It was refreshing to notice that the talking heads never once mentioned Nikki Haley's sex or ethnicity when announcing the suspension of her campaign. The last candidate standing was her moniker and it made me happy all day long.
I'm not happy that she's out of the race; I enjoyed someone calling herself a Republican who actually had the audacity to say that the Lying Liar wasn't fit to be President. Why she didn't start that line earlier in the campaign is a question for another day. Anyone who takes a step across the line from blind obedience to maybe there's another way gets a small round of applause in this house.
We're trying to be kind to those who might be persuadable, the uninvolved voter whose family has always pulled the Republican lever (remember the giant handle which closed the curtain and revealed the voting machine?), the twenty-something who gets his news from the sports channels, the guy from bike class who stopped coming because everyone else knew right from wrong.
It's better than being furious with them. We've tried that for years and have gotten nowhere.
But I digress. Back to Nikki Haley, whose major donors stopped writing checks. Will those people now send The Indicted One their donations, to help with his legal bills? Will she endorse the Lying Liar (I'm writing this early in the day)? Will she go on the lecture circuit and keep her options open for 2028?
Would she be a Vice Presidential Candidate? The notion of two women of color supporting two old white men leaves a lot to consider. Nikki Haley doesn't believe in identity politics (I heard her say it this morning) but she does believe in breaking glass ceilings. Fifty years ago, this image seemed impossible.
And that's where I am going to leave this discussion. I don't want to be upset about November. I don't want to consider the what if's, like what if the primary vote in Iowa had been counted in a timely manner for the news cycle to pick up Mayor Pete's win there and create the momentum it should have. Lis Smith, his campaign guru, outlined a credible path to the White House if Mayor Pete prevailed.
What if it had happened?
I'm sorry to see Nikki drop out. We needed her voice, that is, her more recent voice. She says DT will have to earn her endorsement. How could he possibly???
ReplyDeleteIt sure would be interesting to4th 23rd see him say something to make her endorse him
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Well said, I was hoping she would do better and stay in longer, but Super Tuesday was the final blow. But we must remember, the Republican party of old is gone, it is now MAGA, a cult of stupid led by a sociopath bent on revenge on those who are trying to bring him to justice for the 91+ felonies he's charged with. It is and will always be unbelievable to me that this criminal is running for and has a chance of winning the Presidency, he tried to overthrow the damn government for heaven's sake. But here we are.....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Well Said.... it always makes me smile when you for that. We, to, are astounded by the Anecdote public, but, as you said, we are where we are
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