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Scott’s V.P. Move, Haley’s Gift & The New ’24 Calculus

News and notes on what’s consuming this town on a long weekend: Haley’s early returns, Scott’s V.P. strategy, “fixing” Biden’s Kamala problem, more Biden age scrutiny, and the D.N.C. race.

aNikki Haley, the newest entrant in the Republican 2024 field, needs to overcome a line of low-key sexist interrogation about her ability to win over the G.O.P. base.
Nikki Haley, the newest entrant in the Republican 2024 field, needs to overcome a line of low-key sexist interrogation about her ability to win over the G.O.P. base. Photo: Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
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Peter Hamby
February 20, 2023

February is a political media dead zone, particularly this week. Congress is out of session. And while Biden owned the news cycle with his surprise trip to Kyiv for President’s Day, the news vacuum has otherwise amplified the preexisting anxieties surrounding the looming debt ceiling showdown, new entrants into the 2024 G.O.P. presidential ring, the emerging slugfest between Trump and DeSantis, and of course the timing of Biden’s own presumptive re-election announcement. Herewith, a candid exchange with Peter Hamby about the latest speculative whispers, trial balloons, and inside conversations among America’s permanent political class.