Is Nikki Haley up to it, or will she 'get smoked'? - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Trump is very clear about that.
53% : But it's also true that for Haley, the next step -- hobbling Trump -- will be much tougher to accomplish.
52% : Today poll has her in second place and 20 points behind Trump.
46% : It's good that he did it, but let's not forget, he did it when he hoped it would help him politically.To me, Haley's biggest challenge isn't her willingness to suppress the truth about American history or even her unwillingness to condemn Trump.
42% : For example, what does she mean when she says "President Trump was the right president at the right time"?
37% : A Suffolk University poll in Iowa has Haley in second place but still 34 points behind Trump.
29% : Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, is less clear about her beliefs, beyond the need for generational change and a president other than Trump.
26% : Now she has to pull together a coalition of voters who want an alternative to Trump but don't necessarily share the same positions as Haley on issues like abortion and immigration.
26% : As The Washington Post reported, Trump also told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt she was "overly ambitious" and "just couldn't stay in her seat."
25% : But in this cycle, the debates between the candidates other than Trump have been heavy on petty insults and bickering and light on serious policy discussion.
18% : Christie continued to lambaste all the Republican candidates for not doing what he did to call out Trump as unfit for office.

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