The Western Journal
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If you’re in a race — say it’s a foot race — and the people coming in a far second and third find themselves running side-by-side for a moment or two. Should they collaborate to slow down the front-runner?
As of early January, Donald Trump was leading Ron DeSantis nationally by almost 50 points and Nikki Haley by over 50 points in the Republican presidential primary, according to FiveThirtyEight. If DeSantis and Haley teamed up, they’d still be behind by about 38 points. That’s a lot of ground to make up.
What Haley and Desantis are hoping for is to stay in the race in the hope Trump trips, pulls a hamstring or is disqualified for performance-enhancing rhetoric. At this point, that looks to be their only chance at winning the race.
Haley — the U.N. ambassador under Trump and former governor of South Carolina — is open to teaming up with DeSantis to at least slow Trump’s momentum, according to NBC News.
On Friday, Haley said she would “maybe” consider Ron DeSantis — the current governor of Florida — as her running mate in a joint interview with NBC News and the Des Moines Register on Friday. “If he wants to join forces with me, I welcome that,” Haley said.
When asked about her chances when it comes to beating Trump, Haley said, “I am going to defeat Donald Trump on my own. That’s the goal that we have. If he wants to join forces with me, I welcome that. But right now, we’ve got a race that we feel good about. We’ve got a surge. We’ve got momentum.”
A political race is not a foot race, but being 50 points down to Trump nationally in the GOP primary is like running 50 yards behind the front-runner in a 100-yard dash. Even if you do feel a second wind coming on, it’s not a lot to feel good about, though the rush of adrenalin could impact the brain and lend a momentary sense of euphoria.
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