In the 3.5-minute video, Haley criticized those she said “look at our past as evidence that America’s founding principles are bad” and said, “even on our worst day, we are blessed to live in America.” 

Haley said that after the 2015 church shooting in Charleston, “we turned away from fear toward God and the values that still make our country the freest and greatest in the world.” 

“We must turn in that direction again. Republicans have lost the popular vote in seven out of the last eight presidential elections. That has to change.” 

Former President Trump — who lost the popular vote in the last two presidential elections — is Haley’s only notable official competition so far in the 2024 primary. Haley served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Trump. It’s early days still, and several other prominent Republicans are making moves for potential 2024 bids, including Sen. Tim Scott (R), also of South Carolina.   

The Hill’s Max Greenwood and Julia Manchester reported ahead of the announcement that “Haley’s allies say that she has a unique lane in a potentially crowded GOP primary field that could help her cut through the noise, especially at a time when many Republicans are wavering on Trump’s candidacy.”  

Max and Julia noted challenges for Haley as well: “Trump still maintains a solid base of support within the party. And while he hasn’t jumped into the race yet, early polling shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as the person best positioned to challenge the former president next year.”

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At the end of her launch video, Haley said of China, Russia and “the socialist left,” “I don’t put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you’re wearing heels.” 

According to the Center for America Women and Politics at Rutgers, three other prominent women have run for the Republican nomination since the 2000 presidential election cycle: Elizabeth Hanford Dole (1999), Michele Bachmann (2012) and Carly Fiorina (2016). 

Wisconsin’s Feb. 21 primary election will narrow down the field for the state Supreme Court seat conservative Justice Patience Roggensack is vacating. The court’s ideological majority will depend on this year’s election. The two candidates with the most votes next week will advance to the April 4 ballot. 

At stake: “Whoever wins that state Supreme Court seat is likely to weigh in on a consequential lawsuit over a contested 1849 abortion law, which offers no exceptions except for the life of the pregnant person,” The Hill’s Caroline Vakil wrote, noting that the state’s recently redrawn legislative districts may also be affected by the election. 

The court currently has a 4-3 conservative majority. The primary, technically nonpartisan, features two liberal candidates – Milwaukee County Judge Jane Protasiewicz and Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell – and two conservative candidates – Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow and Dan Kelly, who was appointed to the state supreme court in 2016 and lost his bid for a full term in 2020.  

Justices weigh in: Roggensack backed Dorow to succeed her. Three other current justices on the court have endorsed: two are supporting Protasiewicz, and one endorsed Kelly. 

Outside groups, too: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported $4.3 million in outside spending in the race as of Feb. 10. Most of that came from two groups: Fair Courts America, which is backing Kelly, and liberal group A Better Wisconsin Together, which is opposing Dorow.  

The 2020 supreme court race saw $10 million in outside and candidate spending, which is the current record in the state.