Anything remains possible in America, except Haley beating Trump
PLUS: Why is Tucker Carlson in Moscow?
Nikki Haley will soon be blown away by Donald Trump in her home state, but has requested Secret Service protection nonetheless. Since the country is already barreling towards $40 trillion in debt that will be immorally transferred to our children and grandchildren as fantastical generational burdens, I say, “Why not?” She should have the full experience. Maybe the agents will let her turn the siren on.
Anything remains possible in America — with the exception of Nikki Haley beating Donald Trump. Though she toppled Ron DeSantis in the junior varsity, her campaign is also exquisitely awful, small and uninspiring. What began as an audition for vice president has become a meaningless slog against the most dangerous demagogue in American history, whom she has levelled the charge of being a “grumpy old man” (along with President Biden), as if that is the problem with Trump.
Speaking of delusion, try and read the next quote slowly to take in the madness fully. It is from Danielle Vinson, a professor of political science and international affairs at Furman University. She seems a bit disoriented about what has been going on for the last seven years outside the classroom:
When we see Trump attacking her in the ways he was going to, it has the potential to back fire on him with at least some voters. I would think suburban voters would have to take a long hard look at how he’s treating this professional woman and go, ‘that’s not OK’ and that’s what happened when she ran (in) the Republican primary for governor the first time. There were all kinds of personal attacks and it worked to her advantage because there were enough people going, ‘that is not acceptable.’
Trump’s attacks will not backfire, have not backfired, and will never backfire because the MAGA voters love it, and GOP voters tolerate it. Their world has been shaped by a monumentally effective propaganda campaign that has turned day into night for multitudes. This explains why GOP candidates like Haley deny slavery as the cause of the Civil War, and suggest secession is acceptable to settle political differences in America. She is handcuffed by the madness around her, and will soon be standing behind Trump with a frozen smile elbowing Tim Scott out of the picture, without ever disrupting either of their perfect Stepford gazes. One thing is clear and should never be forgotten: Trump’s attacks work. His venom is potent.
Nikki Haley needed to run a fearless campaign, but she lacks the character to do so. She has inched forward towards the truth like an inch worm traversing a leaf, confusing it for the whole of the Earth. There were no impediments standing between Nikki Haley and the truth about Trump. She chose to indict him as a “grumpy old man” because that slap is the hardest punch she can throw without toppling over from the accumulated imbalance of her hypocrisy. When Haley speaks, gibberish follows — not because she is inarticulate, but rather because she lacks all conviction. She has hollowed out her convictions to fit inside of the MAGA nest, but when she did so, she gave up the truth as an ally. All that is left is a high dose of political aspartame that would poison even the sweetest of sweet teas.
Nikki Haley’s effort has been about the cause of Nikki Haley. She could have run a very different campaign. Instead, she chose this one.
Nikki Haley has a warning: did you know that Trump causes chaos, and is a little grumpy? Now that you do, are you finally ready to get rid of him?
What a joke.
VIDEO COMMENTARY: Why is Tucker Carlson in Moscow?
If you missed yesterday’s essay about Tucker Carlson, an internet-era Father Coughlin, who is currently in Moscow, have a listen to my thoughts here:
Nikki Haley is unfortunately not the worst Republican news of the day. The total surrender of Senate Republicans to Trump is a disgrace.
Haley, like most (not all) R's, is at heart a coward. She does the calculus of access to power vs. virtue and chooses power every time. Every republican running against trump tries to be the lesser, saner evil. If the base are choosing evil though, they will choose Darth Trump every time. Harden your fists people, because you're going to need them.