South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has announced she is running to be the Republican nominee for president in 2016. CNN's John Defterios and Jennifer Berryhaws of ProPublica talk about why they don't see her as a serious contender right out of the gate. They also discuss other potential candidates, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who could run against Donald Trump this year. And then we look at the GOP establishment's theory of how they're going to win the presidency in 2024.
Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, is running for president. Vox’s Andrew Prokop says she’s likely the first of many prominent Republicans to challenge Trump.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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