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minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 months agoI dislike her as much as the next guy, but Nikki is her middle name, and she’s used it basically all her life: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/05/fact-check-haley-didnt-white-wash-her-name-nikki-punjabi/4928061001/ And she married before going into politics, so I imagine she’s used the name Haley for her entire political career. Generally you don’t want to change your name once you start, because name recognition is huge.
I dislike her as much as the next guy, but Nikki is her middle name, and she’s used it basically all her life: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/05/fact-check-haley-didnt-white-wash-her-name-nikki-punjabi/4928061001/
And she married before going into politics, so I imagine she’s used the name Haley for her entire political career. Generally you don’t want to change your name once you start, because name recognition is huge.