a>, she campaigned as a throwback to the pre-Trump GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Haley&rsquo;s Republican supporters appeared to be disproportionately made up of the most Trump-skeptical members, including outright Never Trumpers. Her crossover vote, which persisted long after she dropped out, appears to have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2905290\/the-gop-resistance-to-trump-is-overstated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>augmented by<\/a> non-Republicans who simply wanted another opportunity to vote against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican ticket of Trump and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) strongly suggests there is no going back to the party of former President George W. Bush. A poll by the Republican firm Echelon Insights found that Vance led a hypothetical 2028 primary field with 25% of the vote. Haley was in fourth place with 9%, which was better than a lot of other big-name Republicans but behind Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) and bunched in with her nemesis Vivek Ramaswamy. The top three, with nearly half the vote, were broadly populist, though Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) took just 2%.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the Democrats may have done Haley a favor her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-starting-to-lay-the-groundwork-for-an-open-convention-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats are starting to lay the groundwork for an open convention - Washington Examiner\">party hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t.<\/p>\n<p>Haley repeatedly raised the specter of the Democrats replacing President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a> with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, either before the election or in a second term. While Biden remains very much alive and in office, the Democrats have now done this switch.<\/p>\n<p>The South Carolinian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3086514\/desantis-haley-what-might-have-been\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>repeated<\/a> her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3016113\/three-questions-haley-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump endorsement<\/a> at the Republican National Convention. Haley has also sent a cease-and-desist letter to a pro-Harris group using her name.<\/p>\n<p>If Harris beats Trump, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be Haley&rsquo;s fault. Haley will be able to argue with a straight face that she did everything she could reasonably do to help Trump win.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Trump loss would cause Monday (or in this case, Wednesday) morning quarterbacks to question the Vance pick, wondering if an appeal to suburban women might not have been the smarter play.<\/p>\n<p>A second consecutive Trump defeat would also prompt some Republican soul-searching. It&rsquo;s the one event that might make the GOP rethink its populist transformation. It would certainly make them have second thoughts about their new reliance on lower-propensity voters.<\/p>\n<p>At 82 and possibly in renewed legal jeopardy, would Trump run again in 2028? Would Republicans want him to?<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the answer to both questions could be yes. Trump will have faced multiple prosecutions, an assassination attempt, and the Democrats switching out their nominee after the primaries. Republicans might be even more inclined to view this election as &ldquo;rigged&rdquo; after the fact.<\/p>\n<p>Yet if Republicans were willing to move on, Haley would be a change and only 56 years old. Haley is younger than Harris. After three landslide losses with liberals in the 1980s, Democrats were ready to try something slightly different with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bill Clinton<\/a> in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s true that Never Trumpers are angry at Haley for endorsing the former president. It&rsquo;s hard to imagine this faction constituting a majority of the primary electorate again even if Trump loses this November.<\/p>\n<p>Four years from now, Haley would have the best case for an &ldquo;I told you so&rdquo; candidacy since Trump sought a rematch with Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told you so&rdquo;&nbsp;candidacies don&rsquo;t always work precisely because people don&rsquo;t like being told &ldquo;I told you so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There is also a decent chance Trump still wins the 2024 election and passes the baton to Vance in four years or some other fresh Republican face emerges in the interim.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even if Trump loses, it is possible the Republican Party will still not want to revert back to the way things were before he took his famous ride down the escalator in 2015. By 2028, Trump will have been the titular leader of the party for as long as the combined presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the odds are reminiscent of the scene in the 1994 film <em>Dumb and Dumber <\/em>when Lloyd Christmas asks Mary Swanson what his chances are of a romantic relationship with her. Were they one in a hundred?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;More like one out of a million,&rdquo; she replied.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of being deterred, Christmas, played by Jim Carrey, is happy and relieved: &ldquo;So you&rsquo;re telling me there&rsquo;s a chance!&rdquo;<\/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_1713869\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1713869\"}});<\/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>Kamala Harris offers a slight chance for Nikki Haley&#8217;s political revival. After her unsuccessful bid for the 2024 Republican nomination, it seems that former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley&#8217;s presidential aspirations have dimmed. However, a recent development could provide a small opportunity for her comeback. Despite having worked under former President Donald Trump during his first term, Haley positioned herself as a representative of the pre-Trump Republican Party. Her support base among Republicans included many who were skeptical of Trump, including some who identified as Never Trumpers. Even after she exited the race, her appeal to non-Republicans who wanted to vote against Trump seemed to bolster her crossover support. The current Republican ticket featuring Trump and Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) indicates a shift away from the party&#8217;s past under former President George W. Bush. A poll from Echelon Insights shows Vance leading a hypothetical 2028 primary with 25% support, while Haley trails in fourth place with 9%, behind Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and closely competing with her rival Vivek Ramaswamy. The top three candidates reflect a broadly populist trend, with Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) receiving only 2%. <\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the Democrats may have inadvertently helped Haley, as she has frequently warned about the possibility of Vice President Kamala Harris replacing President Joe Biden, either before the election or during a second term. While Biden remains in office, the Democrats have now made this switch. Haley reiterated her endorsement of Trump at the Republican National Convention and has even sent a cease-and-desist letter to a pro-Harris group using her name. If Trump loses, Haley can argue that she did everything possible to support his campaign. A defeat for Trump could lead to second-guessing regarding the Vance selection, with some questioning whether a strategy aimed at suburban women might have been wiser. A second consecutive loss for Trump could also prompt the Republican Party to reevaluate its populist direction and its reliance on lower-propensity voters. <\/p>\n<p>At 82 and potentially facing renewed legal challenges, it remains uncertain whether Trump would run again in 2028, or if Republicans would want him to. However, both could still be possible. Trump will have endured multiple legal battles, an assassination attempt, and the Democrats&#8217; nominee switch after the primaries, which might lead Republicans to view the election as &#8220;rigged.&#8221; Yet, if the party were willing to move on, Haley, at just 56 years old, could represent a fresh change. She is younger than Harris, and after three significant losses in the 1980s, Democrats opted for a different approach with Bill Clinton in 1992. While some Never Trumpers may be upset with Haley for her endorsement of Trump, it is unlikely that this faction would constitute a majority of the primary electorate, even if Trump loses in November. In four years, Haley could present a strong case for an &#8220;I told you so&#8221; candidacy, especially if Trump seeks a rematch with Biden. However, such candidacies often face challenges because people generally dislike being told &#8220;I told you so.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>There is also a reasonable chance that Trump could win the 2024 election and pass the torch to Vance or another new Republican figure in four years. Even if Trump loses, the Republican Party may still resist returning to its pre-Trump identity. By 2028, Trump will have been the de facto leader of the party for as long as the combined presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Currently, the odds of Haley&#8217;s comeback are reminiscent of a scene from the 1994 film &#8220;Dumb and Dumber,&#8221; where Lloyd Christmas asks Mary Swanson about his chances with her. When she responds that it&#8217;s &#8220;more like one out of a million,&#8221; he cheerfully replies, &#8220;So you\u2019re telling me there\u2019s a chance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2309117,"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\/harris_haley_comeback.webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34541,32438,34440,36289,32076],"class_list":["post-2309116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-strategy","tag-kamala-harris","tag-nikki-haley","tag-political-comeback","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harris_haley_comeback.webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309116","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}