Powerful Koch Network Endorses Nikki Haley Over Ron DeSantis for President

The influential political network founded by the billionaire Koch brothers announced Tuesday that it is endorsing Nikki Haley for president, providing a major lift to her Republican primary campaign as she attempts to catch up with runaway frontrunner Donald Trump.

Americans for Prosperity Action said it would give its “full support” to the former South Carolina governor with just seven weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses. The endorsement means that the network will now throw its considerable resources into supporting Haley, believing her to be the candidate most capable of a GOP victory in 2024.

“Our internal polling confirms what our activists are hearing and seeing from voters in the early primary states: Nikki Haley is in the best position to defeat Donald Trump in the primaries,” read a Tuesday memo from Emily Seidel, senior adviser to Americans for Prosperity Action.

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