‘She abandoned us’: Haley’s South Carolina problem isn’t just Trump
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 23, 2024
Olson said he understood that as the state’s executive, Haley had to compromise at times to govern. And he didn’t fault her for endorsing Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential race, despite Olson himself being for Newt Gingrich. Olson said he wasn’t bothered by her decision to call for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from state Capitol grounds in 2015, even as many of the activists who originally supported her were furious.
But when Haley endorsed Marco Rubio in 2016 — and Olson saw her as dismissive . . .