As someone from South Carolina who's followed Haley's career from when she rose in the ranks in the SC House, I can say that the only thing that motivates Haley is advancing her career and personal power. It's been clear from when she entered politics that she's had her sights set on the White House, and would do and say anything to get there. (What was the cause of the Civil War again, Ms. Haley?)

I will also say that her economic record in South Carolina is mixed at best. For example, she helped bring in Boeing's 787 Dreamliner assembly plant to North Charleston, but the deal that was worked out to bring a huge Amazon fulfillment center to the outskirts of Columbia was based on a sweetheart deal with enormous tax giveaways that don't benefit the community. For what? $14 per hour jobs for a few hundred people?

Haley, like her successor Henry McMaster, hates unions, and did everything she could to stop any kind of unionization in the state. It's not hard to bring in economic development if you give away land, promise little to no taxes on businesses, and have cheap labor who can't unionize.