She is a politician. One fact about politicians is that they rely on handlers and advisers. These handlers and advisers rely on pollsters, media image indicators etc. They tell her, "you know, this Jan. 6th issue is a career destroyer for Trump. Best to go hard against him and reap the reward".
They don't understand the average citizen. They aren't rubbing elbows with them on the street and asking them to their face, while sitting quietly away from anyone, "hey, what do you think about _____, or, what issue is most important to you"?
Thus, most mainstream politicians are manipulated. They know what brought them to where they are so they rely on it, like a broken record.
Trump defied these pundits and defied the odds specifically because he DOES NOT listen to these types. At least not on every issue.
What other politician called out illegal immigration, trade abuses and China in the year 2016, or the prior 25 years? No one. They were guided by "polls" that suggested that it wasn't an important or winning issue. How wrong were they?
Trump never trusted polls. He's been around too long to know how the game works, hell, he's played it himself both in business and in politics. So, he would rather ask some guy on his staff "what do you think about ____?" He would rather shoot the breeze with the construction worker or waitress to get an idea about what would drive them to vote. To get the real scoop from the horses mouth.
Just look at his in-roads into minority communities and many former Dems. The Establishment, especially the China-First crew don't get this. I thought Nikki would learn this and understand it. Apparently she doesn't.
If she is simply taking orders I would suggest that the West can do without such politicians.