對(duì)于2024年總統(tǒng)大選,,華爾街一些最知名人士開(kāi)始向妮基·黑利獻(xiàn)金,,因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為這位前南加州州長(zhǎng)最有可能打敗前總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普,不過(guò),,后者依然在共和黨候選人中處于領(lǐng)先地位,。
非營(yíng)利性組織Issue One致力于降低資本在政治中的影響力,其研究主管邁克·貝克爾表示:“華爾街有很多人對(duì)于特朗普可能的連任并不感興趣,,而且希望趁早便朝著一位特朗普替代候選人靠攏,。”
黑利曾是特朗普政府內(nèi)閣成員,擔(dān)任美國(guó)駐聯(lián)合國(guó)大使,,并獲得了眾多華爾街巨頭的支持,。這些巨頭對(duì)當(dāng)前一些名次靠前的候選者并不感冒,但卻對(duì)她控制通脹,、減少美國(guó)債務(wù),、改革權(quán)益性支出的承諾十分感興趣。黑利計(jì)劃的大致內(nèi)容,,包括削減政府福利和稅收以及給予企業(yè)充分自由的做法,,對(duì)金融行業(yè)十分有吸引力,而且相對(duì)于特朗普的回歸來(lái)說(shuō)更加符合傳統(tǒng)保守平臺(tái)的心意,。
對(duì)于一個(gè)基礎(chǔ)群眾變得越發(fā)民粹的黨派來(lái)說(shuō),,這是一場(chǎng)賭博,然而黑利在民調(diào)中的支持率一直在上升,,而且在這些大企業(yè)的幫助下,,她可能成為一匹黑馬。
貝克爾對(duì)《財(cái)富》雜志說(shuō):“資本本身并不能保證選舉成功,,然而,,當(dāng)候選者擁有更多的資金時(shí),他們便有更多的渠道來(lái)傳遞自己的想法,,而且也不用為如何部署其資源而發(fā)愁,。在這場(chǎng)競(jìng)賽的關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻,華爾街資本會(huì)讓妮基黑利的競(jìng)選活動(dòng)如虎添翼,?!?/p>
近些天來(lái),一批知名企業(yè)家站了出來(lái),,為黑利搖旗吶喊,。摩根大通(JPMorgan Chase)首席執(zhí)行官杰米·戴蒙11月29日甚至敦促左傾民主黨人士支持這位前南加州州長(zhǎng)。戴蒙在《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》DealBook峰會(huì)上表示:“共和黨的這位候選人可能要好于特朗普,?!保ú贿^(guò),世人都知道戴蒙與特朗普意見(jiàn)不合,。當(dāng)主持人安德魯·羅斯·索金問(wèn)他是否永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)支持特朗普時(shí),,他回答的很藝術(shù)。戴蒙回答道:“我從沒(méi)說(shuō)過(guò)……因?yàn)樗赡軙?huì)當(dāng)選,,而且我還得和他打交道,。”)
Citadel創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官肯·格里芬本月早些時(shí)候在邁阿密召開(kāi)的彭博社會(huì)議上發(fā)表了類似的觀點(diǎn),,稱自己“正在主動(dòng)思考”給予黑利資金支持,,同時(shí)還批評(píng)了前總統(tǒng)。在11月初的一個(gè)彭博采訪中,格里芬此前曾表?yè)P(yáng)過(guò)黑利的對(duì)外政策閱歷,,并稱在全球地緣政治摩擦不斷升級(jí)的背景下,,這種閱歷正是“我們當(dāng)前所需的”。
最近的報(bào)道顯示,,億萬(wàn)富翁,、家得寶(Home Depot)聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人肯?蘭格恩也在思考支持黑利的競(jìng)選,他還計(jì)劃在紐約與黑利見(jiàn)面,。蘭格恩曾在2020和2016年的總統(tǒng)選舉中支持過(guò)特朗普,,11月27日,他將這位前南加州州長(zhǎng)稱之為“特朗普唯一的一位勁敵,?!?/p>
這種鋪天蓋地的支持為黑利帶來(lái)了重大勝利,。11月28日,,保守派億萬(wàn)富翁科赫兄弟的首要政治顧問(wèn)團(tuán)體美國(guó)繁榮基金會(huì)(Americans for Prosperity Foundation)宣布將支持黑利的競(jìng)選活動(dòng)。這是對(duì)科赫2016年不支持特朗普競(jìng)選決定的延續(xù),,當(dāng)時(shí),,他們將關(guān)注重點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)向了參議員競(jìng)選。
