Haley is staying in the race because

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54. She has no chance even if Trump is in jail.

A convention in that case would likely decide it - the party delegates are Trumpers and would choose accordingly - probably Don Jr or DeSantis.

The Never Trumpers who support Haley don't get it. The GOP base not only supports Trump but Trumpism which on some level is a rejection of the Reagan/neocon wing Haley represents.

The media keeps pitching her as a moderate. Haley is no moderate but a RW fundie neocon - in many ways ideologically worse than Trump, who at least holds some historically LW positions on issues like social security and trade. Haley is better on Ukraine/Russia, and is likely to respect institutional norms. But in no way is she some moderate.