Is Nikki Haley the GOP’s Future?

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🗓️ 15 February 2023

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Former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador Nikki Haley announced that she is running to be president in 2024—challenging Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. How will she define herself in contrast to the former president—her former boss—without losing his base? Guest: Ed Kilgore, political columnist for New York magazine. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Breaking news now, Nikki Haley announces a 2024 presidential campaign. The former South
0:41.7	Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador becomes the first major challenger to former
0:47.0	President Donald Trump.
0:49.0	When Ed Kilgore found out yesterday that Nikki Haley was planning to run for president,
0:54.5	he wasn't exactly surprised. Ed's a political columnist for New York magazine, and he's
1:01.5	been keeping tabs on Haley's career for a while.
1:05.2	And I think anybody who's followed her career knows that she's shown every indication of
1:10.9	the affliction by which people, politicians look in the mirror and see if future President
1:15.3	the United States. So I was not the least bit surprised.
1:22.7	Haley's only the second person to declare her intent to run in 2024. The other one, of
1:28.2	course, is Donald Trump. A quick reminder, Haley achieved a national profile when she
1:34.0	served as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations. Now, she's the first one to challenge
1:39.1	him for the Republican nomination. To announce her candidacy, Haley released a video making
1:45.0	her first presidential pitch to the country. Ed wasn't too impressed.
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