Is Nikki Haley Running for President as a Woman?
Originally published by Monica Hesse for the Washington Post
Nikki Haley loves a good high-heel metaphor. A snappy little zinger, a reminder to prospective voters that she’s a female candidate, but the cool,action-hero kind:
“They’re not for a fashion statement; they’re for ammunition,” is one of her favorite go-to phrases — to the point that it’s appeared on coffee mugs.
“They’re five-inch heels and I don’t wear them unless you can run in them,” she retorted to Vivek Ramaswamy during a debate last fall.
“You should know this about me: I don’t put up with bullies, and when you kick back, it hurts them more if you’re wearing heels,” she said in the ad that launched her campaign.