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...This article has been amended since publication to correct Jeff Russel’s former role at Balyasny....
...You have to hand it to Nikki Haley, she is tenacious. After her fourth straight loss to Donald Trump, this time in her home state of South Carolina, Haley is still not quitting the Republican race....
...Unless every single poll is wrong by historic margins, Haley will lose to Trump tonight....
...edward.luce@ft.com...
...edward.luce@ft.com Letter in response to this column: Haley’s nomination plans could be helped by Trump / From John Griffiths, Seattle, WA, US...
...Opinion: The former South Carolina governor boosts her brand by standing alone against Donald Trump in the Republican party, argues Edward Luce....
...Edward Luce’s insights into US politics are valuable (Opinion, November 30)....
...Edward Luce Completely....
...Ideally for Trump, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis would finish roughly equal distant second, which would give both of them enough hope to stay in the race....
...My bottom line is as follows; if Trump gets half the vote or less, and Nikki Haley takes a quarter of the vote or more, then we have a competitive Republican primary contest going into New Hampshire next...
...The only question is whether Haley’s baring of teeth on Monday night is a sign she has finally decided to go for his jugular....
...Trump 2.0: Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House, writes Edward Luce....
...Like all the Republican candidates, bar Chris Christie and Nikki Haley at the end, DeSantis refused to take on Trump because he feared losing “the base”....
...The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has delivered rulings that aid Trump and play politics with the constitution, writes Edward Luce....
...When Nikki Haley calls Ramaswamy “scum” (as she did during a debate last month when he looped Haley’s daughter into his broad-brush insult of her), or when Christie calls him obnoxious, he is actually winning...
...Biden’s Palestine problem: The president’s staunch support for Israel risks damaging his prospects for re-election, argues Edward Luce....
...Their ideal one would be someone like Nikki Haley or Mitt Romney. Another would be Liz Cheney....
...The volume of independents turning out to vote for Nikki Haley in New Hampshire on Tuesday night reinforced my hunch....
...Edward LuceLucky them. My view is something Chris Sununu, the governor of New Hampshire, said. I was listening to an interview with him. He’s probably gonna endorse Nikki Haley for what it’s worth....
...Edward — who comes from a family of politicians — explains why he got into journalism in this video....
...Recommended reading My column this week looks at the possibility that Nikki Haley could upend Trump. The odds are not high but a wild card Haley surge is by no means implausible....
...Last week, he repeatedly confused Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi, alleging Haley was in “in charge of security” during the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol....
...Clip: CNN Free links to read more on this topic: The Nikki Haley wild card for 2024 Ron DeSantis leads Donald Trump and Joe Biden in $250mn 2024 election advertising race Biden can’t spin his way to...
...His main rival, Nikki Haley, won just one state: Vermont....
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