Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley dismissed the idea that she might suspend her presidential campaign in a “state of the race” speech Tuesday, reiterating her intention to stay in the fight through Super Tuesday at the very least.
“That’s about the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. If I get out of the race today, it will be the longest general election in history,” she said in an interview with the Associated Press.
“Ten days after South Carolina, another 20 states vote,” she explained. “I mean, this isn’t Russia. We don’t want someone to go in and just get 99% of the vote.”
“What is the rush?” she asked. “Why is everybody so panicked about me having to get out of this race?”
Haley is expected to lose the South Carolina Republican primary Saturday, with many polls showing former
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