After Nikki Haley’s defeat in the primaries in her home state of South Carolina, the influential and financially strong network of conservative billionaire Charles Koch announced that it would no longer actively support the 52-year-old presidential candidate.
The network’s political arm, Americans for Prosperity Action, said it continues to stand behind Haley and considers her “the best candidate.”
“But given the challenges in the upcoming primaries, we do not believe any outside group can make a difference in broadening their path to victory.”
The organization will therefore use its resources ‘where we can make a difference’, the memo said. These are the elections for the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
Network has poured tens of millions of dollars into the election campaign
The Koch Network endorsed Haley in November and then spent tens of millions of dollars to back the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the primaries, according to media reports. The network said it considered the former South Carolina governor “the best choice for our country” and the best candidate to prevent Trump from winning the Republican primary.
In the primaries for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump appears unstoppable: the 77-year-old won the four previous primaries in the states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and, most recently, South Carolina, by a wide margin on Saturday. ahead of the party’s internal competition.
Does Haley throw in the towel?
The question remains if – and when – Haley will throw in the towel. The 52-year-old has said she wants to stay in the race at least until Super Tuesday on March 5, when Republicans will hold primaries in 15 states.
Source: Krone
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