Nikki Haley’s Stupid Strategy
August 10, 2014
By Jerry Bellune
Nikki Haley has an amazing American success story.
We’ve watched her do things others may think stupid.
After you read this, decide for yourself if she is.
Nikki grew up in Bamberg, a child of immigrants.
Her parents came from India for a better life.
Theirs is the classic American success story.
Starting with little, they made a success of life here.
Nikki was smart. She kept the family business books.
I don’t know any other teenagers who’ve done that.
Nikki was ambitious and interested in politics.
She and her family made their home in Lexington.
Her political career began with a retirement.
State Rep. Larry Koon announced he would retire.
This was the opening Nikki had been looking for.
She announced she was running for his seat.
Then Rep. Koon announced he would run after all.
Could she beat him? She believed she could.
She went door to door asking for support.
She was in for a surprise at a local gathering.
Those staging the party were Larry Koon fans.
Nikki didn’t leave. She worked the room.
She shook hands. She asked for support.
Afterwards, she went to see the party giver.
She asked him to donate $1,000 to her campaign.
Surprisingly, he wrote her a check on the spot.
She was in for another surprise.
A group of businessmen asked her to meet with them.
They told her she was bound to lose to Rep. Koon.
Before she left, she asked each of them for $1,000.
And they wrote her their checks.
You know the rest of the story. She won in a runoff.
She’s gone on to be elected governor of our state.
That’s not the end of the Nikki Haley story.
Do you think she was stupid, doing what she did?
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