“Real Time” host Bill Maher revealed his “dream” ticket for 2024 would be President Biden alongside former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Haley suspended her presidential campaign this week after disappointing turnout on Super Tuesday and stopped short of throwing her support behind former President Trump, the only Republican heading to the nomination.
During Friday's panel discussion, Maher insisted that Haley had no future in the Republican Party “as long as Trump is ascendant” and suggested a different political path for her.
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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has suspended her presidential campaign following a disappointing performance on Super Tuesday. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
“I know it’s crazy to think she could run with Biden, but that’s my dream, a ticket to unity,” Maher said. “And then, I think, he would definitely win.”
“And of course she said some crazy things. Most politicians haven't said crazy things like 'We've never been a racist country.' I mean, it’s pretty crazy,” Maher added.
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Puck correspondent Tara Palmeri argued that swapping Vice President Kamala Harris for Haley would “literally destroy” the Democratic base.
“But she’s a woman of color,” Maher added.
“Yes, but black women are like the core of the Democratic Party,” Palmeri responded.
“Okay, so not that,” Maher agreed.
“Real Time” host Bill Maher introduced Haley as President Biden's running mate because he believes she has no “future” in the Republican Party. (Screenshot/HBO)
The HBO host then introduced outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, as Biden's secretary of state.
“Something to convey so that we don’t live in this world where everyone sees the other side as an existential threat,” Maher said.
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Maher began mulling the idea of removing Harris from the Democratic ticket in October 2022.
“What I saw was a replacement of the vice president,” Maher said at the time, drawing immediate applause from his liberal audience. “Because she's just not very popular anywhere. And it didn't seem to work. And, I don't know, it's been done on a ticket before.”
Maher has long floated the idea of Biden removing Vice President Kamala Harris from the Democratic ticket. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, Haley previously ruled out running a third party and dismissed the idea of a unity ticket after it was floated by then-Democratic hopeful Dean Phillips, who also suspended his presidential campaign this week.
Although she signed the RNC's pledge to support the eventual nominee in order to participate in the primary debates, Haley has yet to offer her support to Trump, suggesting he must first win the support of his voters.
“It's now up to Donald Trump to win the votes of those in our party and beyond who didn't support him. And I hope he succeeds,” Haley said Wednesday. “At its best, politics is about rallying people to your cause, not rejecting them. And our conservative cause sorely needs more people. Now is his time to choose.”