Nikki Haley Says the Media Wants a 'Two-Person Race,' Which Would Most Benefit the GOP in the Election

"Well, I like Nikki Haley the best, personally."

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"So, yeah -- the longer Republican candidates not named Ron DeSantis remain in the primary race, the more Trump benefits."

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"So, yeah -- the longer Republican candidates not named Ron DeSantis remain in the primary race, the more Trump benefits."

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"So here's the thing: Liking a particular candidate and believing that candidate has the best chance of wiing and kicking Joe Biden and the Democrats the hell out of the White House are not mutually inclusive."

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"I didn't vote for Donald Trump -- twice -- because I liked him; I voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020 because he was the Republican candidate."

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"But here's the other thing -- actually a couple of critical things: Barring any unseen circumstance, there's nary an objective Republican voter in America who doesn't believe the 2024 nominee with be either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis, and this is where the simple, mathematical logic comes into play."

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"But here's the other thing -- actually a couple of critical things: Barring any unseen circumstance, there's nary an objective Republican voter in America who doesn't believe the 2024 nominee with be either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis, and this is where the simple, mathematical logic comes into play."

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"And ironically, the very guy that the other GOP candidates want to knock out of the race because they don't believe he can win the presidential election is Donald Trump, yet the longer they stay in the primary race, the better chance Trump has of winning."

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"Haley was undeniably right about one thing: The American people can't take four more years of the most disastrous presidency in modern history."

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"The Bottom LinennNeedless to say, most if not all candidates not named Trump must believe they can win the nomination, or why would they waste boatloads of money and countless tiring campaign hours running?"

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"However, both of those issues can be solved by someone other than Nikki Haley, for whom I have the utmost respect."

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"So much so that I see Haley as a viable option for the two-spot on the 2024 GOP presidential ticket."

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"One Iowan summed up what untold numbers of Republican voters across the country think about Haley:nn"

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"Now, if Trump's your guy, you love that reality."

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"As the 2024 Republican primary field continues to grow, candidate Nikki Haley said in an interview at the "Roast and Ride" fundraiser in Iowa on Saturday that the media wants a "two-person race" for the GOP nomination, simply for "click and ratings" -- but there's far more at stake than media clicks and ratings."

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"Haley continued:I think the first thing is I'll put my results up against anybody."

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"In an exclusive interview with Breitbart, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador under Donald Trump said the American people are "smarter than that.""

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"Again, Haley was right in much of what she said -- including her reference to a new generational leader and leaving the chaos and negativity [a thinly-veiled shot at Trump] behind."

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""[The American people] get the fact that we have to have someone that will win a general election, and they get the fact that we can't take four more years of Joe Biden, and so that's what we're goa do."

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"Ruing 42 Republican candidates (embellished, for illustrative purposes) against that substantial baked-in voter bloc will only favor Trump -- and he knows it."

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