Haley suspends her campaign, leaving Trump as last major Republican candidate

Less than eight months until the immense regret settles among Trump supporters: “We just lost the presidency again by foolishly choosing the same loudmouth that couldn’t defeat weak ol’ Joe Biden back in 2020. We could have had a definitive Republican win with Nicki Haley, who was polling 16 points ahead of Biden! How did we allow ourselves to be deceived by that shyster again?”

Then again, that realization may never occur. Polls show that most Trump supporters aren’t terribly bright.

Seeing polls number, that's make sense, let's Make America Great Again.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-tops-opponents-biden-hits-new-low-approval/story?id=106335244

Nomination locked up. Next stop 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Time to fire Joe.

Presidents are never "fired".

He interesting thing was her losses and two wins showed not how popular DJT is but how unpopular.

In every case she significantly out-performed pollsters' expectations and Trump underperformed. Republican's under-performing in elections has been a consistent theme ever since Trump's win 2016. 2018, 2020, 2022 - all pretty disastrous for the Republic, even if they did narrowly take Congress. In every case, opinion polls placed Trump and the GOP has performing much better than they did.

The 2024 election is in the balance, but polls that say Trump is well in front shouldn't be believed.

Presidents are never "fired".

Trump was. Isn’t that right, @JJE?

The greatest political machine ever was never threatened by Halely.

I laughed that she didn't endorse Trump. He said he didn't want her voters, and she didn't give them.

Now, the Republicans are going to have to face the Democrats, instead of each other, and it's going to become real apparent, real fast, that Biden is crushing, due to Republicans banning abortion, banning IVF, failing at running congress, and running an insurrection. And probably their leader being a convicted criminal, seeking deeper into dementia.

In a social media post, Trump continued to mock his former rival, while at the same time extending an invitation to “all of the Haley supporters to join the greatest movement in the history of our Nation. BIDEN IS THE ENEMY, HE IS DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY,” he wrote. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”

Join the all-caps, content free brigade.

At least Haley ran on her corporate friendly record and did not pretend to be fighting for blue collar America against the "elitists".

https://aflcio.org/press/releases/sc-gov-nikki-haleys-real-economic-record-corporate-subsidies-over-public-good

https://fortune.com/2016/09/30/donald-trump-stiff-contractors/

He interesting thing was her losses and two wins showed not how popular DJT is but how unpopular. 

He is very popular, that’s why he won. Now he does need to work on the ones that didn’t vote for him, it’s not impossible all Presidents go through this and has to show them why he’s the only option other than Biden and show the contrast between the two. He’s done it before, he can do it again, anyone is persuadable and nothing is enshrined with these voters.

In every case she significantly out-performed pollsters' expectations and Trump underperformed.

No, Trump actually over performed most definitely as a Republican, let’s put the msnbc Maddaow Psaki talking points aside, it was a blowout as a Republican, he even got California which surprised even me.

Republican's under-performing in elections has been a consistent theme ever since Trump's win 2016. 2018, 2020, 2022

But not in 2011, 2013, 2016, 2022

- all pretty disastrous for the Republic, even if they did narrowly take Congress.

No, people got tired of the spending and wanted it to stop that’s why Pelosi lost the gavel.

In every case, opinion polls placed Trump and the GOP has performing much better than they did. 

The 2024 election is in the balance,

Absolutely.

but polls that say Trump is well in front shouldn't be believed.

I think it’s the other way around. There is not a single poll that has Biden outperforming Trump, not one. They are in panic mode and with good reason, because the more they continue to go after Trump, the stronger they make this guy.

He is very popular, that’s why he won.

He won the nomination against other MAGA.

Now it's time for reality. He couldn't even unite the Republican party, much less America. Biden is crushing him.

She never stood a chance against the MAGA gang..

The Republicans are going to realize over the next few months that she was their only viable candidate. She was still the MAGA queen, but she had some points that weren't entirely extremist, that could have brought in more of the independents.

Now it's time for reality. He couldn't even unite the Republican party, much less America. Biden is crushing him.

He will, in the end, there will only be two choices and that’s it. Some will come home, some won’t, that’s just politics, but let’s say Haley beat Trump all the way and she were the nominee, I don’t like her as a candidate and don’t agree with her on many of the issues she supports, but if it’s a choice between her or Biden, it’s binary for me, I’m voting for Haley. So he has time, this happened to him with Ted Cruz, the man hated him, time went by, they had dinner, reconciled, Cruz later endorsed Trump, the man got a lot of his supporters and now they’re extremely close, Trump can do it again. Nikki is hurt, understandably so, she ran a good campaign, she did get it to a two man race as she said, she would. Now she needs time to heal and she will meet with Trump at some later date and she’ll eventually one around and endorse him. Biden has a very steep hill to climb if you look at every single poll.

