Matthew Dowd, former chief strategist for the 2004 Bush-Cheney presidential campaign, said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Katie Toole Report” that the new Republican Party is best reflected by former President Donald Trump. .
Regarding Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, Dowd said: So that’s the problem she has. It’s like the Republican Party she ran away from and sued for doesn’t exist anymore. And that’s surprising to me, but maybe she’s aware of that and she thinks that by going through this process she can somehow get to the other side and then she can contact her right away. There is. ”
He continued, “I think the issue is complex for her. One is polling from Iowa to New Hampshire and now South Carolina, where she’s led self-identified Republican voters by more than 40 points.” You can’t win the Republican nomination by 40 or 50 points over the Republican Party. And this would make her lose 40 to 50 points among South Carolina Republican voters. This race is basically over as far as the nomination process is concerned. As people like Mitt Romney and other Republicans recognize, the Republican Party we once knew is no longer the Republican Party of today. I think she needs to realize that that’s not the case.”
Dowd further added, “Donald Trump hasn’t fundamentally changed the Republican Party. Donald Trump is a reflection of where the Republican Party has gotten to. So after Donald Trump, they’re going to go to Nikki Haley. No. They’re going to then move on to a new version of Donald Trump. And I think that’s the process. This is like the five stages of grief that all Republicans have to go through. . And it takes a while to get to the point.”
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