In 2004, Nikki Haley decided to switch her career focus from private business to politics, campaigning as a Republican and securing a seat in the House of Representatives in South Carolina. After being reelected to the role in 2008, Haley decided to run for governor of South Carolina, earning the backing of prominent Republican and the former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin. Haley was successful in her bid and became the first person of color and the first woman to hold the role of South Carolina’s governor.
During her 2012 interview with The New York Times, Haley revealed how she first connected with Palin, saying, “I was telling her my stories, and she would say she had been through that, too. So much of it was that we realized we had a lot in common. But it is also about being moms and wives and daughters and talking about the impact on the family [of public life] and the challenges.”
As well as connecting over events in their personal lives, Palin and Haley found parallels in their political careers too. Palin provided Haley with some invaluable professional advice, which has likely served the former governor of South Carolina well through the years. “She told me that once you start to gain steam, they are going to start attacking you and once they start attacking you, they will never stop even after you win,” Haley told the publication. “She was so right.”
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