Will Saletan argues that the problem Nikki Haley faces is that the Republican Party (i.e., many Americans) has simply lost its mind:
"The Republican primaries have become a test not of the candidates, but of the sanity of the Republican electorate. And sanity is losing."
The reality the rest of us need to face: some of us have deliberately chosen to live in a world of toxic lies and revenge fantasies and are determined to break democracy.
@wdlindsy but isn't Haley just as nuts? I think Haley is pretty stupid but was she stupid enough to think she could win the primary? Or is she just in the race for the money?
@weyoun6 That raises a good question: does Saletan see (and do his Never-Trumper colleagues see) that there's hardly any daylight between Haley and Trump on almost any position? Though Haley is clearly perceived as more "moderate" by a lot of people who want to deny that the Republican party has gone as whole-hog crazy as it has done….