美國(guó)繁榮基金會(huì)認(rèn)為,,黑利在應(yīng)對(duì)通脹,、改革權(quán)益系統(tǒng)、減少政府開(kāi)支以及簡(jiǎn)化稅收法規(guī)方面有著“大膽而又穩(wěn)健的策略”,。該機(jī)構(gòu)在一則聲明中表示:“盡管我們與他人之間總會(huì)存在分歧,,不過(guò)到目前為止,妮基黑利是改善所有美國(guó)民眾生活的最大希望,?!?/p>
妮基黑利的競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)并未回復(fù)《財(cái)富》雜志的置評(píng)請(qǐng)求。
當(dāng)前的候選人并不能勝任—拜登應(yīng)“讓位”
在華爾街,,似乎很少有人愿意看到2024年總統(tǒng)大選再次上演拜登-特朗普對(duì)決,。不過(guò)如今的民調(diào)顯示,出現(xiàn)這一局面的可能性最大,。
大型對(duì)沖基金橋水基金(Bridgewater Associates)創(chuàng)始人瑞·達(dá)利歐11月29日在阿布扎比召開(kāi)的《財(cái)富》全球論壇上表示:“但愿特朗普-拜登對(duì)決別再出現(xiàn),,因?yàn)檫@種情形會(huì)帶來(lái)大量問(wèn)題?!彼Q2024年大選是人們這一生中最為重要的事情,,并稱“我們現(xiàn)在需要的是一個(gè)非常強(qiáng)大的中間派?!?/p>
潘興廣場(chǎng)資產(chǎn)管理公司(Pershing Square Capital)的億萬(wàn)富翁創(chuàng)始人比爾·阿克曼上周呼吁拜登“讓位”,,并允許總統(tǒng)大選出現(xiàn)“不一樣的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”。阿克曼稱,如今81歲的拜登“基本上已經(jīng)是落日遲暮”,,而且其才智也在“走下坡路”,。
在11月29日播出的《大衛(wèi)·魯賓斯坦訪談:同行對(duì)話》視頻節(jié)選中,阿克曼表示:“我覺(jué)得拜登做了大量利國(guó)利民的事情,。不過(guò)我認(rèn)為,,如果他成為了候選人,這種影響并不好,?!?/p>
阿克曼稱:“與重選拜登總統(tǒng)相比,我更傾向于選擇共和黨候選人,?!卑⒖寺饲盎旧隙际敲裰鼽h候選人的支持者。這位億萬(wàn)富翁還未決定到底支持總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選中的哪位候選人,,但也稱自己與其同事一樣,,一直是黑利的支持者。
黑利不斷增長(zhǎng)的人氣和億萬(wàn)富翁支持者
多年來(lái),,華爾街對(duì)黑利的支持一直在持續(xù),。美國(guó)政治新聞網(wǎng)站Politico 2022年公布的稅收文件顯示,她的非營(yíng)利性政策顧問(wèn)團(tuán)體Stand for America收到了來(lái)自于華爾街一些最有影響力人物的捐贈(zèng),。這些捐贈(zèng)者包括對(duì)沖基金Elliott Management的創(chuàng)始人保羅·辛格,,億萬(wàn)富翁投資人、前Duquesne Capital負(fù)責(zé)人斯坦利·德魯肯米勒,,以及已故的賭場(chǎng)大亨謝爾登·阿德?tīng)柹?/p>
華爾街對(duì)黑利的支持似乎對(duì)于這位前州長(zhǎng)的民調(diào)頗有助力,。CNN/UNH的民調(diào)顯示,自9月份以來(lái),,黑利在異常重要的新罕布什爾州初選中的支持率上升了8個(gè)百分點(diǎn),。特朗普在新罕布什爾州以42%對(duì)20%的支持率大幅領(lǐng)先黑利,但這一差距正在縮小,。
更為重要的是,,一些民調(diào)顯示,黑利在與拜登的虛擬競(jìng)選中的表現(xiàn)超過(guò)了特朗普,。馬奎特法學(xué)院(Marquette Law School)的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn),,這位前南加州州長(zhǎng)在已注冊(cè)選民中的支持率以55%對(duì)45%領(lǐng)先拜登。相比之下,,特朗普和佛羅里達(dá)州州長(zhǎng)羅恩-德桑蒂斯分別以52%對(duì)48%和51%對(duì)49%領(lǐng)先拜登,。
