Ana Marie Cox Instagram – Nikki Haley could have been the champion of Trumpism-without-Trump but SCOTUS shot her down more effectively than Trump ever could. My latest is up at TNR.com
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Haley’s ceiling was carved, at least in part, by her race and gender. Neither primary candidate really treated Trump’s many crimes the way a Republican of yesteryear would have: as opposition research. Haley might have done herself a favor if she’d made her hidden play more explicit, raising the specter of a down-by-law Trump in the months before the Supreme Court handed him a Trump-branded set of “get out of jail free” cards. | Posted on 07/Mar/2024 00:03:09
