Is Nikki Haley crashing and burning? It's still up in the air how, or whether, her moronic response to a fifth-grade Civil War question will damage her. She's certainly been savaged today by everyone we've seen on social media and in the press — but few if any of those people are Republican primary voters. And any candidate who hopes to peel away supporters from Benedict Donald will surely have to seduce a healthy chunk of the GOP Stupid.
However, as it happened, Haley stumbled in New Hampshire, a state with a quirky electorate that's unrepresentative of today's currently Trumpy Republican Party. And New Hampshire also allows registered independents to participate in either party's primary. Those are folks who might look at what happened yesterday and decide that ol' Nikki just isn't very smart.
Ron DeSantis doesn't seem quite as poised to pick up moderate and independent votes from Haley as perhaps Chris Christie is. So here's some quick advice for Christie: Remind Granite State voters that although New Hampshire was far from the major battles of the Civil War, it still sent 31,657 soldiers and 836 officers to fight, and that 20 percent of those men did not come home.
Haley's offensively flip "What do you want me to say about slavery?" response indicated a lack of empathy if nothing else. Christie could demonstrate that he understands the sacrifices that 19th-century New Hampshirites made to help eradicate America's original sin. We cats HISS and PURR at the same time.
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