“I have no problem with her continuing for as long as she wishes, because I think she’s making a good case against Trump,” says Democrat governor.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) heaped praise on GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley Saturday, claiming she’s been one of the “better surrogates” for the Democratic Party.
Newsom told CNN that Haley has been doing a good job attacking Trump over his 91+ indictments by Joe Biden and Democrat AGs.
“I think she’s one of our better surrogates, so I hope she stays in [the GOP primary race],” Newsom told CNN host Jake Tapper.
🚨🚨NEWSOM calls @NikkiHaley a [DEM] SURROGATE 😮
“She’s one of our better surrogates.“
Haley’s “spot on 99%” of the time… “She’s making a good case against Trump.” @GavinNewsom
He just said the quiet part out loud.@VivekGRamaswamy was right about Nikki. pic.twitter.com/U0SsBo0pqb
— News Nomad 🗞 (@The_Nomad_News) February 24, 2024
“She’s spot on, on 99% of it,” he said of her criticisms of Trump. “So I’m enjoying this primary and I hope it continues. I wish her luck.”
After acknowledging that Haley will get “walloped” in the South Carolina primary and likely won’t be the GOP nominee, he said, “I have no problem with her continuing for as long as she wishes, because I think she’s making a good case against Trump.”
Haley on Friday lambasted Trump for spending “more time in courtrooms than on the campaign trail”, ignoring the politically motivated nature of the charges against him.
“Donald Trump is going to spend more time in the courtroom than on the campaign trail & more money on legal fees than talking to voters. That chaos and baggage will lead to a Joe Biden victory in November & a President Kamala Harris,” Haley wrote on X.
Donald Trump is going to spend more time in the courtroom than on the campaign trail & more money on legal fees than talking to voters. That chaos and baggage will lead to a Joe Biden victory in November & a President Kamala Harris.
That should send a chill up everyone’s spine.
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 23, 2024
Polls show Trump trouncing Haley not only in the upcoming South Carolina primary – her home state where she served as governor – but also in all the Super Tuesday primary states by at least 60 points.
— Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅 (@DanScavino) February 24, 2024
So why is Haley still in the race in the face of these kind of poll figures?
Haley’s entire campaign strategy rests on the hope that Democrats convict Trump on one of the many charges they leveled against him which could turn off voters and make room for Haley as the Republican nominee.
And as polls show, Haley would likely lose to Biden, which explains why Democrats are so eager to support her despite her GOP affiliation.
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) February 24, 2024
