Nikki Haley's Pitch To Be VP — Letters that should have been in the new york times

4.8.20

To the editor:

When the debacle that is President Trump passes, history will look at the complicity of self-serving Republicans, like Nikki Haley, and the judgement will not be pretty. Haley (NYT, 4.8.20, Focus on you governor, not Trump), in highlighting the importance of local and state government during a crisis, completely ignores how President Trump's failings impacted governors' abilities to take appropriate action. Exhibit one: the unavailability of testing. Haley is self-congratulatory in giving herself credit for her work as governor when Barack Obama was in the White House. If only Obama were in charge now. She finds curious the pleas for a strong unified response from the federal government when many consider President Trump authoritarian. Insofar as this is odd it is only because there was some desperate hope that he could use his authority to save lives. Haley's piece should be seen for what it is: a pitch to be his vice presidential nominee this Fall.

Sincerely,

Larry S. Sandberg