I think Haley showed a lot of ladylike restraint by only calling that creepy little scoundrel scum. He comes across as a younger, more articulate, healthier looking epigone of Trump – the same bluster, the same rudeness, the same sort of populist pronouncements that he may or may not really believe, and the same appeal to ticked off ignorance. He is not dangerous like Trump since his candidacy is going nowhere, but the fact that he polls well enough to make yesterday’s debate is disturbing. Pence, Hutchinson, Burgum, and Scott come across as nice guys with solid experience and conservative opinions that should sell in a conservative party. Yet three of them are gone, and the one left is on his way out, while Ramaswamy hangs in there. You have to hope it’s some sort of misunderstanding and not indicative of what the voters really want, but you might not want to take that hope to the bank.
I think Haley showed a lot of ladylike restraint by only calling that creepy little scoundrel scum. He comes across as a younger, more articulate, healthier looking epigone of Trump – the same bluster, the same rudeness, the same sort of populist pronouncements that he may or may not really believe, and the same appeal to ticked off ignorance. He is not dangerous like Trump since his candidacy is going nowhere, but the fact that he polls well enough to make yesterday’s debate is disturbing. Pence, Hutchinson, Burgum, and Scott come across as nice guys with solid experience and conservative opinions that should sell in a conservative party. Yet three of them are gone, and the one left is on his way out, while Ramaswamy hangs in there. You have to hope it’s some sort of misunderstanding and not indicative of what the voters really want, but you might not want to take that hope to the bank.