"We have a country to save!" Nikki Haley

This is a purely grassroots effort to promote and support Nikki Haley as a write-in candidate for President of the United States in 2024.  

This was informally launched here on this site beginning on March 10, 2024 and is not currently being coordinated with Nikki Haley herself or any political action committee or other such organization. It can be considered an effort to “draft” Nikki to run as a write-in candidate.  

We expect and hope that Nikki is currently getting some well-deserved R&R. We hope that she will be supportive and enthusiastic about this but we consider it our responsibility and duty at this stage to demonstrate to her how much grassroots support exists for her to take this path and then let her make the decision.

Nikki Haley is the right person for the job this year! 

She’s a class act. She has grit and grace. She has proven to be intelligent, fearless, and unflapple. 

The world is on fire and it is imperative that we have a leader who can stand up to dictators and tyrants, not aspire to be one!

She has proven herself to be a solid conservative but a free-thinker in terms of policy positions. She has a track record of doing what she sees as right, not merely falling in line in support or opposition according to political parties. 

Our out-of-control national debt is approaching $35 trillion and increasing at the rate of $1 trillion every three months! Both parties have proven unable or unwilling to make the hard decisions. Haley’s background as an accountant has prepared her well to take on this critical task.

Americans do not want to be stuck with the choice of the two “presumptive nominees.”

The long list of concerns with the two “presumptive nominees” are well-documented and don’t need to be repeated here. Usually when the party primary process narrows the choice to the presumptive nominee the voters who supported another candidate are disappointed but decide to support the candidate who emerges as their less favored choice. That is not the case this year. 

Polls have shown a very pronounced level of dissatisfaction with this choice. 67% of the American people said they were "tired of seeing the same candidates in presidential elections and want someone new." 18% said they would not vote in the 2024 election and choose to just sit it out if Biden and Trump were the choices. Democrats have shown very little enthusiasm for Biden as their candidate and more than 20% of those who voted in the Republican primaries say they won't vote for Trump in the general election.

While we appreciate President Biden’s invitation to support him after Ambassador Haley suspended her campaign and we thought his statement was well written by his staff we are not interested in doing so. Biden’s appeal to some seems to be that he is not Trump. We do not find that convincing. His embrace of radical left policies and display of weakness on the world stage cannot continue for four more years. We hope his family finally convinces him soon that it is past time to retire. It is obvious enough to everyone that it is highly unlikely that his health will allow him to serve for four more years. 

Biden’s term began as unnecessary covid mandates were lingering too long and he did nothing to expedite their termination. His education department has pursued policies which allow boys to not only compete against our daughters in sports but also let them into their bathrooms and dressing rooms. His disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and weakness on the world stage allowed the full-scale invasion of Ukraine to proceed (following the beginning of the invasion in 2014 under Obama/Biden) and his weakness of withholding the right weapons needed for Ukraine to succeed has prolonged the war. His open border has allowed an ongoing invasion at our own border involving unvetted people from many countries around the world. His economic policies have produced inflation which has been much more than “transitory” and has made life more difficult for many people.

We are certainly not interested in the disaster that would be President Kamala Harris. 

We did not appreciate President Trump’s ungracious urging of Haley supporters to join his followers after gloating about Ambassador Haley getting “trounced” but we weren’t surprised by the tone and no one should be at this point. His mocking of military service, his embrace of Hungary’s radical president and indication that he would discontinue support of the freedom fighters in Ukraine are prime examples of how unfit he is to serve as the leader of the free world. His character flaws abound with one of the prime examples being his statement on Christmas day 2023 that his political rivals should “rot in hell!” While many people were celebrating the hope that comes from the birth of Jesus his mindset was focused on this!   

