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If Vice President Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. had won his home state of Tennessee on November 7, 2000, he would have become president of the United States. His defeat in the Volunteer State gave his opponent, George W. Bush, 11 electoral votes, giving him a total of 271 to win the presidency. Gore, like Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, had been a popular local politician before breaking away from his roots.
It's a powerful signal when a politician's home state doesn't support him or her in a national race. This is the situation Haley will likely find herself in on the afternoon of February 24th. The fact that he lost the South Carolina Republican primary by more than 20% (more among registered Republicans) is a powerful message from the people of South Carolina: I know you better than any other voter and now is not your time.
As a small-town South Carolina native who, like Haley, returned home after a successful campaign in Manhattan, I ask you to follow Republican Senator Tim Scott's lead. She should abandon her campaign on the afternoon of February 24, when it becomes clear that she has been handily defeated in her home state. Scott, South Carolina's most popular state politician, has emerged as a powerful voice in the Republican effort to replace President Joe Biden.
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On Tuesday night, February 20, former U.S. Ambassador Ed McMullen and I raised more than $7.2 million for Donald Trump, the largest fundraiser in Palmetto State history, at an event in Greenville , South Carolina.
If Republican Nikki Haley loses badly in South Carolina, where she used to be governor, she should drop out of the presidential race. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Haley's fundraiser two nights later in Greenville raised $270,000. Her fundraising base is closer to Wall Street than Main Street, South Carolina. It's time to bring both groups together to help Republicans take back the White House this November. Her financial supporters should redirect her efforts to the Republican National Committee and Trump Victory.
Americans willing to stand up and serve their state or country in public office deserve our greatest admiration. These same candidates who continue when victory is clearly unattainable only harm themselves and their party by consuming valuable time and resources.
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Haley's life so far has been an incredible American story: an immigrant family lands in rural South Carolina and produces a charismatic state leader and United Nations ambassador. My hope is that she will join Scott, who has an equally powerful life story, as spokesperson for the Republican candidate.
Haley's best campaign moment to date, in my opinion, was at the Milwaukee debate, which I attended, when she responded to a question about abortion by saying we need a “respectful” approach. “We need to stop demonizing this issue.”
It's a powerful signal when a politician's home state doesn't support him or her in a national race. This is the situation Haley will likely find herself in on the afternoon of February 24th. The fact that he lost the South Carolina Republican primary by more than 20% (more among registered Republicans) is a powerful message from the people of South Carolina: I know you better than any other voter and now is not your time.
He should bring a strong message of unity to the American people, rather than dividing the party. She brings a perspective and voice that will be valuable as she speaks to constituents who will be important voting groups in November.
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Haley wanted a two-person race and she got it. She said she had to do better in South Carolina than in New Hampshire to continue until Super Tuesday. She will not. Haley should end her campaign when the results come in on the evening of February 24.
He can help lead the Republican Party to victory from the top of the ticket to the state and local levels in November and look ahead to 2028. As Norman Vincent Peale said, “A masterful retreat is in itself a victory.”