不過(guò),弗吉尼亞大學(xué)(University of Virginia)政治中心選舉分析師凱爾·康迪克11月29日對(duì)路透社(Reuters)說(shuō),,黑利成為總統(tǒng)的概率依然較低,。他說(shuō):“我并不認(rèn)為人們現(xiàn)可以通過(guò)這些數(shù)字就能看清某個(gè)人的未來(lái)道路,,不過(guò)特朗普除外?!?美國(guó)晨間咨詢公司(Morning Consult)的全美民調(diào)顯示,,特朗普當(dāng)前在共和黨的初選中領(lǐng)先黑利超過(guò)50個(gè)百分點(diǎn),這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)也佐證了其觀點(diǎn),。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:馮豐
審校:夏林
對(duì)于2024年總統(tǒng)大選,,華爾街一些最知名人士開(kāi)始向妮基·黑利獻(xiàn)金,因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為這位前南加州州長(zhǎng)最有可能打敗前總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普,,不過(guò),,后者依然在共和黨候選人中處于領(lǐng)先地位。
非營(yíng)利性組織Issue One致力于降低資本在政治中的影響力,,其研究主管邁克·貝克爾表示:“華爾街有很多人對(duì)于特朗普可能的連任并不感興趣,,而且希望趁早便朝著一位特朗普替代候選人靠攏?!?/p>
黑利曾是特朗普政府內(nèi)閣成員,,擔(dān)任美國(guó)駐聯(lián)合國(guó)大使,并獲得了眾多華爾街巨頭的支持,。這些巨頭對(duì)當(dāng)前一些名次靠前的候選者并不感冒,,但卻對(duì)她控制通脹,、減少美國(guó)債務(wù),、改革權(quán)益性支出的承諾十分感興趣。黑利計(jì)劃的大致內(nèi)容,,包括削減政府福利和稅收以及給予企業(yè)充分自由的做法,,對(duì)金融行業(yè)十分有吸引力,而且相對(duì)于特朗普的回歸來(lái)說(shuō)更加符合傳統(tǒng)保守平臺(tái)的心意,。
對(duì)于一個(gè)基礎(chǔ)群眾變得越發(fā)民粹的黨派來(lái)說(shuō),,這是一場(chǎng)賭博,然而黑利在民調(diào)中的支持率一直在上升,,而且在這些大企業(yè)的幫助下,,她可能成為一匹黑馬。
貝克爾對(duì)《財(cái)富》雜志說(shuō):“資本本身并不能保證選舉成功,,然而,,當(dāng)候選者擁有更多的資金時(shí),他們便有更多的渠道來(lái)傳遞自己的想法,,而且也不用為如何部署其資源而發(fā)愁,。在這場(chǎng)競(jìng)賽的關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻,華爾街資本會(huì)讓妮基黑利的競(jìng)選活動(dòng)如虎添翼,?!?/p>
近些天來(lái),,一批知名企業(yè)家站了出來(lái),為黑利搖旗吶喊,。摩根大通(JPMorgan Chase)首席執(zhí)行官杰米·戴蒙11月29日甚至敦促左傾民主黨人士支持這位前南加州州長(zhǎng),。戴蒙在《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》DealBook峰會(huì)上表示:“共和黨的這位候選人可能要好于特朗普?!保ú贿^(guò),,世人都知道戴蒙與特朗普意見(jiàn)不合。當(dāng)主持人安德魯·羅斯·索金問(wèn)他是否永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)支持特朗普時(shí),,他回答的很藝術(shù),。戴蒙回答道:“我從沒(méi)說(shuō)過(guò)……因?yàn)樗赡軙?huì)當(dāng)選,而且我還得和他打交道,?!保?/p>
Citadel創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官肯·格里芬本月早些時(shí)候在邁阿密召開(kāi)的彭博社會(huì)議上發(fā)表了類似的觀點(diǎn),稱自己“正在主動(dòng)思考”給予黑利資金支持,,同時(shí)還批評(píng)了前總統(tǒng),。在11月初的一個(gè)彭博采訪中,格里芬此前曾表?yè)P(yáng)過(guò)黑利的對(duì)外政策閱歷,,并稱在全球地緣政治摩擦不斷升級(jí)的背景下,,這種閱歷正是“我們當(dāng)前所需的”。
最近的報(bào)道顯示,,億萬(wàn)富翁,、家得寶(Home Depot)聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人肯?蘭格恩也在思考支持黑利的競(jìng)選,他還計(jì)劃在紐約與黑利見(jiàn)面,。蘭格恩曾在2020和2016年的總統(tǒng)選舉中支持過(guò)特朗普,,11月27日,他將這位前南加州州長(zhǎng)稱之為“特朗普唯一的一位勁敵,?!?/p>
