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| Never will the opportunity be greater than it is right now for Haley. And McMaster has a reason to be smiling. (Haley Campaign Facebook photo) |
When
asked about her plans of accepting a higher (national) office, Gov.
Nikki Haley will not answer.
She said she is focused on the the
present. And that leaves the door wide open for the young and
attractive Haley to move up.
Haley
is coming off of a highly successful re-election campaign. She was
sent back to the Governor's Mansion by a 15-point margin.
On
top of that, Republicans across the country are soaring. The GOP is
seeing a diversity of African-Americans, women and
“Repsect-for-America” enthusiasts rising, at a time when the
country most needs them.
Setting
the course
And
Haley, by almost magically separating from a field of seasoned men in 2010,
set herself on a course that has no ceiling. She has made the right
moves afterward.
Example: the media saw Haley's 2014 decision to direct millions more
for poor schools as a campaign ploy to thwart Democrat opponent
Vincent Sheheen. It was much more than that.
As
a national candidate, Haley can point to her focus on the
least-achieving, most-needy students as a calling card. Extending
a hand to the struggling, as Haley has done to welfare recipients, shields her from attacks that rich Republicans don't care. And though
the media is quick to call her a Lexington Republican, Haley grew up,
the child of immigrants, in Bamberg, one of the most impoverished
sections of the state. Talk about “street cred.”
And
then there is economic development
At
a time when there is no real job growth nationally, South Carolina landed Amazon and Nephron Pharmaceuticals in Lexington County.
In addition to that,
several tire manufacturers, among other industries, announced the moving of thousands of
jobs to South Carolina during Haley's first term.
Employment,
or the economy, is THE NO. 1 issue in what has been a depressing six
years.
That
being said, Haley, with SC Attorney General Alan Wilson, wrested
Boeing jobs that an overreaching and callous Obama Administration wanted to steal for his special interest union cronies. Haley fought the fed and won.
National
recognition
Because
of her maneuvering as governor, Haley is mentioned as an ascending
star by the most-influential of Conservative radio talk show hosts.
The
much-vilified talk-radio community is hated by the left, and the establishment, because it has the
truest understanding of which Republican candidates can actually win
big on a national level.
Fundraising
As
a fundraiser, Haley has outgrown tiny South Carolina. Because of her
attractiveness as a national candidate, she draws dollars from
sources all over the country. Haley is so effective at gaining contributions, it has been one of the
media's criticisms against her.
GOP
upward and onward
Also
in Haley's favor, the GOP, on a federal level, seems to be getting
it. It has wasted no time since the monumental Nov. 4, election wins,
telling an unpopular President Barack Obama what the people want Congress to tell
him.
Expect
Republicans to offer solution after solution to
Obama. And regardless of what Obama does, Republicans will look like
the refreshing answer to Obama's years and years of malaise that has
infected the country. It's a simple strategy, hard to mishandle,
and not complex enough for the media to pervert the message.
The
GOP is set to be in great shape in 2016, and Haley, as an experienced
and popular executive in a Conservative state, is in prime position
to ride the crest of that wave.
Before
the end of the next four years, expect a Gov. Henry McMaster in South
Carolina. Chances are not high that Haley will finish her second term as governor.
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