Nikki Haley declines to mention slavery when asked what caused the Civil War

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession -- the 1860 proclamation by the state government outlining its reasons for seceding from the Union -- mentions slavery in its opening sentence and points to the "increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the institution of slavery" as a reason for the state removing itself from the Union.
47% : "She's just as MAGA as Trump," Spain added, referring to Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.
39% : Haley, who served six years as South Carolina's governor, has been competing for a distant second place to Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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