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On Nikki Haley, you quote Tom NIchols: "As you have no doubt noticed, her campaign is “exciting,” telegenic, history-making, and… pointless. " But her point is not to be the Republican nominee. She knows that will not happen. But if the goal is to be the VP candate to an grossly overweight 76 year old whose lifestyle violates nearly every tenet of healthy aging, then it makes sense. So of course she will not differentiate herself from any position Trump has taken, because her goal is to become the VP to a President with a very short life expectancy in 2025. She will be constantly polite and deferential to the former guy, focusing on the age differential, in the (not completely batshit crazy belief) that the orange man will pick an attractive, clearly intelligent woman "of color" as his running mate.

Likely? no. Plausible? yes. Even if it flames out, it places her in good graces for 2028.

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