‘Dancing on the Deck of the Titanic’: NBC Reporter Tells of ‘Jubilant’ Haley Campaign as Trump Continues to Win Primaries
NBC News correspondent Ali Vitali reported on Tuesday that Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign was “jubilant” and had been playing music as former President Donald Trump continued to win primaries, comparing the situation to “dancing on the deck of the Titanic.”
Reporting from outside Haley’s HQ in Charleston, Vitali said:
I’m told by a campaign source that the mood inside – and this might surprise you – is jubilant, and throughout the day I have heard the phrase “happy warrior” from all of these folks that are either getting out the vote for Nikki Haley in these waning hours of Super Tuesday, or who are hunkered down after traveling to over seven or eight states in just as many days these last week-and-a-half. They say they’re playing music, a lot of this music has a certain female tint to it, things like, “Starting from the bottom, now they are here.” Sort of things that reference where she started in this race and the fact that she is now in a place where she is waiting to see how she does against Donald Trump.
Vitali continued, “But I think the thing that’s important is she has long said she will stay in this race for as long as she’s competitive. Very vague word there, but it’s also hard to define if you have or haven’t been competitive, as these results roll in, if you’re not doing anything that’s going to be televised, if you’re not going to be giving remarks to tell your view of how these results shook out.”
Noting that Haley did not have any speeches planned, Vitali remarked, “Really, the idea that the mood is jubilant here, it almost gives the sense of like dancing on the deck of the Titanic almost.”
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow replied, “Well Ali, let me ask you to figure out what that tune is then.”
As of reporting, Trump has defeated Haley in every state primary on Super Tuesday, with only Vermont leaning marginally towards Haley as votes continue to be counted.
Trump currently has a total of 288 Republican delegates. Haley has a total of 43.
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