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From Fox News: Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley weighed in on the state of the 2024 race Tuesday as Vice President Kamala Harris gains momentum in key battleground states ahead of the November election.
Haley told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on “Special Report” Republicans and former President Trump should focus on policy and messaging instead of crowd sizes at rallies, Harris’ race, or attacks on her intellect.
“You can’t win on those things. The American people are smart. Treat them like they’re smart,” she said. “It’s not about her. It’s about the American people. Talk to them and let them know you need their vote.”
The former South Carolina governor also encouraged Republicans to “quit whining” about Harris and “quit complaining” that she hasn’t given a formal sit-down interview since replacing President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket.
Haley noted that she knew Joe Biden would not end up being the Democrat nominee, and said, “I was always running against Kamala Harris. Republicans should not be surprised that we are now running against Kamala Harris. It was her all the time. There was no way Joe Biden, in the condition that we saw him, could take on the stresses of a presidential election…. I knew that Kamala Harris was the person we had.”
“The Republican Party needs to make a serious shift here,” Haley warned.
“I take her at her word that she thinks that illegal immigrants should be able to vote and be given driver’s licenses. I take her at her word that she wants to ban fracking and kill a bunch of U.S. jobs. Take her at her word,” Haley warned.
“Quit whining about her. We knew it was going to be her. She’s not going to give an interview. They’re going to hold out as long as they can. That’s their right. They can do it. That doesn’t mean we can’t talk about what she believes in. And we should be getting out there and doing that,” she continued.
Haley noted that Trump already has the MAGA vote. Now she said Republicans need to be fighting for suburban women, for college-educated, for Independents, for moderate Republicans and conservative Democrats.
“I want this campaign to win… but they’re not going to win talking about crowd sizes, what Kamala’s race is, or whether she’s dumb,” Haley said.
WATCH the full interview below:
‘QUIT WHINING’: @NikkiHaley has blunt message for Trump, Republicans as Harris gains momentum. The former presidential candidate gets candid on the state of the 2024 race and what Republicans need to do to win in November. https://t.co/dkrZnmRCCq pic.twitter.com/VpZxXCnSnO
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 14, 2024
Nikki Haley has blunt message for Trump, GOP as Kamala Harris gains momentum: ‘Quit whining’ https://t.co/w5gXpPpytH
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 14, 2024
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