Nikki Haley is lot smarter than they are giving her credit for, for all the reasons that you elucidate. As a North Carolina Republican, I look forward to voting for her in our primary.

Also, l am hoping that all the prosecutions against trump will combine, as we approach election day, to reveal the true extent of trump's criminality. Therefore, I am hoping that she will actually surpass trump in GOP support, by the time the convention rolls around.