這種鋪天蓋地的支持為黑利帶來(lái)了重大勝利。11月28日,,保守派億萬(wàn)富翁科赫兄弟的首要政治顧問(wèn)團(tuán)體美國(guó)繁榮基金會(huì)(Americans for Prosperity Foundation)宣布將支持黑利的競(jìng)選活動(dòng),。這是對(duì)科赫2016年不支持特朗普競(jìng)選決定的延續(xù),當(dāng)時(shí),,他們將關(guān)注重點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)向了參議員競(jìng)選,。
美國(guó)繁榮基金會(huì)認(rèn)為,黑利在應(yīng)對(duì)通脹,、改革權(quán)益系統(tǒng),、減少政府開(kāi)支以及簡(jiǎn)化稅收法規(guī)方面有著“大膽而又穩(wěn)健的策略”。該機(jī)構(gòu)在一則聲明中表示:“盡管我們與他人之間總會(huì)存在分歧,,不過(guò)到目前為止,,妮基黑利是改善所有美國(guó)民眾生活的最大希望,。”
妮基黑利的競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)并未回復(fù)《財(cái)富》雜志的置評(píng)請(qǐng)求,。
當(dāng)前的候選人并不能勝任—拜登應(yīng)“讓位”
在華爾街,,似乎很少有人愿意看到2024年總統(tǒng)大選再次上演拜登-特朗普對(duì)決。不過(guò)如今的民調(diào)顯示,,出現(xiàn)這一局面的可能性最大,。
大型對(duì)沖基金橋水基金(Bridgewater Associates)創(chuàng)始人瑞·達(dá)利歐11月29日在阿布扎比召開(kāi)的《財(cái)富》全球論壇上表示:“但愿特朗普-拜登對(duì)決別再出現(xiàn),因?yàn)檫@種情形會(huì)帶來(lái)大量問(wèn)題,?!彼Q2024年大選是人們這一生中最為重要的事情,并稱“我們現(xiàn)在需要的是一個(gè)非常強(qiáng)大的中間派,?!?/p>
潘興廣場(chǎng)資產(chǎn)管理公司(Pershing Square Capital)的億萬(wàn)富翁創(chuàng)始人比爾·阿克曼上周呼吁拜登“讓位”,并允許總統(tǒng)大選出現(xiàn)“不一樣的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”,。阿克曼稱,,如今81歲的拜登“基本上已經(jīng)是落日遲暮”,而且其才智也在“走下坡路”,。
在11月29日播出的《大衛(wèi)·魯賓斯坦訪談:同行對(duì)話》視頻節(jié)選中,,阿克曼表示:“我覺(jué)得拜登做了大量利國(guó)利民的事情。不過(guò)我認(rèn)為,,如果他成為了候選人,,這種影響并不好?!?/p>
阿克曼稱:“與重選拜登總統(tǒng)相比,,我更傾向于選擇共和黨候選人,?!卑⒖寺饲盎旧隙际敲裰鼽h候選人的支持者。這位億萬(wàn)富翁還未決定到底支持總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選中的哪位候選人,,但也稱自己與其同事一樣,,一直是黑利的支持者。
黑利不斷增長(zhǎng)的人氣和億萬(wàn)富翁支持者
多年來(lái),,華爾街對(duì)黑利的支持一直在持續(xù),。美國(guó)政治新聞網(wǎng)站Politico 2022年公布的稅收文件顯示,她的非營(yíng)利性政策顧問(wèn)團(tuán)體Stand for America收到了來(lái)自于華爾街一些最有影響力人物的捐贈(zèng),。這些捐贈(zèng)者包括對(duì)沖基金Elliott Management的創(chuàng)始人保羅·辛格,,億萬(wàn)富翁投資人、前Duquesne Capital負(fù)責(zé)人斯坦利·德魯肯米勒,,以及已故的賭場(chǎng)大亨謝爾登·阿德?tīng)柹?/p>
華爾街對(duì)黑利的支持似乎對(duì)于這位前州長(zhǎng)的民調(diào)頗有助力,。CNN/UNH的民調(diào)顯示,,自9月份以來(lái),黑利在異常重要的新罕布什爾州初選中的支持率上升了8個(gè)百分點(diǎn),。特朗普在新罕布什爾州以42%對(duì)20%的支持率大幅領(lǐng)先黑利,,但這一差距正在縮小。
更為重要的是,,一些民調(diào)顯示,,黑利在與拜登的虛擬競(jìng)選中的表現(xiàn)超過(guò)了特朗普。馬奎特法學(xué)院(Marquette Law School)的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn),,這位前南加州州長(zhǎng)在已注冊(cè)選民中的支持率以55%對(duì)45%領(lǐng)先拜登,。相比之下,特朗普和佛羅里達(dá)州州長(zhǎng)羅恩-德桑蒂斯分別以52%對(duì)48%和51%對(duì)49%領(lǐng)先拜登,。