Unhinged warmonger Haley has Liz Truss levels of stupidity - I saw a clip on Twitter of her telling an audience of mouth breathers that Putin was behind the Hamas October 7th attack because that's his birthday. Comedy gold.

Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday …

About time.

There is not a single poll that has Biden outperforming Trump,

Are these the same polls that “oversample Democrats over Republicans”? At least was your continual claim right before the previous presidential election, when you predicted a “landslide” Trump victory. And how’d that turn out?

I don't really know what made Ms. Haley think she can win against Mr. Trump??

Good luck but may be against someone else.

Bass4,only thing the Republicans performed is racism, Trump is their great White hope,who has systemic been brought to.justice by Black prosecutor

Are there no young, credible intellectuals in U.S. politics?

Two 80 plus candidates in charge- what a joke.

Unless Joe Biden trips and falls head first exiting air force one unable to remember if he's coming or going or Donald Trump is, one way or another is incrassated for one of 91 criminal charges.

Then be prepared for the Election from Hell.

US voters deserve better than this bonkers ballot.

Well, thats democracy.

only thing the Republicans performed is racism,

Wrong! The left are the ones that live and dwell in the world of racist politics, it’s that and insurrection mantras that the left need and will use exhaustibly.

Trump is their great White hope

Not just whites, all Americans

who has systemic been brought to.justice by Black prosecutor

What a joke. Lol

has to show them why he’s the only option other than Biden and show the contrast between the two. He’s done it before, he can do it again

It didn’t work last time. He lost the election. Fact.

Nikki did well, has an important future in Republican party. Time for everyone to rally around Trump, because 4 more years of global chaos, inflation, high prices, high interest rates, open borders, high crime, not sustainable.

US Govt. now running deficit of $1Tillion every 100 days (CNBC), annual basis, size of Japanese economy at 150/Yen. Core reason Why US interest rates remain so high, currencies so weak across globe = Inflation Catalyst

Good news! How about the underperformance of Trump against the polls yesterday?

If I were MAGA, I would be crapping my drawers. I will leave it to you to figure out why they are not:

https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2024/Items/Mar06-1.html

Nikki knows young people devasted by Biden's inflationary policies, causing high prices and high interest rates. Why NYT poll this weekend has Trump winning youth (under 30) vote against Biden.

Nikki will be an excellent Trump campaign surrogate and Cabinet Member!

Hope Springs Eternal! Your ears must have been burning! Would you care to comment on Trump’s underperformance against the polls yesterday?

Are there no young, credible intellectuals in U.S. politics?

We could increase the salary of the President if we wanted a candidate pool more like the Fortune 500 companies have. Otherwise, we get what we pay for.

Biden only got 70% of the vote in Minnesota, which means 30% didn't vote for him. Other warning signs too. If they want to push Joe out, Jason Palmer would be a good candidate. Joe is the first incumbent to lose a primary in 44 years (since Jimmy Carter).

I'm suspicious of this whole election.

Trump's moondancing into the election.

Clearly, CLEARLY everyone can see Biden has lost it and not fit for President, and especially not able to run in the next election. WTF is going on here?

Somethings not right. Any takers as to how the Dems are going to air drop in a new candidate?

Looking forward that all (or at least most) of the Haley supporters will switch and vote for President Biden during the next election. Now, that would be quite something! I mean, who really wants a draft-avoiding, military insulting, international agreements destroying, tax-evading, rapist, 44 federal charges and 47 state felony charges, con-man as the future US president? He shouldn't even be able to run on the MAGA list!

joe has been missing half his primary voters from last time, he better hope temporary Haley voters explains that.

Is there another possible explanation in primary turnout between 2020 and 2024 for Biden?

I don’t mind helping you guys with your critical thinking skills, but you have to put in the work yourselves too.

Any takers as to how the Dems are going to air drop in a new candidate?

We aren’t, lol. Biden is our nominee. Who do you think would get more votes than Biden will?

Thank you MAGA Repubs! For rejecting the only candidate that had a (small) chance of beating Biden....

