Nikki Haley’s Strategies? In the short term, Haley will cede to Trump the Nevada caucuses and focus on her home state of South Carolina. But then what?

 Victor Davis Hanson › American Greatness

"Nikki Haley just lost the New Hampshire primary by 11 percent.

"She had earlier come in third in the recent Iowa caucuses behind Ron DeSantis.

"But DeSantis, not she, dropped out of the race. He then endorsed front-runner Donald Trump.

"By contrast, Haley confidently announced that at last there was a two-person, head-to-head race. So she confidently headed to New Hampshire.

"Her subtext was that if she did not win the upcoming two-person primaries, she would come in “second” rather than “last.”

"Her supporters outspent all the candidates in Iowa and would do so again in New Hampshire. Haley consolidated the Never-Trump voters, won Independents and cross-over Democrats, and garnered millions from the donor class exasperated at the thought of a third Trump candidacy.

"Moreover, nearly half of those who voted in the Republican primary were not themselves Republicans. New Hampshire was the most Haley-friendly primary in the entire campaign season.

"Yet after coming in last in the three-person Iowa race with 19 percent of the vote, she still lost by 11 points in a New England state more reflective of a traditional Romney or Bush voter than of a Trump supporter." . . .

Positively Stunning - Nikki Haley Campaign Manager Sends Letter Saying the Haley Plan Is to Use "Open Primaries" and Democrats - The Last Refuge    "The only Republican politician I can remember campaigning with such an open intention to defy the will of the Republican base voter was Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski in 2010, who lost the Republican primary to Joe Miller, then openly asked Democrats to vote for her as a write-in during the general election.

"What Nikki Haley is openly stating, as her intention, is filled with an equal amount of disdain for the Republican voters and off-the-charts arrogance.

"Then again, like Murkowski, Nikki Haley is showcasing her DeceptiCon credentials.  Haley will not accept that Republican base voters do not support her.  She will use any tool at her disposal to gain power- regardless of what it is.

"This is not the type of person who should be in any leadership role.  This is a desperate, power hungry, elitist mindset."