Nikki Haley's presidential bid is far from a Trump rejection

Watch Haley's first campaign video, and you'll quickly see that she isn't bucking MAGA politics, Zeeshan Aleem writes. [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Feb. 16, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Nikki Haley might be competing with Trump, but she isn't rejecting Trumpism]( by Zeeshan Aleem Former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley became the second candidate to throw her hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential race on Tuesday, pitting herself against her former boss, Donald Trump. Haley has immediately sought to give the impression that she has something fresh to offer. She called for America to "move past the stale ideas and faded names of the past" and to embrace a "new generation to lead us in to the future." The New York Times [has framed]( Haley's campaign as an attempt to "break with the Trump era," and [Vox reports]( that Haley is presenting herself as a “moderate” alternative to Trump. But watch Haley's first campaign video introducing her candidacy to voters, and you'll quickly see that Haley isn't bucking MAGA politics; she's operating firmly within its parameters. So far Haley's campaign looks like less an alternative to Trump than a candidate-centric bid to claim the MAGA torch for herself. This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article. [Read their full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [STEVE BENEN]( What could be behind the DOJ's decision not to charge Matt Gaetz]( According to multiple accounts, Gaetz sought a pardon from Trump. As it turns out, he didn't need one.[Read more.]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [Why even a partial report release could make Fani Willis nervous]( All eyes are on Fulton County, Georgia's 2020 election interference probe once again. 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