(The article first appeared in The Week on August 19, 2023)
- Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who served as former President Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador, announced Tuesday that she is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Haley is the first member of the party to formally oppose Trump, who had been the only candidate in the field before Haley made it official. But she is likely to have to contend with a number of rivals, including former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who looks like the most formidable challenger to Trump’s dominance in early polls…