Nikki Haley has not been having a good last couple of days.
As my colleague Jennifer Oliver O’Connell noted, she gave an answer on the Civil War that caused an uproar and may truly hurt her campaign because she failed to mention slavery when asked about its causes.
Then she seemed to get into more trouble when she tried to clean up the answer, saying of course it was about slavery, but then accusing the person of asking the question of being a Democratic plant.
Haley’s Explanation for Civil War Question Snafu: ‘A Democrat Plant’ Made Me Do It
Then, astonishingly, Haley claimed it was a “Democrat plant,” who asked the question and that Biden’s campaign is after her because she’s the only candidate who can win.
“It was definitely a Democrat plant,” said Haley. “That’s why I said, what does it mean to you? And if you notice, he didn’t answer anything. The same reason he…