Looking For A Fight: Nikki Haley Takes A Swipe At DeSantis With This New Campaign Ad

Written By BlabberBuzz | Tuesday, 23 May 2023 09:45 PM
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Looking For A Fight: Nikki Haley Takes A Swipe At DeSantis With This New Campaign Ad

Nikki Haley, a presidential candidate for 2024, has launched a campaign message criticizing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, claiming that he is like former President Donald Trump "without the drama."

Haley's team sent the message on Tuesday, featuring a "game" called "Is it Trump or DeSantis?" that highlighted DeSantis's battle with Disney. The message claimed that DeSantis is "running for president" despite not officially entering the 2024 presidential race. However, he is already considered to be Trump's top opponent should he make a bid for the White House.

Haley's team compared the two candidates, pointing to two bills DeSantis has pushed in Florida that are reminiscent of Trump. One bill would have made it easier to sue news outlets to hold "big media companies accountable for their actionable lies," and another shielded the governor's travel records from the public. The latter one was signed by DeSantis in May.

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Haley's campaign also pointed to comments made by former teammates in a 2022 New Yorker piece in which someone called DeSantis "the most selfish person I have ever interacted with."

The message criticized DeSantis on everything from his public speaking presence to his "inability to interact directly with voters," claiming that DeSantis "is like Trump, drama and all — but without any of the charm." Haley's campaign message stated that "Nikki Haley knows Americans are tired of all the drama of the past," and that she is offering voters a substantive vision for making America strong and proud, even when it deviates from the Trump-DeSantis line.

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Haley has become the latest presidential candidate to take swings at DeSantis, a regular habit of the former president. Trump began a massive mudslinging attack against the Florida governor ever since the former president announced he was running for president in November after the midterm elections, in which DeSantis and Florida Republicans achieved significant victories.

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A Harvard/Harris poll released on May 19 showed Trump leading with 58%, followed by DeSantis with 16% and Haley with 4%. She tied with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who is a 2024 candidate, and former Vice President Mike Pence, who is not.

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