不過(guò),,弗吉尼亞大學(xué)(University of Virginia)政治中心選舉分析師凱爾·康迪克11月29日對(duì)路透社(Reuters)說(shuō),黑利成為總統(tǒng)的概率依然較低,。他說(shuō):“我并不認(rèn)為人們現(xiàn)可以通過(guò)這些數(shù)字就能看清某個(gè)人的未來(lái)道路,,不過(guò)特朗普除外?!?美國(guó)晨間咨詢公司(Morning Consult)的全美民調(diào)顯示,,特朗普當(dāng)前在共和黨的初選中領(lǐng)先黑利超過(guò)50個(gè)百分點(diǎn),這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)也佐證了其觀點(diǎn),。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
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Some of the biggest names on Wall Street are putting their money behind Nikki Haley for the 2024 presidential election, believing the former South Carolina governor offers the best shot at fending off former president Donald Trump, who remains the GOP front-runner.
“There are many on Wall Street who are not excited about the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House,” said Michael Beckel, research director at Issue One, a nonprofit that seeks to reduce the role of money in politics. “Those folks are looking to consolidate around an alternative to Trump before it’s too late.”
Haley, who served in Trump’s cabinet as the U.S. ambassador to the UN, has gained support among many Wall Street titans who are lukewarm on the current leading candidates and drawn to her promise to control inflation, reduce the national debt, and reform entitlement spending. The broad outlines of her plan—cutting government benefits and taxes while adopting a hands-off approach to business—appeal to the finance sector, and align more neatly with the traditional conservative platform before its Trumpian turn.
It’s a big gamble for a party whose base has become decidedly populist, but Haley is climbing in the polls, and with the help of Big Business she might just pull off an upset.
“Money alone doesn’t guarantee electoral success, but when a candidate has more money, they have more options about how to get their message out and have to make fewer tough decisions about how to deploy their resources,” Beckel told Fortune. “Wall Street money could add wind to the sails of Nikki Haley’s campaign at a critical time in the race.”
