What Exactly Is Nikki Haley Doing?

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Nikki Haley is trucking along as a presidential candidate, even though all indications are that her future primary prospects are yet worse.

When I worked at Universal Studios as a screenwriter, the then head of production, Ned Tanen, had a saying regarding the plans and ideas of my fellow writers, directors, and producers:

โ€œIf one person says youโ€™re drunk, ignore him. If six people say youโ€™re drunk, sit down.โ€

Iโ€™m far from sure this advice originated with Mr. Tanen, but, although I was occasionally the target, it made basic sense.

I was reminded of this when I read the results of Nevadaโ€™s unofficial Republican presidential primary in which seven people competed, three of whom I had never heard of.

In what had been imputed by some a head-to-head battle with former president Donald J. Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley lost to โ€œNone of These Candidatesโ€ by a hugely embarrassing 63.2 percent to 30.5 percent.

(Mr. Trump was not on the list. Heโ€™s competing in the Nevada Caucus where one can actually win real delegates to the party convention.)

In the words of Ned Tanen, itโ€™s time for Ms. Haley to โ€œsit down.โ€

But she, at least so far, is trucking along as a presidential candidate, even though all indications are that her future primary prospects are yet worse with an imminent humiliation in her home state.

So what exactly is Nikki Haley doing and why?

The money people have their own reasons.

Although Iโ€™m no fan of The Bulwark, an article they had the other day detailed the alleged behind-the-scenes shenanigans and outright greed of political strategists, political action committees, and so forth backstage of the now defunct Gov. Ron DeSantis campaign.

Taken together, they would be enough to make you give up on the viability of elections in our country in their entirety.

Meanwhile, as late as Feb. 5, Bloomberg reported, โ€œWealthy Donors Continue to Pour Money Into Nikki Haleyโ€™s Long-Shot Presidential Bid,โ€ with her best month ever ($16.5 million) being January 2024.

What are these people (and Ms. Haley) doing throwing away such munificent funds that might more justifiably be put into pediatric cancer or Alzheimerโ€™s research?

Someโ€”notably, one hears, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununuโ€”are attempting to position Ms. Haley as the vice-presidential candidate to Mr. Trump, a possibility that seemed unlikely from the start, but grows more so with each passing day.

Byย Roger L. Simon

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