Opinion | The real reason Nikki Haley said she's voting for Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "If you were somehow still clinging to the illusion that Haley is a moderate at heart, allow her promise to vote for Trump in November disabuse you of that notion.
51% : If Haley is a debt hawk, then why would she favor Trump, given his exceptional record on accumulating debt?
46% : But in her first public appearance since dropping out of the presidential race, Haley said she'll be "voting for Trump.
37% : Haley's explanation for why she'll vote for Trump illustrates how flimsy her commitment is to at least some of her stated ideals.
32% : A promise not to vote for Trump could have nudged the millions of Republicans who voted for her to sit out Election Day or defect to another party.
23% : Having served as an ambassador to the United Nations under Trump, Haley is intimately aware of the rifts Trump caused with allies not just over NATO but also on issues that include his unilateral withdrawal from multilateral agreements like the Paris Agreement on climate and the Iran nuclear deal.
22% : Asked on Wednesday at the Hudson Institute, a right-wing think tank in Washington, who would do a better job in the White House, Haley said:The idea that Trump is the superior alternative to Biden based on those criteria has some flaws.
21% : On the issue of allies and enemies, Haley recently pointed out the danger of Trump actively encouraging Russia to attack NATO allies.
11% : Despite some substantial criticism of Trump, Haley declined to confront him head-on the way former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did (albeit ineffectively).
11% : Haley's rancorous rivalry with Trump during the presidential primaries makes it doubtful he would invite her back into his Cabinet if he's elected, but Haley is likely contemplating how she can position herself for a 2028 run.
8% : Haley's even-keeled temperament, her sometimes spirited criticism of Trump and her strategically vague calls for "consensus" on abortion policy led some Republicans and liberals to see her as a moderate alternative to Trump, and maybe even a part of "the resistance" against him.
7% : Regarding some of Haley's other stated issues of concern, it's not clear how Biden is catastrophic compared to Trump.

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