As Nikki Haley suspended her campaign Wednesday morning, a major question remained: Who will her voters, who span the political spectrum, throw their support behind in the general election?
“I, at this point, can’t answer that question,” Carole Colburn of Arlington, Virginia, told CNN.
Colburn, who’s a “huge supporter” of Haley and was in lockstep with her call for a “new generational leader,” wished the former Republican governor had kept campaigning for the White House and was sorry to see her historic campaign end.
“We need to change things in this country, and we need the young people to become more in charge, and I say that as an older person,” Colburn said.
Colburn is one of several Haley supporters who are dreading another match-up between former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden and feel conflicted about who they’ll ultimately back.
After disappointing results on Super Tuesday, in which she won only one of the 15 GOP contests, Haley on Wednesday announced she was suspending her presidential campaign, resulting in Trump becoming the presumptive GOP nominee. Haley, however, withheld endorsing Trump and said it’s up to the former president to try and earn the support of her voters.
Looking ahead to the general election, Colburn told CNN that she believes the country faces a difficult choice between Trump and Biden.
“This country can do better than the choice that we’ve been given, and I don’t know how we can change that,” Colburn said.
Kelly Schofield, a self-described old school conservative and Fairfax County voter, has been a loyal Haley supporter, following her career ever since former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed her bid for South Carolina governor. Despite the end of Haley’s…
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