According to the U.S. "Political News Network" (politico) 25**, the American conservative organization "Operation American Prosperity", which supports candidate Nikki Haley in the 2024** election primary, said on the same day that it would no longer spend money for Haley's campaign. A day earlier, Haley had lost the Republican primary in South Carolina to former Trump in the United States.
Screenshot of the report of the American "Political News Network".
Emily Seidel (Emily Seidel), CEO of Operation American Prosperity, said on February 25 local time that after Haley's defeat in the South Carolina primary, the organization had to "take stock" of its spending priorities, citing an email sent to internal employees. According to her, the organization, which is close to American billionaire Charles Koch, will focus its spending on supporting other candidates to win seats in both houses of the US Congress.
"She made it clear that she will continue to fight, and we wholeheartedly support her ...... in this effort," Seidel wrote of Haley in the emailBut given the challenges facing the upcoming state primaries, we don't believe any outside organization will have a substantial impact to broaden her path to victory. ”
The decision by Operation American Prosperity is the latest blow to Haley's campaign prospects, the report said. Haley had previously lost back-to-back Republican primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In the South Carolina Republican primary on February 24, former Trump of the United States led former South Carolina Governor Haley by about 20 percentage points. Despite being defeated on her "home turf," Haley announced that she would continue to run, but only promised to continue until "Super Tuesday," March 5, when 16 states will hold party primaries.
The report mentions that Operation American Prosperity has spent a lot of money on advertising and canvassing campaigns for months. In addition to television, online and email ads, staff were hired and mobilized to go door-to-door to canvass for votes aimed at convincing Republican voters to support candidates other than Trump in the party primaries. But it wasn't until late November 2023 that the group selected the backing Haley as a replacement to challenge Trump as the Republican nominee. Since then, Operation Prosperity America's canvassing campaign has reached more than 3 million voters and placed millions of dollars in ads for Haley. However, a spokesman for the group declined to say how much money was spent on Haley.
Charles Koch and his late brother, David Koch, are both big donors of political funding for the Republican Party in recent decades, but they have never had a favorable opinion of Trump. Back in 2016, the Koch brothers' political organization refused to financially support Trump's candidacy, leading the latter to call the Koch brothers "a complete joke" and "grossly overrated."
While the Koch-affiliated group's decision to "defund" was a blow to Haley's campaign, Haley was still raising a lot of money on her own, the report said. Olivia Perez-Cubas, a spokesperson for Haley's team, thanked Operation American Prosperity for its support and said her team was "motivated enough to continue." The spokesman claimed on the afternoon of the 25th that the Haley team had raised more than $1 million online in the past 24 hours.