[PUGACHEV]

IMO, Haley voters were comprised of at least three constituencies: (1) Democrats, who are unlikely to vote for Trump in any event, but may not vote for Biden, (2) Republicans swayed by Haely's argument that she was better positioned to defeat Biden than Trum is, and (3) those republicans who actually preferred Haley over Trump. The last category, #3, is further divided into two camps: (4) those who prefer Haley as their first choice, but will accept Trump as their second, and (5) those who would never vote for Trump.

My intuition is that #3 is the smallest division, and that #7 is much smaller still. So, Haley's failure to endorse Trump only cost him the votes of those who would never vote for him anyway.

[PUGACHEV]

Sorry: that should read ... #5, not #7, is smaller still.

[GAgal]

I’m in the “voted for Trump twice but won’t again” category. His resorting to “name-calling” (Birdbrain/Desanctimonious) is disqualifying imo. Savvy Dems will help make him the nominee and he’ll lose again.