Remember Nikki Haley? The Mark Sanford acolyte that cobbled together a victory in a rather intense primary who then went on to almost lose to State Senator Vincent Sheheen last November in South Carolina? Yes, she was supposedly the next great hope for Republicans and their desperate hope that they can somehow become a big tent again. She was touted as the Palin-endorsed candidate who could bring new order to the state and finally shove Mark Sanford's slash-and-burn agenda down the throats of a surprisingly pragmatic state legislature. This week she got served a big piece of humble pie when the GOP-run state legislature rebuked most of her supposed mandate.
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