While Trump’s policies were effective to maintain peace during his first term he has made clear indications that his policies regarding international relations will be much different under a second term. Abandoning Ukraine would be bad enough if this would only affect Ukraine. Ukraine gave up nukes in 1994 and received assurances from several major world powers that they would be protected (Budapest Memorandum). Breaking that commitment signals to others that they should not trust anyone who pushes them for nuclear disarmament but should acquire their own nukes for protection. That makes us all more unsafe. The Ukrainians are freedom fighters who are fighting to stop the threat that NATO was created to stop and they deserve our support. But it is bigger than that. Cutting off support to Ukraine, as Trump has suggested, or pulling out of NATO would show American weakness and further embolden our adversaries including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. While some Americans try to live with the illusion that what occurs outside our borders doesn’t affect us that is extremely misguided and can’t be further from the truth.    

While we appreciate the efforts of the No Labels organization to offer an alternative candidate their approach seems to be to build a structure and then find a candidate to plug in. That approach doesn’t seem to be working. Even if they do find an acceptable candidate they would be getting started late. Nikki Haley has already built a substantial base of support and proven herself a capable leader. We also have fundamental concerns with the branding of “No Labels” and believe the approach was flawed from the start. The first word in the organization name is negative: No. The fundamental message is that the organization is against labels. Fine, but the first message that needs to be communicated is what an organization or movement is for and it needs to be inspiring. We just don’t feel inspired by “No Labels.”

We don’t think we need to waste time discussing RFK.

But . . . it’s impossible to win as a write-in candidate!

“Underestimate me, that’ll be fun!” 

Nikki Haley 

It was “impossible” for a woman to win a Republican presidential primary for almost 250 years in our republic. Nikki Haley proved that wrong recently by winning at the state level and shattering that glass ceiling. Of course it would be difficult but certainly not impossible. Children are not allowed to vote. Adults are plenty capable of writing a name on a blank line. Nikki Haley is not difficult to spell. 

There are nine states that don’t allow write-ins for president: Hawaii, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Mississippi. A few of those states probably weren’t in play anyway. The few that might be in play don’t add up to much. 41 is more than enough to win. You have to play with the hand you’re dealt. 

But . . . Nikki Haley wasn’t able to win in states that had open primaries which allowed everyone to vote.

General elections always have more people vote than primaries. Most people don’t study politics close enough to understand if their state is an open primary state. If they weren’t a loyal Republican they most likely didn’t vote in the Republican primary. Very few people would feel comfortable enough to go vote in a primary that they don’t usually vote in. Some independents or Democrats who might be tempted to vote for Haley might have been waiting to see what happened and thought they could count on Republicans to choose correctly. There’s still time to get them to understand that this election is much more important than voting according to tribe loyalty. 

But . . . it’s impossible to win as a without the endorsement of a major political party!

See above.

In 2024 it might be time to ask ourselves how relevant the two major political parties still are and especially how relevant the traditional presidential nominating processes still are. Iowa and New Hampshire go first. That’s real scientific and logical. It ends by people attending conventions where they go to parties and listen to speeches while wearing funny hats. How many people have ever actually been to one of these conventions? Why is the process for choosing the leaders of our country who have such significant control of aspects of our lives left up to the people who want to get involved in this process, have time and resources to do so, and frankly are some of the oddest nerds around? Does this antiquated process still have the same relevance as it did decades ago? 

In current times we have a lot of innovations that have changed the way we interact and organize. The ongoing struggle for freedom in Ukraine was not organized by the CIA (as the nonsense conspiracy goes) or from a directive issued by an established organization. It was started by a social media post. But it’s more than just communications; innovations have also allowed us more legitimate autonomy such as cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies which allow us to create communications campaigns and form alliances while being less dependent on centrally organized and controlled authorities. Why then is one of the most important processes still controlled by those nerds in funny hats who attend conventions? 

What are people saying?

“Don’t quit! Don’t quit! Don’t quit!” everyone shouted, again and again.

“I can’t vote for Trump, I’m a Christian. The Bible says, ‘Out of the heart, the mouth speaks’ and everything he says, the name calling, the bullying, he’s fake Christian,” she said. “I know some Christians who are just brainwashed by it, and I feel like it’s not safe for the country.”

“I’m a Ronald Reagan Republican,” he said. “Trump is not a conservative, he’s a populist.”

