Nikki Haley Falls Short in Bid to Be First Female US President

Published on March 7, 2024

At Nikki Haley’s presidential launch in February 2023, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) called the former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the U.N. “America’s version of Margaret Thatcher.” However, Ms. Haley’s goal of being elected America’s Iron Lady and first female president in 2024 ended on March 6 as she announced the end of her campaign following the death knell to her campaign on March 5, known as Super Tuesday, when she lost all but one contest. “I am filled with gratitude for the outpouring of support we’ve received from across our great country,” she said in a brief concession speech in South Carolina....