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I don't think women are that gullible. Cattledog Dec 2018 #1
All she needs to put her in the WH is a couple percent of Democratic women pnwmom Dec 2018 #4
yep you nailed it Guppy Dec 2018 #9
Except I don't see how a white guy can beat her in the General. pnwmom Dec 2018 #14
yeah she would be tough Guppy Dec 2018 #18
Oppo research on Haley's performance as SC Gov. would be damning jpak Dec 2018 #30
i hope this concept can be communicated in 10 second sound-bytes 0rganism Dec 2018 #41
I remember some nutty SC Blogger who insisted they'd had an affair-- dawg day Dec 2018 #65
She is not liked here in SC kskiska Dec 2018 #111
She was re-elected with 55% of the vote after she did that. n/t pnwmom Dec 2018 #125
She was re-elected with 55% of the vote. Not that much of a hot mess nt pnwmom Dec 2018 #123
I respectfully disagree JustAnotherGen Dec 2018 #93
Countered by an even higher percent of men who will never, ever vote for a woman. EleanorR Dec 2018 #36
How did she win election in the very red state of South Carolina? pnwmom Dec 2018 #38
SC is deep red. 56% in SC is not that high. Qutzupalotl Dec 2018 #73
Sanford won re-election with 55% of the vote. nt pnwmom Dec 2018 #79
After confessing to infidelity. Qutzupalotl Dec 2018 #91
The same men who praised Sarah Palin as a VP candidate? Or different men? LanternWaste Dec 2018 #39
VP is different than president EleanorR Dec 2018 #43
Distinctions lacking relevant difference to your premise. Poor tactic. LanternWaste Dec 2018 #77
They praised Palin... then stated home. John Fante Dec 2018 #95
And how's that going to work? melman Dec 2018 #46
In a national poll in April, she had 55% approval among Democrats. pnwmom Dec 2018 #49
So are you suggesting melman Dec 2018 #84
How? Propaganda, that's how. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2018 #75
55% approval is more than "a couple." LanternWaste Dec 2018 #78
I think perhaps it's you that missed something melman Dec 2018 #81
You mean like the over 50% of white women who voted for Trump? n/t elocs Dec 2018 #8
In 2005 I was sitting in a bookstore ashling Dec 2018 #134
Just because Haley is a woman does not mean her policies will attract other women as voters. TeamPooka Dec 2018 #2
She will frame herself as a centrist and will make many voters comfortable pnwmom Dec 2018 #5
She will have to run in a primary to become the candidate TeamPooka Dec 2018 #26
She can attempt that framing all she likes Bilegurken Dec 2018 #71
The racist, misogynist knuckledraggers that now comprise most of the GOP The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #3
Louisiana knuckle draggers had no problem with "non-white" Bobby Jindal! BamaRefugee Dec 2018 #100
Haley scares me...since the first time I heard of her. pecosbob Dec 2018 #6
If she runs against him in a primary, and wins, I'll take it. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #7
Can't believe that this party of repugs would ever nominate a woman to run for president... SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #10
They nominated Palin to be VP... thesquanderer Dec 2018 #87
Nah, Repugs aren't that smart. lark Dec 2018 #11
Then why did they elect her to be governor of the red state of South Carolina? n/t pnwmom Dec 2018 #17
Given the choice, I would rather run against a wounded, weakened, and shamed Trump elocs Dec 2018 #12
Haley would never make it out of a GOP primary BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #13
What would be different is that the GOP would be in tatters after Trump, pnwmom Dec 2018 #15
Depends on how it went down BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #19
She came out on top in South Carolina. Why couldn't she be successful pnwmom Dec 2018 #21
She's non-white and a woman -- which didn't stop her from being elected pnwmom Dec 2018 #16
State elections and national primary campaigns are not analogous BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #20
South Carolina is a red state, which IS analogous to other red states. pnwmom Dec 2018 #22
Haley vs Trump in 2020 who wins the nomination? BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #28
My OP was predicated on him being out of the picture by then. pnwmom Dec 2018 #35
re: "Neither has ever come close to happening in the other party" thesquanderer Dec 2018 #90
Palin wasn't nominated by Republican voters. McCain simply picked her. John Fante Dec 2018 #97
Party supported her. In fact, she was not even McCain's idea. (n/t) thesquanderer Dec 2018 #104
Party leaders supported her, not the voters. John Fante Dec 2018 #106
McCain wanted Joe Lieberman kskiska Dec 2018 #112
In the end it wasn't close. BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #103
Not to worry Sedona Dec 2018 #23
They made a brown woman Governor of South Carolina, pnwmom Dec 2018 #24
We've had a number of female GOP Senators and governors BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #29
So? Nikki Haley proved that a brown woman could win in a very red state. pnwmom Dec 2018 #33
That was before Trump. Yavin4 Dec 2018 #37
Yeah. BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #40
You make some excellent points. Haley would be a formidable candidate Va Lefty Dec 2018 #25
If they Dump Trump - they would have to nominate someone who was Anti-Trump jpak Dec 2018 #27
Yikes.......could be an impressive opponent. a kennedy Dec 2018 #31
Would you have expected her to win the Governorship of S. Carolina, a red state? n/t pnwmom Dec 2018 #32
The GOP is never going to go from Trump to an Indian-American, woman Yavin4 Dec 2018 #34
I agree. Political parties have a strong will to survive. When Trump self explodes... Tom Rinaldo Dec 2018 #42