A parade of prominent business figures has come out swinging for Haley in recent days. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday urged even liberal Democrats to back the former South Carolina governor. “Get a choice on the Republican side that might be better than Trump,” Dimon said onstage at a conference hosted by the New York Times’ DealBook franchise. (Still, Dimon, who has famously clashed with Trump, was coy when host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked him if he was a never-Trumper. “I would never say that … because he might be the president and I have to deal with him,” Dimon replied.)
Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, struck a similar tone at a Bloomberg conference in Miami earlier this month, saying he was “actively contemplating” financially supporting Haley while criticizing the former president. Griffin has previously praised Haley’s foreign policy experience, arguing it’s what “we need right now” amid rising geopolitical tensions globally, in a Bloomberg interview in early November.
Billionaire Home Depot cofounder Ken Langone is also scheduled to meet with Haley in New York as he weighs supporting her campaign, according to recent reports. Langone, who supported Trump in the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, on Monday called the former South Carolina governor “the only person I see who can give Trump a run for his money.”
The outpouring of support coincides with a major win for the Haley campaign. The Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP), the primary political advocacy group of the conservative billionaire Koch brothers, on Tuesday announced it would back Haley’s campaign. It’s a continuation of the Kochs’ 2016 decision to not support Trump in the election, when they instead focused on Senate races.
The AFP argued Haley has a “bold and robust strategy” to fight inflation, reform the entitlement system, reduce government spending, and simplify the tax code. “While we don’t agree with anyone on every issue, Nikki Haley, by far, offers the best opportunity to improve the lives of all Americans,” it said in a statement.
Nikki Haley’s campaign did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
The current candidates aren’t cutting it—Biden should ‘step aside’
On Wall Street, it seems few are excited about the prospect of another Biden-Trump presidential race in 2024, the likeliest situation according to today’s polling.
“I pray that we do not have another Trump-Biden election, because that will produce a lot of problems,” Ray Dalio, founder of mega-hedge-fund Bridgewater Associates, said at the Fortune Global Forum in Abu Dhabi Wednesday. He called the 2024 election the most important of our lifetimes, adding that “what we need is a very strong middle.”
The billionaire founder of Pershing Square Capital, Bill Ackman, this week called for Biden to “step aside” and allow “alternative competition” in the presidential race. Biden, now 81, is “past his prime in a meaningful way” and not at his “intellectual best,” according to Ackman.
“I think Biden has done a lot of good things. But I think his legacy will not be a good one if he is the nominee,” Ackman said in a clip from The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations, released on Wednesday.
“I’m much more open to Republican candidates than I am to reelecting President Biden,” said Ackman, who has mostly supported Democratic campaigns in the past. The billionaire has yet to decide on whom he is backing in the presidential election, but said he has been “supportive” of Haley like many of his peers.
Haley’s rising status and billionaire backers
Wall Street’s backing of Haley has been building for years. Her nonprofit policy advocacy group, Stand for America, has received donations from some of the most powerful people on Wall Street, according to tax documents Politico unearthed in 2022. Donors to the nonprofit include Paul Singer, founder of hedge fund Elliott Management; Stanley Druckenmiller, the billionaire investor and former head of Duquesne Capital; and the late casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.
Wall Street’s support of Haley appears to be helping the former governor in the polls. Haley’s numbers in the critical New Hampshire primary have climbed eight percentage points since September, according to CNN/UNH polls. Trump still has a sizable lead over Haley in New Hampshire—42% to 20%—but that’s beginning to fade.
More critically, some polls show Haley outperforming Trump in a hypothetical matchup with Biden. A Marquette Law School survey found the former South Carolina governor is leading President Biden 55% to 45% among registered voters. That’s compared with a 52% to 48% lead for Trump, and a 51% to 49% advantage for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Still, Kyle Kondik, an elections analyst at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, told Reuters Wednesday that Haley’s chances of becoming president remain low. “I don’t think you can look at the numbers right now and see much of a path for anyone other than Trump,” he said. To his point, Trump currently holds a more than 50-point lead over Haley in the Republican primary, according to national polling from Morning Consult.