![]() ![]() “It’ll be because … I'm the right person for the job.” ![]() “I think that when I become the first female president, it won't be because I'm a woman,” she said. Still, Haley is also under no illusion that her gender is what’s going to win her the nomination. Like many women, she’s been routinely underestimated by her male peers, struggled to balance a demanding career with raising a family, and has had to work harder than her counterparts to get what she wants. In fact, Haley’s cheerleaders believe she connects better with voters because of her gender. (Instead, she chalked up her polling to the fact that she hasn’t spent much on ads others who have seen bumps, like Scott, have spent tens of millions.) HOW HALEY SEES IT: Haley was adamant that her gender isn’t a drag on her White House aspirations - even among a GOP whose base voters are quick to dismiss talk of gender inequality as “woke” ideology. “I understand that we’ve got debt issues, we’ve got crime issues, we’ve got border issues, we’ve gotten education issues, and we’ve got China literally beating us every day. “I’m an accountant, I’m a military spouse, I’m a mom,” she continued. “The fellas are going to do what the fellas are gonna do,” Haley told Playbook and ABC in a recent interview at the Iowa State Fair, where she campaigned in a shirt that read, “UNDERESTIMATE ME - THAT’LL BE FUN.” The debate next week - and the prospect of her as the only woman onstage amid a testosterone-fueled slugfest - could be a chance for her to turn her campaign around. “If they nominate Nikki Haley, we’re in trouble,” said a senior Democratic strategist close with the Biden campaign. ![]() ![]() Haley remains stuck in the single digits in polls, well behind Trump and RON DeSANTIS.Įven so, when you ask President JOE BIDEN’s brain trust who they’re really worried about, you’ll hear one name, If she were a Democrat, that message - combined with her Indian American heritage - might resonate the left has routinely sought to promote not only women, but women of color, as they prioritize diversifying their candidates to match their electoral coalition.īut it’s clear six months into her bid that the prospect of electing the nation’s first woman president hasn’t exactly caught fire with GOP voters. THE LONE WOMAN IN THE RACE - When NIKKI HALEY launched her bid for president in February, the former South Carolina governor proclaimed it was time to “put a badass woman in the White House” and that kicking back at bullies hurts more “if you are wearing heels.” We’ve been waiting for this for a while.” Pence aides say the prospect of sharing the stage with Trump will provide exactly the kind of contrast for which they’ve been pining: Pence, staid and sober and studious on policy, versus a mercurial and braggadocious bluffer. The view from Pence land: “We’re ready,” MARC SHORT, Pence’s senior adviser, told POLITICO. In recent campaign stops, MIKE PENCE has been “relishing the opportunity to draw a contrast with Trump,” Adam Wren reports from Indianapolis. PENCE PREPS FOR PRIMETIME - While DONALD TRUMP plays the will-he-won’t-he game with next week’s RNC presidential debate, one man seems champing at the bit to get on stage with the former president. ONE OF US - “Awkward Americans see themselves in Ron DeSantis,” by WaPo’s Ben Terris: “But do they like what they see?” adults approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, slightly lower than the 42% who approve of his overall performance, according to the new poll.” NEW AP/NORC POLL - “Biden’s approval rating on the economy stagnates despite slowing inflation,” by AP’s Josh Boak and Emily Swanson: “Only 36% of U.S. It’s clear six months into Nikki Haley's bid that the prospect of electing the nation’s first woman president hasn’t exactly caught fire with GOP voters. ![]()
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