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Common Ground Scorecard for Nikki Haley

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Nikki Haley (SC - R)

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Nikki Haley (R) was the U.N. Ambassador in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2018. She officially announced her candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on February 14, 2023. Haley has focused her campaign on foreign policy, economic, and immigration issues. She supports U.S. financial aid to Israel and Ukraine, ending congressional earmarks and reducing inflation, and the mandatory use of E-Verify. During her campaign launch, she also called for new political leadership, saying, “We won’t win the fight for the 21st century if we keep trusting politicians from the 20th century.” Before serving as U.N. Ambassador, Haley was the governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, and represented District 87 in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.

(Biography courtesy of https://ballotpedia.org/Nikki_Haley_presidential_campaign,_2024)

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Common Ground Score is

-1
Well Below Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
19
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
-20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Common Ground Score History for Nikki Haley

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Official Performance Commentary

Official Performance score based on bipartisan job approval at the end of her term as South Carolina Governor.

Personal Actions Commentary

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

Communications Commentary

Lost 20 points for insulting a political opponent as "scum."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

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Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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