With Trump in Her State, Haley Finds Some Political Distance (Gently)

Ms. Haley endorsed Ms. Mace on Feb. 7. Ms. Arrington introduced her major problem on Feb. 8. Mr. Trump endorsed Ms. Arrington on Feb. 9.

Ms. Haley is not any Trump foe. Most of her endorsements have gone to Trump-favored candidates. She endorsed on Thursday the re-election of Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, and minimize a fund-raising video with Herschel Walker, the previous soccer star recruited by Mr. Trump to run for the Senate in Georgia.

She pointedly has not endorsed Mr. Rice for re-election. Mr. Dawson, the previous state celebration chairman, stated Ms. Haley’s campaigning for Mr. Rice in 2012 made all of the distinction in his victory over the previous lieutenant governor, André Bauer, within the Republican major. However Mr. Rice’s district on the North Carolina border is way extra Trump nation than Ms. Mace’s prosperous, extremely educated district that touches Charleston and hugs the Lowcountry coast.

Ms. Arrington continues to be speaking confidently.

“The Lowcountry needs a pro-Trump America First conservative to symbolize them,” her spokesman, Chris D’Anna, stated. “Nancy is aware of that, indicated by her tucking her tail between her legs as she flew to New York Metropolis to shoot an apology video in entrance of Trump Tower.”

Austin McCubbin, Ms. Mace’s marketing campaign supervisor, responded, “Our opponent has confirmed two issues — she’s the one Republican to lose this district in 40 years, and she is going to say absolutely anything.”

Mr. Sanford, the previous congressman whom Ms. Arrington defeated in 2018, stated Ms. Haley had nothing to lose. As soon as Ms. Haley expressed her anger over Jan. 6, she would by no means get again in his good graces, he stated, talking from expertise.

“There’s actually no method ahead for her,” Mr. Sanford stated of Ms. Haley. “Trump is a man who holds determined grudges and doesn’t allow them to go. She doesn’t wish to do something to alienate his base, however the place she will be able to discover issues that enchantment to that mass of Republicans that don’t really feel they’ve a house, she’ll seize it.”