NIKKI HALEY was the apparent winner of the foreign policy-dominated conversation in Miami — not just for the former UN ambassador’s command of world affairs in a time of crisis, but for the clapbacks that have become a hallmark of her debate performances.
But for the first time across the three debates we’ve seen, RON DeSANTIS had a good night as well.
The Florida governor opened by accusing DONALD TRUMP of being a “different guy than he was in 2016” and failing to fulfill key campaign promises. He landed a solid dig at Haley — who’s overtaken him in New Hampshire and South Carolina and is nipping at his cowboy heels in Iowa — for letting China acquire land in South Carolina while she was governor. (And, lucky for him, the NBC moderators didn’t allow her to respond immediately.)
@GallantDebat3Green7mos7MO
Of course Nikki declaring a civilizational Holy War alongside Israel is obviously the "winning message" for savvy DC insiders
@PollsterDunbirdLibertarian7mos7MO
Haley very likely has the most deranged foreign policy views of any major candidate in either party, so naturally she’s become the top choice of media & donors