“I will write in a candidate. I will not vote for Donald Trump, I will not vote for Joe Biden,” she said. “I feel strongly that we need someone to lead the country with character and I cannot bring myself to vote for Donald Trump for that reason.”

“I will not vote for Trump, and I will not vote for Biden,” she said. “I just think the country is facing some serious issues and neither one of those clowns are serious people.”

In the news:

 Trump vs. Biden: The rematch many Americans don't want | Reuters 

 Trump Vs. Biden Rematch Is on, a Pairing Most Americans Didn't Want (businessinsider.com) 

A Nikki Haley write-in campaign can save the GOP from itself | The Hill

Nikki Haley Has a Movement – Will She Put It to the Test? (kyivpost.com)

Republican voters hoping for a Nikki Haley Hail Mary (usatoday.com)

What kind of future does Nikki Haley have in a Donald Trump dominated Republican Party? | Fox News

 America needs leaders with political courage  | The Hill 

Maddow Blog | As he balks at supporting Trump, Pence has ample Cabinet company (msn.com)

Pence says decision not to endorse Trump is about more than Jan. 6 (msn.com)

I ran for president as a Republican in 2024. I won't vote for Trump (or Biden). (msn.com)

I'm not voting for Trump or Biden in 2024. It's not wasting my vote (usatoday.com) 

Republicans aren't as unified around Trump as they appear (msn.com) 

So who is behind this? 

This is being organized by concerned American citizens. The names are not well-known nationally. Thus, it is truly a grassroots effort. We are currently remaining anonymous but do not plan to or expect to be able to conceal our identities forever. If our names are revealed too soon the focus would be on us and we would be attacked personally to discount and discredit the effort. We want the focus to be on the reasons that Nikki Haley is the best choice for president in 2024 and how to execute the write-in process to get her elected. 

We hope to release a list of supporters at some point and would envision that to include those who know her best and have worked closely with her. There is a long and well-documented list of former officials who she worked with in the prior presidential administration who have expressed misgivings about the former president and they could be expected to be potential supporters.  

What’s next and what is the path forward? 

Good questions! We don’t have all the answers but have to start somewhere. We’re getting started by sharing these thoughts. 

You can help by sharing this site with others to continue the dialogue. 

You can also help by pitching in a few dollars to help us with the expenses as we move along. You would be smart to be somewhat skeptical and reluctant to give much of your money to anything like this which is operating anonymously at this point. This is not a scam and we’re not looking to get rich off this. We could obviously do more with some funding for expenses and might need some support if the retribution which is sure to come from the vindictive forces associated with the presumptive nominees affects our livelihood. 

Please just contribute a nominal amount such as $5 at this point to help the efforts move along:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/writeinhaley

March 11 Update -- Notes from supporters:

I had already decided that I was going to write in Nikki Haley on my ballot in November and am grateful that I'm not the only one. Thank you for creating this website. #NikkiHaleyforpresident #genxforpresident

Have been considering writing in a candidate for POTUS for a long time this election year. Was considering Condoleeza Rice or Chris Christie. Glad to see this grassroots write-in effort for Nikki Haley. Nikki is a true principled Reagan conservative and would make a great president. Thanks for your leadership here. I’m all in.

I reject Joe Biden's Presidency, losing a war to Jihadist terrorists in Afghanistan, a war we didn't have to lose.
I reject Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign, openly calling for us to leave NATO, enabling the enemies of the West.
I reject Regressive Progressives & I reject the MAGA movement.
I instead choose to place my vote for someone like Nikki Haley, who represents the best that America has to offer. Reject the duopoloy of dumb and dumber. Instead, place your vote for someone who actually should be President.
Let's make it clear that we don't choose the side who makes America weak to our enemies, or the other side that enables our enemies.
Let's choose the right side, the side of Reagan, Bush Sr., Bush Jr., the side that has always been right.
Let's vote 4 #NikkiHaley2024!
#MakeAmericaStrongAgain!

I cannot in good conscience vote for either of the presumptive nominees. I’m planning to write in Nikki Haley.