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Koch Network withdraws funding for Nikki Haley
Emily Seidel, CEO of Koch Network-affiliated political advocacy group Americans For Prosperity, says their support would not widen Haley’s chances to win.
Koch Network cuts funding toward Haley’s presidential campaign / Image – X/@NikkiHaley
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a libertarian conservative political advocacy group that backed Nikki Haley financially in the Republican presidential primary, will no longer spend money for her campaign.
The decision was announced to AFP staff by CEO Emily Seidel on February 25. Seidel said that the group’s political arm, AFP Action, decided to cut spending in light of Haley’s loss in the primary election in her home state of South Carolina. She added that the focus now would be competitive Senate and House races in the country, scheduled for November 5, 2024, alongside the presidential election.
“With the South Carolina presidential primary this weekend and the Senate engagement really heating up, it’s time to take stock of where we are and – as we always do – make sure we’re optimizing our resources for maximum impact towards our goals,” Seidel wrote in an email, obtained by Politico.
She also lauded Haley’s decision to continue in the election up to Super Tuesdays in March 2024. “She has made it clear that she will continue to fight and we wholeheartedly support her in this effort,” Seidel added in the email. “But given the challenges in the primary states ahead, we don’t believe any outside group can make a material difference to widen her path to victory.”
In response, Haley’s campaign spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas thanked AFP for “tremendous help” in the presidential race, confirming that the campaign coffers held enough to help Haley continue till March. “With more than $1 million coming in from grassroots conservatives in just the last 24 hours, we have plenty of fuel to keep going. We have a country to save,” Perez-Cubas told CNN.
The political network founded by billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch had their goal set on stopping Donald Trump from winning the Republican nomination. In February 2023, Seidel wrote a memo to donors and activists affiliated with the network, saying it was time to “have a president in 2025 who represents a new chapter.”
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