Nikki Haley the only female candidate in the Republican presidential race has not made her gender central to her campaign pitch . Republican voters who are considering supporting Haley told they welcome the fact that she does not lead with her gender as she campaigns but many said her experience as a mother and a military spouse were part of her appeal . GOP strategists say that by simply showing up as who she is and weaving elements of her gender into her pitch Haley is likely to boost her support among suburban female voters a constituency that helped fuel President Joe Bidens victory in the 2016 presidential election . Haley’s campaign said it raised more than million in less than hours following the first primary debate than it had on any other day since Haley launched her presidential bid in February . In her stump speeches Haley also draws from personal experiences including speaking against the idea that we have boys playing the womens playing in girls in girls sports it is the issue of our time. My daughter ran a town hall in high school in June. I dont even know how I would have to have that conversation with her daughter, I don’t even know where she ran with her mother, I dont know how she would have run with her father, she said. She is trying to meet people where they are or at least do away with lateterm abortions. I am prolife because my husband was adopted. It is not about her. I don’t even know what I would like to have a conversation with my daughter. I do not even know that that conversation. She doesn’ve had that conversation about how I’m trying to do that. I want to know where I would’d have that. It’s not about what I do. I�’
Nikki Haley’s gender is rarely mentioned on the campaign trail but always present . Nikki Haley