Thank you for nominating the guy that thinks Nikki is Nancy, that Marla is Jean, that Biden is Obama, that Melania is Mercedes, and that you should never leave home to buy bread without an ID...

The guy who violated a subpoena even after his lawyer told him that was "Illegal", who went with a coup scheme its author said "violated federal law", who told his aides to hide materiel required to be turned in under court order and then "destroy the evidence."

I seriously doubt the Leavenworth Warden is going to allow him to do any campaigning, so you'd better temper your insults about Haley here - because by Oct she'll be your Repub nominee...or maybe you hate her so much you'll prefer Biden...

Trump will be babbling in a cell about how he could have beaten "Obama"...

Is there another possible explanation in primary turnout between 2020 and 2024 for Biden?

the article tells you:

“On Wednesday, Primary Pivot said it was “pivoting” again with a new initiative — Haley Voters for Biden — which might ultimately amount to basically encouraging Democrats to revert back to supporting their party’s likely eventual nominee”

it’s not a secret what was being done.

For those who are blissfully unaware, about 50% of those who voted for Haley (and her big campaign donors) were Democrats who stated that they were only voting against Trump and will be voting for the walking dead Biden.

Haley was just a gadfly candidate.

Thank you MAGA Repubs! For rejecting the only candidate that had a (small) chance of beating Biden....

Barely.

Thank you for nominating the guy that thinks Nikki is Nancy, that Marla is Jean, that Biden is Obama, that Melania is Mercedes, and that you should never leave home to buy bread without an ID...

Both indistinguishable.

The guy who violated a subpoena even after his lawyer told him that was "Illegal", who went with a coup scheme its author said "violated federal law", who told his aides to hide materiel required to be turned in under court order and then "destroy the evidence."

The cases look like they’re not going anywhere for now.

I seriously doubt the Leavenworth Warden is going to allow him to do any campaigning,

That just won’t happen.

so you'd better temper your insults about Haley here - because by Oct she'll be your Repub nominee...or maybe you hate her so much you'll prefer Biden...

That’s like saying, Maduro will be the new defacto President of the U.S.

Trump will be babbling in a cell about how he could have beaten "Obama".

No cell, but Oval Office.

Looking forward that all (or at least most) of the Haley supporters will switch and vote for President Biden during the next election.

Or Trump, they’re up for grabs and not sworn to anyone, Trump has alienated and also converted people to his side, nothing is off the table.

Now, that would be quite something! I mean, who really wants a draft-avoiding, military insulting, international agreements destroying, tax-evading, rapist, 44 federal charges and 47 state felony charges, con-man as the future US president?

Half of the nation.

He shouldn't even be able to run on the MAGA list!

Oh, another democracy denier. Well, I wish all the Dems would be put in prison and eliminate the Democrat, Socialist, Marxist party, but then reality sets in.

FizzBit

I think you have a interesting view point, Michelle Obama has stated that running for president/high office is not on the agenda ‘supports Joe Biden’s re-election campaign’.

However I suggest if "called upon" to protect the US people, the nation, "the star spangled banner" from the spectre of wicked Donald Trump, the villainous west wing Ernst Blofeld.

Another Obama to serve the people..........

Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,

What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,

As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses

Who knows, stranger things have happened.

A book, a film, a series.

9-0, Trump just stronger each decision or result. Even he loses immunity just means when he wins the election anyway, he can then prosecute Biden and Obama.

He could, I doubt it. I wouldn’t even waste my time if I were him, just focus on fixing the country and do what the Democrats didn’t do and that is care for the nation as a whole. They literally destroyed the nation and 4 more years, just hang it up, we will be indistinguishable from Venezuela or even South Africa.

The number of “republican” voters in Vermont primary 2020? 37k

2024? 72k

difference? 35k

Yesterday Hayley total? 36.2k

Hmmm…

where did all extra republicans come from?

Well this is what MAGA-world wanted - more opportunities to watch "Dementia-Don" decompensate before our eyes....

More examples like his entire audience going silent when he said "Putin isn't afraid of our current President Obama"....

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-biden-obama-b2506194.html

Or more verbal diarrhea like the other day when he said "“When you go into these new homes with showers, the water drips down slowly. You have suds.. beautiful nice wonderful suds. A lot of money. Proctor and Gamble. All that crap that they sell. It takes you 10 minutes to wash your hair.”

More slurring; "Just recently heard that Saudi Arabia and Russia will be re— be— do—oohhhh"....

