Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman): "I’m looking at the math & the path going forward & I don’t see it for Nikki Haley … We need to unite around our eventual nominee, which is going to be Donald Trump … It’s 10 months away till the Nov. election and we can’t wait any longer to… pic.twitter.com/hRQK6GsmzZ

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 24, 2024

“I think there’s some history that was made tonight, we have never had a nominee in our party that has won without winning either Iowa or New Hampshire. Donald Trump is the first ever to win both,” she said. “I’m looking at the math and the path going forward. And I don’t see it for Nikki Haley. I think she’s run a great campaign. But I do think there is a message that’s coming out from the voters, which is very clear, we need to unite around our eventual nominee, which is going to be Donald Trump and we need to make sure we beat Joe Biden.” …

“This isn’t the RNC speaking, this isn’t the establishment speaking, this is the voters speaking,” she continued[.]

[The message isn’t so much about unity as it is about endorsing Trump as the GOP incumbent. McDaniels is correct about that; Haley and DeSantis had eight months to convince Republican voters to change leaders and/or direction, and they have chosen to stay the course. Nothing is moving them away from Trump. — Ed]