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Nikki Haley’s Empty Argument

February 17, 2023 · 6:22 am ET · Leave a Comment

Peggy Noonan: “Ms. Haley, later that night on Hannity, said the answer is for the Republican Party to talk in a way that ‘brings people in.’ This was the language of the famous GOP ‘autopsy’ in 2013: The GOP must do a better job ‘messaging.’ But what does that even mean? That there are magic words and they must find them? There are no magic words.”

“This is communicating about the need to communicate. It is empty, circular, goes nowhere. The only thing in politics is strong, clear, honest stands on issues of great import. The American people know what they are, and declare them every four years.”

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