Or how about: "Ding. Boom. Dis is me. I here. Bing!"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-degenerating-eyes-maga-voters-110005587.html

Welcome to the "Dementia-Don Deterioration Show" sponsored by MAGA-world...

I hope everyone here talking all this junk is ready to put up or shut up come November.

Vermont Dem primary 2020?158k

yesterday? 59k

where did almost 100.000 democrats vanish to??

35k to Nikki and the rest stayed home, bored due to no choices.

I have learnt the most painful truth, in my degenerate gambling days, political polling can never be taken as a true measure of voting intentions.

Only inside that polling booth does the voter decide.

Will it be Trump v Biden?

Instinct suggests, if a choice be forced, Joe Biden will step down.

The nation, the democrats will thank Joe and bow to his term in office as President.

And rightly so.

Would I bet my savings, not a chance.

No Trump isn’t President.

Yet.

Vermont Dem primary 2020?158k

Who won that one, by the way?

RK - see above. Most Dems are fine with a Biden-Trump rematch. Biden has been in the game a long time. Experience counts.

No Trump isn’t President.

Yet.

Ever. Biden already trounced him once, before Trump banned abortion, banned IVF, started in insurrection, sponsored the worst congress in this history of the US, was found to be the had of a fraudulent organization, and a sexual abuser.

He's toast. Y'all gon' be really surprised come November.

She didn’t endorse Trump.

“It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. And I hope he does that,”

that ain’t gonna happen. He’ll keep talking like the autocrat he intends to be and the Dems (if they still have any political instincts left) will focus on Project 2025.

yall better hope she doesn’t jump in with No Labels.

Who won that one, by the way?

Halley, ok, so one state.

She didn’t endorse Trump. 

She will eventually.

that ain’t gonna happen.

Nikki usually keeps her promises, she said that Republicans need to stick together, so she will.

He’ll keep talking like the autocrat he intends to be and the Dems (if they still have any political instincts left) will focus on Project 2025.

More illegals flooding the country, letting criminals off, demonizing the police and Trump is bad, that’s their project for 2025

yall better hope she doesn’t jump in with No Labels

If she does, it helps Trump looking at the polls overall and it will eviscerate Nikki’s future chances in politics. She needs to think wisely on that one.

Looks like MAGA-world is turning on Melania/Mercedes...

"MAGA supporters aren't pleased that Melania Trump isn't making more public appearances with her husband, Donald Trump. Although the Republican frontrunner had recently promised his supporters that Melania would take an active role in his campaign, she has been conspicuously missing from important events, including Trump's Super Tuesday victory. One Trump supporter said; "Well...you are failing as a strong Historic woman now! WHERE THE HECK WERE YOU? THE VICTORY SPEECH ON SUPER TUESDAY IS AT MAR A LAGO, SO I GUESS YOU ARE SITTING UPSTAIRS WATCHING TV? We loved you, but you refuse to support your husband and show no interest as First Lady!"

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/maga-fans-slam-melania-trump-160005564.html

My, my...maybe they'd prefer Marla/E. Jean Carroll...

You think Melania is grouchy now, wait till the hush money case gets rolling.

Who won that one, by the way?

not Biden.

Haley suspending her campaign leaving Trump to face off with Biden is a dream come true for the Biden administration fan club, isn't it? They said that Biden would have a much harder time defeating Haley than Don, so this calls for a celebration. Biden is a shoe in come November unless he forgets to show up or falls of a stage somewhere prior to the election. If only his puppet masters let the nice grandpa retire in peace instead, the Dems would be in a better place.

Nikki usually keeps her promises, she said that Republicans need to stick together, so she will.

yeah, that’s why she said she doesn’t need to honor any promises to an RNC that isn’t the same organization she made the agreement with.

it was a blowout as a Republican, he even got California which surprised even me.

I am begging you to learn how primaries work.

More illegals flooding the country,

with explicit GOP approval

letting criminals off,

Trump

demonizing the police

defund the Feds!

and Trump is bad, 

damned straight he is.

Two old fools going at it full bore… the US is clearly not spoiled for choice, is it? What a circus.

That says it all really.

Biden is crushing him.

The only things Biden is crushing are the podiums he falls from , surely the US could have come up with better candidates than these two?

Nikki realizes Biden can't win, high prices, illegal invasion/open borders and crime and global wars, etc.

NONE of above fixable in short term, people recall Trump Admin being the opposite. Nikki puts country ahead of self, she's ready to serve in Trump Admin!

