China News Service, February 27th. According to a report by the US "Capitol Hill" on the 26th, former US President Trump and former South Carolina Governor and new presidential candidate Haley will meet at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). In a speech last week, the tug-of-war for the presidential nomination within the Republican Party is gradually becoming the focus.
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According to reports, this will be the first time the two have appeared at the same event since Haley officially announced her participation in the 2024 US presidential election.
While few Republicans expected Trump and Haley to attack each other directly, they said it might be the clearest example yet of rising tensions within the party.
"We have a lot of next generation young candidates, and I think Haley will deftly demonstrate that there is a real choice between an 'old guy' like Trump and a younger generation of leaders who are changing the world." said a longtime Republican adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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The report pointed out that, at least for now, Trump is still a popular candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.
He far surpasses every one of his Republican opponents in popularity and popularity, and early polls show him clearly ahead in primary projections.
However, after the Republican party's mediocre performance in the 2022 midterm elections, more and more Republicans began to question Trump's influence and political instincts, which prompted other contenders such as Haley to come forward and declare: The Republican Party and the White House need to be younger leaders.
Haley has so far campaigned around the idea and is expected to make the argument again when she takes the stage at CPAC next week.
In her previous announcement of her campaign, Haley noted that the Republican Party has lost the popular vote in seven of the past eight presidential elections and called for a change in the party's leadership, but did not mention Trump directly.
Saul Anuzis, the former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, said, "For Haley, this is really an opportunity to introduce herself in a different way. People know that she is a former governor, a former ambassador to the United Nations, but People didn't really know her."
"Haley has to show why she's credible, what her strengths are and how she can do that without going against Trump, and I think that's going to be a balancing act for her."
More than half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (54% ) said the Republicans have a better chance of winning the White House in 2024 if someone other than Trump is nominated.