So what? stopbush Dec 2018 #44
The base of their party hates her with venom GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #45
The other problem she would face BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #47
No, they approve of her. Last time there was a poll (April) pnwmom Dec 2018 #48
But she would be running against another republican. GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #50
How did she win the Governorship in the very red state of South Carolina? pnwmom Dec 2018 #54
Did Haley win twice in SC? at140 Dec 2018 #53
She was re-elected with a 56 to 41% win. n/t pnwmom Dec 2018 #55
She has not been in a primary since the flag came down. GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #92
I'm firmly in the 'yeah, no ... that ain't happening' camp ... mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #51
Congrats...most thought provoking and genuinely relevant post! at140 Dec 2018 #52
I'm not that worried about Democratic chances in 2020. Trump has soiled the Republican brand Vogon_Glory Dec 2018 #56
Red state voters re-elected her in 2014 with 56% of the vote. pnwmom Dec 2018 #58
Perhaps they did in South Carolina... Vogon_Glory Dec 2018 #59
As an ambassador she had national approval ratings among Democrats pnwmom Dec 2018 #60
She carried water for the Trump Party eleny Dec 2018 #57
"They" still have to win some primaries. tinrobot Dec 2018 #61
Ford was a pretty plausible candidate in 1976-- dawg day Dec 2018 #62
The OP makes a good case for why Haley could be a long term problem BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #67
She better not be the first woman or Indian-American president IronLionZion Dec 2018 #63
It's worth thinking about this. I have a feeling some women will start to do better soon Quixote1818 Dec 2018 #64
if trump doesnt run for reelection for whatever reason AlexSFCA Dec 2018 #66
I'd like to think that Trump has tainted the party enough Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2018 #68
The spineless, corrupt repuKKKes would DEFINITELY support her in order... Hulk Dec 2018 #69
IMO, the GOP is digging a hole so deep... RainCaster Dec 2018 #70
That was part of the Republican logic in 2008 --young women would vote McCain/Palin because of Palin karynnj Dec 2018 #72
I thought Republicans were sexist and racist though, so why would they vote for an Indian woman? nt mr_liberal Dec 2018 #74
The Republican Party Will Stop Her erpowers Dec 2018 #76
To most voters, Mike Pence will have the appearance of "a good person" Tarc Dec 2018 #80
It will either be Kasich, Romney, or Pence. still_one Dec 2018 #82
I'm worried about ANYBODY other than Trump as their candidate LiberalLovinLug Dec 2018 #83
Don't stress yourself out, pnwmom. Trump has destroyed the Republican Brand for at least one Nitram Dec 2018 #85
No, Haley didn't resign under a cloud of suspicion. pnwmom Dec 2018 #98
I'm afraid you are mistaken. Haley resigned from her post as UN ambassador after Nitram Dec 2018 #113
Oh, okay -- I thought you were talking about her resignation as Governor. pnwmom Dec 2018 #114
Haley would likely do worse than Trump in my opinion. David__77 Dec 2018 #86
She would not challenge Trump in the primaries. redstateblues Dec 2018 #88
I think their base is too racist and sexist to do that...n/t Perrenial Voter Dec 2018 #89
I share your concerns about a Haley candidacy Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #94
The deplorable Republican base loves 45 too much. They will not dump him. LonePirate Dec 2018 #96
Nikki Haley is going to fire up the deplorables John Fante Dec 2018 #99
No, but if they dump him because of other reasons -- like his being indicted pnwmom Dec 2018 #101
The deplorables would flip their racist tops and stay home en masse. John Fante Dec 2018 #105
The downside stuff of being careful what you ask for lunatica Dec 2018 #102
Can she appeal to young women while remaining anti-choice? Jim Lane Dec 2018 #107
She has a saccharine little spiel about how she's pro-life pnwmom Dec 2018 #110
"All she has to do is attract a couple percent of Democratic women." melman Dec 2018 #129
Plenty of Democratic women are centrists and moderates, pnwmom Dec 2018 #131
Possible but not likely. Caliman73 Dec 2018 #108
Why worry about it now? We don't even know who's running ecstatic Dec 2018 #109
"My fear is that if they dump Trump and nominate someone else in 2020" Hotler Dec 2018 #115
Our nominee will emerge victorious in 2020 Devil Child Dec 2018 #116
Any puke will be beaten. Haley is a quitter. pwb Dec 2018 #117
Plus One DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #119
How are they going to dump Trump? DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #118
I think he could be impeached, or could be persuaded pnwmom Dec 2018 #120
If they impeach him there will definitely be a... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #121
I have seen many DUers pnwmom Dec 2018 #122
They can push for whatever they want. Let not your heart be troubled. That ain't happening DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #124
I hope you're right! n/t pnwmom Dec 2018 #126
I know I am. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #128
I really don't think that will happen TheFarseer Dec 2018 #127
This. Ciaphas Cain Dec 2018 #132
It would lead to a civil war within the party. They would be divided beyond imagination. OrlandoDem2 Dec 2018 #130
We are going into recession sometime next year. roamer65 Dec 2018 #133
She would still have to run as a Republican... BadGimp Dec 2018 #135
The Republican Party cannot rid itself of Trump that easily... kentuck Dec 2018 #136
What a load of crap dansolo Dec 2018 #137
+ 1 melman Dec 2018 #138
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