The third debate between the Republican presidential candidates took place on Wednesday. Nikki Haley is becoming increasingly popular — and, some party insiders hope, she just might dethrone Donald Trump.
According to opinion polls, there is one opponent that US President Joe Biden should be particularly afraid of. Or rather: an opponent. Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and US ambassador to the United Nations under then-President Donald Trump, would defeat Biden if the presidential elections were held now and not next November. What if she were the Republican Party candidate.
Haley even outperforms Trump in a head-to-head contest against Biden. Of course, he still leads the field of Republican candidates. But Haley has now surpassed the competition. Her appearances in the Republican primary debates, broadcast on US television, helped her. On Wednesday night the situation was confirmed: in the third television discussion that the candidates had, it was Haley who dominated. Observers wonder: Could Haley also become a threat to Trump?