Nikki Haley in Nevada's Primary 

According to allsides.com, The Washington Examiner leans to the political right while The Washington Post leans to the left.   

The Headlines: 

• The Washington Examiner: Nikki Haley polls behind ‘none of the above’ option on Nevada primary ballot: Survey

• The Washington Post: Nikki Haley trails ‘none of these candidates’ option by 18 points in Nevada

The topic of discussion today is Nevada's 2024 Primary election. According to surveys taken, Nikki Haley is predicted to lose the state of Nevada in its upcoming primary. It is important to note that Donald Trump does not appear in the state's primary ballot, so Nikki Haley is currently losing to other competitors in the race.   

According to The Washington Examiner, (the) "Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley could lose the Nevada primary to the “none of these candidates” option, according to a new survey, an outcome that would threaten her hopes of defeating former President Donald Trump." In the Examiner's reporting of the story, it is made clear that Haley's campaign is not expected to achieve much success--there are additional polls and statistics included showing her losing in other areas. This is additionally made clear through a quote provided by Revere Solutions CEO Woodrow Johnston that reads “Here’s my conclusion: If Nikki Haley’s going to lose to no one, how can she beat Trump? How can she beat Joe Biden? This whole narrative that she’s the best candidate against Joe Biden is really just kind of shattered because it’s like she can’t even beat literally no one.” The article concludes by suggesting that the upcoming results may be a death knell to Haley's campaign. 

According to The Washington Post, "It’d be one thing to trail former President Donald Trump by 18 percentage points. But former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is losing by that amount to the no-candidate choice in Nevada." The article emphasizes the fact that Haley is still predicted to lose without Trump even being on the primary ballot. The article draws to its conclusion by sharing a quote from Revere Solutions CEO Woodrow Johnston that reads “Here’s my conclusion: If Nikki Haley’s going to lose to no one, how can she beat Trump? How can she beat Joe Biden? This whole narrative that she’s the best candidate against Joe Biden is really just kind of shattered because it’s like she can’t even beat literally no one." Additionally, this article adds a "why" factor in Haley's performance by inserting "Mrs. Haley has herself not campaigned much in Nevada, concentrating instead on her home state of South Carolina and its Feb. 24 primary. She is also trailing badly there." 

Surprisingly, from the two different leaning news reports provided above, the takes are not so DIFFERENT. While the Examiner article is lengthier and provides more evidence that Haley will lose to Trump, the Post article is shorter and implies more that Haley will lose Nevada and not the primary as a whole. Does this suggest that the left still believes there is hope for Haley to be the republican front-runner over Trump? Not exactly....as both articles share the same quote by Woodrow Johnston. The take here seems to be that Haley will lose against Trump.

I will admit this is an interesting start to the blog. It was my hope to find the same story with much different spins on it. But Republicans and Democrats seem to agree; Nikki Haley's campaign may be in some trouble. 

Resources:

Quarshie, M. (2024, January 30). Nikki Haley polls behind ‘none of the above’ option on Nevada primary ballot: Survey. The Washington Examiner https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2826712/nikki-haley-none-of-the-above-nevada-primary-poll/

Morton, V. (2024, January 30).  Nikki Haley trails ‘none of these candidates’ option by 18 points in Nevada. The Washington Post

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/nikki-haley-trails-none-these-candidates-option-18/

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