Everything You Need to Know About Rising Republican Nikki Haley, Trump's Pick For UN Ambassador

Nikki Haley ran against the boys' club establishment. In the Republican primary, she beat out three other male governor candidates in 2010 by promising to end the "old-by fraternity" that she said comprised South Carolina's politics. During her campaign for governor, she said, "When you turn around and threaten their power and you threaten their money, they turn around and push back. But what they don't understand is I have a strong faith; I have a strong spine."