We've been had:

I’ve been suggesting lately this entire timing was a political gambit to beat Trump, and here Haley is already seeing the game plan way ahead. All Biden had to do was act incompetent in the debate (which was earlier than usual and requested by the Biden campaign) to set the trap, and pull the ripcord right after the RNC convention, taking the air out of their campaign and energizing ours to the win. Holy shit…

https://x.com/ChrisCoble/status/1815615330947125346