 I saw a clip on Twitter of her telling an audience of mouth breathers that Putin was behind the Hamas October 7th attack because that's his birthday. Comedy gold.

Lol, that sure is out there.

surely the US could have come up with better candidates than these two?

there are plenty of us here who feel the same. Many thanks to our two national committees…

Interesting point, Nikki spent approx. 10x more money than Trump during primaries. Trump literally made no effort with resources, that's CONFIDENCE.

The greatest political machine ever was never threatened by Halely.

Do all the “thumbs down” mean these people thought Haley actually was a threat or are they just typical “I hate Trump” gestures?

If they were in response to “greatest …”, sure. Credible.

UCP- Biden has been in the game a long time. Experience counts.

Sure, if only Biden could remember all that experience. Aging gets all of us, Joe is no exception as is plain to see.

...voting for the walking dead Biden.

Pretty much. Unfortunate reality.

Due to above, Nikki will endorse Trump soon and be a great campaign surrogate.

Sure she will - so Trump will get an endorsement from the person he called a "Birdbrain" that supports "leftist, radical policies"...

Just like he gets the endorsement of "Groomer" Ron "DeSoros" who he said "brought nothing but misery and despair to Florida"...

Or Ted Cruz whose father he said helped assassinate JFK - and has an ugly wife...

I guess Trump likes endorsements from people he thinks are leftists, miscreants and losers...

Welcome to MAGA-world...

I guess Trump likes endorsements from people he thinks are leftists, miscreants and losers...

Can’t say I begrudge Trump for that. Rather the bootlicking belly crawling sycophants who pretend he isn’t exactly who he says he is.

with explicit GOP approval 

No, as President, Biden could immediately issue an executive order to seal the border

Trump

Sorry, Trump is not a mayor of these out of control blue states that are also sanctuary cities, that’s on them. If they want thugs to run the streets that’s on them.

defund the Feds!

So the police keep all of our cities safe by enforcing the law, even liberals like that (although they won’t admit it publicly)

damned straight he is.

Bad to the bone! Love it!

Like George Thorogood said.

yeah, that’s why she said she doesn’t need to honor any promises to an RNC that isn’t the same organization she made the agreement with.

Yeah, well, she will rethink that if she wants to remain a viable candidate for the future. She says she wants to go back to private life and work in the private sector, wise decision.

The salient point is “suspend.” She’s not finished.

Trump will be babbling in a cell about how he could have beaten "Obama"...

Seems like a highly probable situation.

Even MAGA voters have to notice that their god-emperor is missing a step these days. The audience got really quiet during the Virginia speech, when Trump mistook Biden for Obama. I suspect they're aware that the outside-the-bubble world is beginning to notice how often Trump mixes people up. Not only does he routinely say "Obama" when he's supposedly talking about Biden or Hillary Clinton, he also talked at some length, about how Nikki Haley was "in charge of security" at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th. MAGA voters probably understand that not being able to tell completely different people apart could hurt him in a general election where a certain amount of normal people vote. You can almost hear them flinching whenever he does it again.

Many more voters will be shocked by seeing what more folks have seen over the last couple of years: A guy who didn't have a lot of mental resources to begin with shedding brain cells by the minute. There are lots of good reasons to vote against Trump, with his fascist impulses at the top of the list. But for those voters who are concerned about the candidates' ages, Donald Trump's obvious cognitive decline will be the decider.

Sounds like more radical numb leftist delusion.

an RNC that isn’t the same organization she made the agreement with.

not how agreements work. At all.

Why doesn’t Nikki spend some time and effort attacking Biden now?

Sounds like more radical numb leftist delusion.

Just telling the truth, hate the message not the messenger...

Blacklabel

The number of “republican” voters in Vermont primary 2020? 37k

2024? 72k

difference? 35k

Yesterday Hayley total? 36.2k

Hmmm…

where did all extra republicans come from?

Garbage.

Total voters in Vermont primary in 2016 and 2024 when a Republican incumbent president was not running:

2016: 62,000

2024: 67,000

Not much difference. In 2020, the Republican incumbent president didn’t have a serious challenge, so the number of Republican voters was low — as is to be expected.

Comparing 2024 to 2020 is garbage. You would need to compare 2024 to 2016.

2024: 67,000

This should be 72,000, but it is still not a considerable increase over 2016 after factoring in eight years of population growth.

She shouldn’t endorse Trump like spineless Sen. McConnell has done. This isn’t your grandparent’s Republican Party anymore.