Americans For Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel said on Sunday that the groupâs policy arm had decided it was time to âtake stock’ of its campaign spending.
The billionaire Koch familyâs libertarian policy advocacy group âAmericans for Prosperity Actionâ has said that it is pulling back its financial backing of GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
Following the former South Carolina governorâs performance in her home stateâs primary on Saturday, in which she trailed former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, by 20 percent, Americans For Prosperity (AFP) CEO Emily Seidel said on Sunday that the groupâs policy arm had decided it was time to âtake stockâ of its campaign spending.
She said the group would now turn its attention to competitive Senate and House races âwhere we can make the difference,â in a tacit acknowledgement of President Trumpâs commanding support among a majority of voters in the primary. President Trumpâs performance on Feb. 24 broke records for the most votes of any presidential candidate for any party in a South Carolina presidential primary.
Ms. Seidel added, âgiven the challenges in the primary states ahead, we donât believe any outside group can make a material difference to widen her path to victory.â
She praised Ms. Haley as a âspecial leader with conviction, resolve, and steel in her spine to jump into a tough race with a narrow path,â and wished her well, saying that the PAC would continue to âwholeheartedly supportâ her efforts in her run for president.
âAmericans deserve a choice for president who brings out the best in our country and who can deliver bold solutions to big challenges,â the memo read.
AFP last week was criticized by Vivek Ramaswamy, a former GOP candidate who has since pulled out of the race citing clear support for former President Trump in the early GOP primaries, who questioned why AFP Action was backing Ms. Haley and opposing President Trump.
âI think itâs very disappointing that that network has thrown its support behind a candidate who does not even stand for the principles that they claim to embody,â he told The Epoch Times.
Nathan Worcester contributed to this report.
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