A network backed by billionaire Charles Koch has decided to withdraw funding from Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley as she “takes stock” after her loss in her home state.
Americans For Prosperity Action, the influential conservative organization supporting Haley in the Republican presidential primary, has decided to suspend its financial support for her campaign.
Executive Director Emily Seidel announced Sunday that the group’s political arm, AFP Action, needed to reevaluate its spending priorities following Haley’s loss in the South Carolina primary.
The AFP has allocated more than $32 million to support Haley since endorsing her in late November, according to Federal Election Commission records. The group, founded in 2004, is one of the most influential American conservative organizations, backed by billionaire brothers Charles Koch and David Koch.
“She has made it clear that she will continue to fight and we support her unconditionally in this effort,” Seidel wrote. “But given the challenges in the primary states ahead of us, we don’t believe any outside group can make a material difference in broadening their path to victory.”
Americans For Prosperity Action, the influential conservative organization supporting Haley in the Republican presidential primary, has decided to stop financially supporting her campaign.
Americans for Prosperity Action has allocated more than $32 million in support of Haley since endorsing her in late November, according to Federal Election Commission records (pictured: Bill and David Koch, 2017).
The Koch-back group said it would shift its focus to competitive Senate and House races, Seidel said in an internal email obtained by POLITICO.
Despite expressing support for Haley’s ongoing efforts, Seidel said the group believes outside support would not significantly hurt her chances of victory, acknowledging the challenges that still lie ahead in the primary states.
“If Donald Trump tops the Republican ticket, the risk of one-party rule by a Democratic Party captured by the progressive left is serious and would cause irreparable harm to the country,” Seidel wrote on Sunday.
“The last three election cycles have painted a very clear picture of what we can expect from voters who consistently rejected Donald Trump and his impact on the Republican Party’s brand.”
“And we should expect this to increase further as criminal trials progress.”
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), founded in 2004, is one of the most influential American conservative organizations, backed by billionaire brothers Charles Koch and David Koch.
Executive Director Emily Seidel announced Sunday that the group’s political arm, AFP Action, needed to reevaluate its spending priorities following Haley’s loss in the South Carolina primary.
This decision marks another setback for Haley’s presidential aspirations, as she has faced defeats in multiple early primary states.
Despite her significant loss to former President Donald Trump in her home state of South Carolina, Haley has vowed to continue her campaign at least through Super Tuesday on March 5.
Americans For Prosperity Action had previously funded ads and field operations aimed at persuading Republican voters to support an alternative to Trump.
In November, the group officially endorsed Haley as its preferred candidate against Trump.
Since then, the group has attracted millions of voters in addition to spending more than $30 million on ads on Haley’s behalf.
‘The AFP is a great organization and an ally in the fight for freedom and a conservative government. “We thank them for their tremendous help in this race,” Haley’s campaign said in a statement Sunday.
‘Our fight continues, and with over a million dollars coming from grassroots conservatives in the last 24 hours alone, we have plenty of fuel to keep going. “We have a country to save.”
Nikki Haley’s loss on Saturday marks the first time in more than 50 years that a Republican presidential candidate has lost his home state in a primary election.
Donald Trump took another step toward a general election rematch with Joe Biden by decimating Nikki Haley in her home state in the South Carolina Republican primary.
Trump declared his quick victory at his Election Day party held at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, saying with a smile, “This was a little sooner than we expected.”
Trump’s victory is built on the growing momentum he has built following his victories in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
Haley’s loss on Saturday marks the first time a Republican candidate has lost his home state’s presidential primary in more than 50 years. The previous one was Richard Nixon, who lost the California primary to Ronald Reagan, who was also from California.
Former President Donald Trump took the stage to declare victory in the South Carolina primary in Columbia on Saturday night.
But Haley said during a state of the race speech Tuesday that she was “far” from ending her candidacy despite her disappointing primary performance so far and dismal polls showing her trailing Trump in the polls. national and state elections by wide margins.
The former South Carolina governor said she plans to remain in the 2024 Republican primary until Super Tuesday on March 5, when 16 states and one territory hold contests and a staggering 874 delegates are at stake on that day alone.
Trump spoke for just over 20 minutes, and even after leaving the stage, the Associated Press was only reporting 6 percent of the votes counted in South Carolina.