The political network of the billionaire Charles Koch, which has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. politics in recent years, is throwing its support behind Nikki Haley.
It’s a major coup for Haley, who has needed a boost in looking to separate herself from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as they try to consolidate the anti-Trump factions of the conservative movement around their candidacies.
Americans for Prosperity 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,” the group said in a memo outlining its support.
It added: “In sharp contrast to recent elections that were dominated by the negative baggage of Donald Trump and in which good candidates lost races that should have been won, Nikki Haley, at the top of the ticket, would boost candidates up and down the ballot, winning the key independent and moderate voters that Trump has no chance to win.”
AFP Action is already up with an ad supporting Haley, showing it is fully on board.
But the group’s support goes beyond potentially millions in ads to also organizing and door-knocking. It’s highly organized and has a wide reach. It’s a big win for Haley. The question now is whether it will lead to enough support from primary voters to pass DeSantis and eventually catch Trump.
It’s still an uphill climb, but Haley just got some real help.
