here we go again.
That’s the theme Nikki Haley’s campaign pushed this Groundhog Day, bashing former President Donald Trump and President Biden as a “rematch no one wanted.”
Haley’s team cut out a short scene from the iconic 1993 comedy “Groundhog Day” in which actor Bill Murray breaks his alarm clock in frustration, comparing him to an American citizen.
“Americans are waking up on Groundhog Day feeling like Bill Murray’s Phil Connors in the iconic film of the same name,” the campaign said.
“Like Connors, forced to relive Groundhog Day over and over again, Americans are smashing their alarm clocks and putting their toasters in the bathtub while thinking about the Trump-Biden rematch and all the chaos and triviality it will bring. I want to soak it in.”
“Nikki Haley offers a better option. She will be a strong president focused on solving America’s problems and one we will all be proud of,” Haley national spokeswoman Olivia Perez-Cubas told the Post. He will become a worthy leader.”
According to one survey, about 67% of Americans say they’re tired of seeing the same candidates in presidential elections and want a new candidate. Recent Reuters/Ipsos polls.
The same poll showed Trump leading Biden 40% to 34%.
Trump is the overwhelming favorite to be the standard-bearer for the Republican Party in the November 5 election.
The 77-year-old former president easily defeated Haley by double-digit margins in both Iowa and New Hampshire.
Trump won 32 delegates to Haley’s 17. Polls show Trump holding a commanding lead both nationally and in Haley’s home state of South Carolina.
Haley has been rioting in the Palmetto State, where she was governor from 2011 to 2017, ahead of the Feb. 24 contest. She hopes to gain momentum against him there.
recently Washington Post/Monmouth University PollIn South Carolina, Trump’s approval rating was 58%, compared to 32% for Haley.
The 52-year-old said the race was “Just getting started”, emphasizing that she is the last remaining major challenger to Trump.
The Trump campaign ignored Haley’s broadside attack on the 45th president.
“Nikki Haley is a frigid loser who feels more and more worthless by the day,” Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan told the paper.
“The more I learn about her ties to the Democratic Party, the more I despise her as a fraud. It’s clear she simply doesn’t have the qualities or fortitude necessary to stand up to the crooked Joe Biden.” is.”
On Thursday, the Trump campaign held an event that brought together scores of South Carolina Republicans who supported Haley over Haley, highlighting her party’s dominance.
Haley tempered her expectations ahead of the showdown in South Carolina. She claims she doesn’t need to win. It’s not her home turf and she just needs to “show that we’re competitive.”
By the end of last year, Haley’s campaign had $14 million in cash as her super PAC dried up, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
The Trump campaign had more than $33 million in cash.
