Excerpt from Brian Cates’ Substack:
If Ron DeSantis Drops Out & Endorses Donald Trump, Where Would That Leave Nikki Haley?
It’d Leave NeoCon Nikki Facing Trump All By Her Lonesome
After spending major time in Iowa as his campaign pursued an ‘all-in’ strategy, a 30-point shellacking seems to have taken what little wind remained in the sails of the DeSantis campaign.
When DeSantis bows out, we’ll see Trump be the magnanimous victor, and DeSantis will very likely surprise people when he turns back into being a vocal supporter of Trump, now that his own always-kind-of-strange campaign for President is behind him.
But if this develops as I expect, and DeSantis drops out soon, where would this leave the last remaining candidate vying with the Trump for the GOP nomination?
Where does DeSantis dropping out leave Nikki Haley? Or as I’ve come to affectionately refer to her, “NeoCon Nikki’?
Chris Christie dropped out a week and a half ago. Vivek bowed out last Monday, and now will be appearing at Trump’s side when called on. Soon, Ron DeSantis will also be standing by Trump at his rallies and appearances.
This will leave Haley standing all by her lonesome.
Well, at least, for awhile it will.
Because after New Hampshire on Tuesday, comes Nevada on Thursday, February 8, and then South Carolina on Saturday, February 24.
Haley is the former two-term governor of South Carolina, having served from 2011 to 2017, when she was offered the position of United States’ ambassador to the United Nations by President Donald Trump.
A quick glance at the polling for the few months in South Carolina reveals that Haley is currently trailing her former boss by an aggregate 30.2 points, according to Real Clear Politics.
https://briancates.substack.com/p/if-ron-desantis-drops-out-and-endorses
I actually thought she did a competent job as ambassador to the United Nations. Now standing alone, she leaves a lot to be desired. She will fall in line for support for Trump, hoping for a job. I wouldn’t trust her.