Zelizer on Whether Haley’s Strategy Is Working: If You Don’t Attack Your Opponent, Those Polls Aren’t Going to Shift

BLACKWELL Yeah And let ░░░░░░░░ talk about Haley saying ░░░░░░░░ heard from her saying ░░░░░░░░ s just not going ░░░░░░░░ do it for people ░░░░░░░░ want her to attack ░░░░░░░░ President Trump And the ░░░░░░░░ is clear we ve ░░░░░░░░ about this for some ░░░░░░░░ is that she doesn ░░░░░░░░ want to alienate the ░░░░░░░░ who like Trump but ░░░░░░░░ t like the chaos ░░░░░░░░ she s still 30 ░░░░░░░░ or so behind according ░░░░░░░░ the polls Is this ░░░░░░░░ Maybe the Christie standing ░░░░░░░░ giving us an answer ░░░░░░░░ in context but is ░░░░░░░░ strategy working ZELIZER Right ░░░░░░░░ it s not working ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ the person who is ░░░░░░░░ so well in the ░░░░░░░░ those polls aren t ░░░░░░░░ to shift I mean ░░░░░░░░ s the job in ░░░░░░░░ primary of the opponents ░░░░░░░░ whoever is in front ░░░░░░░░ start to chip away ░░░░░░░░ that lead And I ░░░░░░░░ t think staying above ░░░░░░░░ somehow is going to ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ primary It will just ░░░░░░░░ Trump where he is ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ very much Maybe she ░░░░░░░░ do better than expected ░░░░░░░░ New Hampshire but this ░░░░░░░░ not a path to ░░░░░░░░ in the nomination process.”