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The Koch brother’s Americans for Prosperity Action announced it would break with precedent and endorse Nikki Haley for the Republican presidential nomination.
“When we announced our decision to engage in our first ever Republican presidential primary, we made it clear that we’d be looking for a candidate who can turn the page on our political dysfunction – and win. It’s clear that candidate is Nikki Haley,” Emily Seidel, a top AFP official said Tuesday. “We can’t keep looking to the politicians of the past to fix the problems of today. Nikki Haley represents a new generation of leadership and offers a bold, positive vision for our future. AFP Action is proud to be endorsing her and we will be doing everything we can to help make her the next President of the United States.”
This is a nuclear-powered boost to the Haley campaign. But frankly, it’s not the same AFP from a decade ago. While they can still wield considerable influence because of their massive war chest, their endorsement carries far less weight with the right than it used to.
