Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide army of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest.
“AFP Action is proud to throw our full support behind Nikki Haley, who offers America the opportunity to turn the page on the current political era, to win the Republican primary and defeat Joe Biden next November,” AFP president and CEO Emily Seidel wrote in a memo announcing the group’s decision.
“She has what it takes to lead a policy agenda to take on our nation’s biggest challenges and help ensure our country’s best days are ahead. With the grassroots and data capability we bring to bear in this race, no other organization is better equipped to help her do it.”
The endorsement may help Haley address one of her biggest strategic liabilities.
Lol.
She’s a token within her party. You need only look at how GOP leaders like McConnell treat their few female members, as disposable outrage shields for their male members at evey opportunity made the face of controversial legislation for no reason, to know how GOP voters will feel about nominating or being led by a woman.
They literally never got back on anything resembling rails since the first POTUS ever that wasn’t an old white man.
The truth is, a massive portion of the GOP electorate would rather Nikki Haley and all other women didn’t even have a vote at the ballot box.
Nikki Haley will have the same faux enthusiasm as candidates like Ben Carson, so Republicans can declare “nuhuh we’re not racist/sexist, look at all the tokens we pretended to take seriously for a couple news cycles before going back to our original and always preferred choice!”
You’re right. I bet she’s angling for VP.
Only way she’ll ever be POTUS.