Nikki Haley has received an endorsement from Americans for Prosperity Action, a political group backed by billionaire Charles Koch.
The Koch network believes that three in four Republicans are open to a Trump alternative if they believe that person has a better chance of winning.
The super-PAC has raised over $70 million to spend on political races.
Nikki Haley, a potential candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has received a significant endorsement from Americans for Prosperity Action, a political group backed by billionaire Charles Koch. The group's CEO, Emily Seidel, praised Haley's ability to lead a policy agenda that will address the nation's biggest challenges. The endorsement is seen as a significant blow to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is also considered a potential candidate for the nomination.
The Koch network, which has been building a network of paid conservative activists and volunteers in key states for several years, believes that three in four Republicans are open to a Trump alternative if they believe that person has a better chance of winning. The endorsement could help Haley address two major vulnerabilities of her candidacy: grassroots organizing and foreign policy. The group has spent more than $9 million in independent expenditures opposing Mr. Trump.
The super-PAC has raised over $70 million to spend on political races, providing Haley with access to influential donors, millions in ad spending, and a massive ground operation. The group believes Haley is in the best position to defeat Trump in the Republican primary and Biden in a general election. DeSantis' campaign criticized the endorsement, but details of the criticism were not provided in the source articles.
The endorsement may help Haley address one of her biggest strategic liabilities, a lack of significant manpower on the ground. The Koch network's endorsement provides Haley with organizational and financial support as she competes against Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and former President Donald J. Trump.
The endorsement is seen as a significant blow to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
DeSantis' campaign criticized the endorsement.
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The endorsement also deals a huge blow to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has insisted dating back to his campaign launch in May that the Republican primary is a two-man race between him and Trump.
The Koch political network on Tuesday delivered perhaps the most important endorsement of the GOP primary so far, cementing elite donors' coronation of Nikki Haley as the most viable alternative to former President Trump.
The group has spent more than $9 million in independent expenditures opposing Mr. Trump.
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Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Mr. Trump’s campaign, said in a statement, “Americans for Prosperity — the political arm of the China First, America Last movement — has chosen to endorse a pro-China, open borders, and globalist candidate in Nikki ‘Birdbrain’ Haley,” adding that no amount of “shady money” would stop Mr. Trump from winning the Republican nomination and the election.
The memo goes on to say that the country “is being ripped apart by extremes on both sides,” adding: “The moment we face requires a tested leader with the governing judgment and policy experience to pull our nation back from the brink. Nikki Haley is that leader.”
The group's CEO, Emily Seidel, praised Haley's ability to lead a policy agenda that will address the nation's biggest challenges.
The group believes that three in four Republicans are open to a Trump alternative if they believe that person has a better chance of winning.
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The group first announced plans to oppose Trump back in February, based in large part on concerns about his ability to defeat President Joe Biden. Since then, however, the Republican base has only embraced Trump more.
The super-PAC has raised over $70 million to spend on political races.
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The influential group, which pushes for tax cuts and less government regulation, has made clear that beating former president Trump in the primaries is a top priority, as they think he would lose the November 2024 election to President Joe Biden.
The Koch network has been building a network of paid conservative activists and volunteers in key states for several years.
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The endorsement is a blow to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had championed conservative priorities in Florida, but struggled to emerge as the clear Trump alternative in the 2024 GOP primary contest.
The endorsement may help Haley address one of her biggest strategic liabilities.