Now we see how long Nikki Haley will last in the Republican presidential primary. A big donor, Americans for Prosperity Action, a Koch network PAC, has pulled its support for Haley’s campaign after the South Carolina primary.
Haley lost by 20 points to Donald Trump in her home state. There is no happy talk from the candidate or her surrogates that can smooth out that humiliating loss for voters. If a candidate cannot win her own state – a well-liked former two-term governor – then how realistic is it to think there is a solid way forward? It’s not.
Politics is not beanbag, as the saying goes, and Haley has to make a big decision. Does she continue on after Super Tuesday or does she acknowledge the inevitable? She has committed to remaining through Super Tuesday and she probably has the resources to do that. But what then? Does she burn through her political capital and torch her…
