{"id":28912,"date":"2024-02-26T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T03:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/koch-network-says-it-will-stop-funding-nikki-haleys-presidential-bid\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T09:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T03:30:20","slug":"koch-network-says-it-will-stop-funding-nikki-haleys-presidential-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/koch-network-says-it-will-stop-funding-nikki-haleys-presidential-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Koch network says it will stop funding Nikki Haley&#8217;s presidential bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit_1500w\/rockcms\/2024-02\/240225-nikki-haley-wm-246p-e05ae0.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">The political network financed largely by billionaire Charles Koch\u00a0announced Sunday that it will no longer spend funds to support Nikki Haley&#8217;s presidential bid. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Former President Donald Trump on Saturday swept to victory over Haley in South Carolina, her home state, where she once served as governor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In an email obtained by NBC News, which was confirmed by two sources who received it, the network&#8217;s advocacy arm said that following Haley\u2019s loss in South Carolina, the group no longer believes it can make a meaningful difference for her in the race, senior adviser Emily Seidel said.\u00a0Instead, Americans for Prosperity Action will focus its resources down the ballot on House and Senate races.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cShe has made it clear that she will continue to fight and we wholeheartedly support her in this effort,\u201d Seidel said. \u201cBut given the challenges in the primary states ahead, we don\u2019t believe any outside group can make a material difference to widen her path to victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Politico first reported the decision. A representative for Americans for Prosperity, or AFP, did not respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The move is a blow to Haley as she vows to continue against Trump, who beat her by about 20 percentage points Saturday and captured all but three delegates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">AFP provided crucial support to Haley on the ground, mobilizing its vast network of grassroots political activists to help get the vote out for her in early states. The group also poured money into advertising, hoping to fuel her rise. AFP Action, a super PAC, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rpyers\/status\/1761877319617310783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent<\/a><strong> <\/strong>more than $31 million boosting Haley in the race, according to Federal Election Commission data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Donors to Americans for Prosperity, which is part of the political arm of the larger Koch network<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and is led by Seidel, had pressed the group to endorse a Republican primary candidate in the race to find an alternative to Trump. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">When the group endorsed Haley in November, Seidel said AFP Action was looking for the best Republican \u201cto turn the page on the current political era.\u201d She said that candidate was Haley, with the group \u201cbetter equipped to help her do it\u201d than any other organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Even so, many longtime Koch-world operatives questioned the decision, seeing little chance for her to win the nomination.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Haley\u2019s pathway has now all but closed, with Trump appearing to be cruising toward his party\u2019s presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Haley has said she does not think Trump can defeat President Joe Biden. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sounding a resolute note Sunday, Haley\u2019s campaign touted new fundraising numbers to fuel the fight ahead. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAFP is a great organization and ally in the fight for freedom and conservative government. We thank them for their tremendous help in this race,\u201d Haley\u2019s campaign said. \u201cOur fight continues, and with more than $1 million coming in from grassroots conservatives in just the last 24 hours, we have plenty of fuel to keep going.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Haley&#8217;s team added, \u201cWe have a country to save.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Koch network had been &#8220;played for suckers right from the beginning.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The announcement Sunday was a disappointing end for AFP&#8217;s strategy after it promised a year ago to reverse American politics&#8217; \u201cdownward spiral\u201d by backing a Trump alternative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On Sunday, Seidel wrote that AFP knew from the start that the path \u201cfaced the longest odds\u201d but that given the stakes, it \u201ccouldn\u2019t sit on the sidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThis organization exists to do hard things,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The enthusiasm felt through the start of the year and into New Hampshire appeared to slip as Trump&#8217;s grip on the race became harder to ignore. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Asked about AFP Action\u2019s decision, a source briefed on the decision said that after the New Hampshire primary, \u201cthey\u2019d already made a commitment on January 8 with the TV buys. And there was hope, realistic hope, that things would change.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That notion began to fade when the surge never materialized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">\u201cThere was an honest objective belief that her campaign was still surging, especially when Donald Trump reacted the way he did towards her doing so well and not dropping out,\u201d the source said. \u201cThat hope did not come to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The political network financed largely by billionaire Charles Koch\u00a0announced Sunday that it will no longer spend funds to support Nikki Haley&#8217;s presidential bid. Former President Donald Trump on Saturday swept to victory over Haley in South Carolina, her home state, where she once served as governor. In an email obtained by NBC News, which &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28912"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}