The candidacy of Republican Nikki Haley for the 2024 US presidential election, whose participation was made official yesterday, excites the vulnerability of those who hoped to block the path to Donald Trump.
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The former diplomat, who was rightfully appointed to the United Nations by former President Donald Trump in 2017, has been approached for several weeks to announce her entry into the race for the White House.
She became the first Republican challenger to challenge the 76-year-old real estate mogul, who announced last November his intention to regain power after being defeated by Democrat Joe Biden in 2020.
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little support
Barely launched into the race, we’re giving Nikki Haley a slim chance right now to pull off a coup.
“It could go in all directions, but I get the impression there isn’t a lot of appetite on the part of Republican voters [cette candidate] notes Christophe Cloutier-Roy, deputy director of the Raoul Dandurand Chair Observatory in the US.
In fact, investigations show that she is a far cry from Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a rising star in the party.
And Christophe Cloutier-Roy emphasizes that “the problem for opponents of Trump is that Nikki Haley will drain the votes that will go mainly to Ron DeSantis. He may help Trump in the near future, but it is clear that he can certainly develop. »
However, positions taken by Nikki Haley in the past indicate that she leans more towards “classic conservative rhetoric from before the Trump years,” adds the expert on American politics.
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President Trump hosted Nikki Haley in 2018, then US Ambassador to the United Nations.
In announcing her candidacy, the former South Carolina governor also called for a “new generation of leaders,” criticizing the passing of record Republicans in past elections.
“Even in our darkest days, we are so lucky to be living in America,” says the person who was born to an Indian immigrant couple.
The former US ambassador to the United Nations is scheduled to speak today in Charleston at her first major rally to open her race.
His campaign website was already showing jackets, mugs and hats under his name yesterday morning.
Lots of options
“The next few months, even the next few weeks for her will be really decisive. Does the public respond well, do donors join his campaign? Christophe Cloutier-Roy confirms.
One thing is certain: Many Republicans are considering joining the 2024 presidential race.
Stuck in a multitude of investigations, Donald Trump, for his part, is not getting the campaign dynamics he had hoped for.
In addition to Ron DeSantis, former Vice President to Donald Trump, Mike Pence, former chief of diplomacy, Mike Pompeo, and the governors of Virginia and New Hampshire could be present.
Among Democrats, President Joe Biden has so far said he “intends to run again.” The 80-year-old politician promised to announce his decision earlier this year.
No Democrat has come forward to confront him at this time.
– with AFP
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