I don't see Haley as an empty suit. She is certainly more "establishment" than Vivek relatively speaking, but she is hardly a bureaucrat. Vivek comes off as a gentler Trump, he seems a little smarmy to me. I also think she has bigger cajones than Vivek. Regardless, the remaining Republican candidates are lights years better than anyone the Dems can currently queue up. The Republicans have to be able to win a general election, which means they have to get the independent vote. I think she is better suited to do so.There are too many empty suits out there happy to be the face of the party and parrot whatever they are told - as long as they get their ice cream or their private parties at The French Laundry. There's a lack of authenticity in most politicians because they've been trained to repeat talking points and never developed any personal convictions. Our current VP is that to the extreme. Haley is to the Republican party what Biden was to the Democrats in the last election. When Bernie had momentum, the democratic party and the MSM threw everything behind Biden. The same thing is happening with Haley to counter Trump's stubborn popularity. They are pushing someone out there who will take orders. Vivek has his own ideas and he can articulate them in detail. He holds his own - wins in my opinion - in any debate and doesn't have to be propped up by the party or the media. He also wants to stop Congress from investing and becoming rich off their knowledge of the laws they are passing and considering. I'm sure that's an automatic disqualifier for the party.
It's going to be a crazy year. Maybe its just wishful thinking on my part, but I just don't see a Biden/Trump rematch.