Nikki Haley wants to become US President. The Republican has steadily worked her way up in the polls in recent weeks. Now it receives great political and financial support.
The US Republican Nikki Haley has received a significant boost in the election campaign for her party’s presidential nomination. The influential organization Americans for Prosperity, founded by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, expressed its support for the former US ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday. This means that the 51-year-old will receive significant organizational and financial help, which could give her further tailwind.
Haley announced her presidential bid in February. At first it was considered rather hopeless, with poll numbers in the low single-digit range. In recent weeks, however, she has made significant gains in polls and has caught up with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who was considered the most promising internal competitor for former President Donald Trump at the start of the race. Trump is far ahead of the Republican field of candidates.
The incumbent President Joe Biden is running for another term on behalf of the Democrats. In order to become a presidential candidate, applicants must first prevail in their own party’s primaries, which begin in January. The actual presidential election will take place at the beginning of November 2024.
First she should defeat Trump, then Biden
The statement from Americans for Prosperity, which has significant funding and a large network across the country, said Trump and Biden were only continuing the downward political spiral. “Plus, a clear majority of voters want someone new.” Haley is in the best position to beat Trump in the primaries, then defeat Biden and open a new political chapter for the country.
The strictly conservative Koch brothers had made a fortune with an empire of oil pipelines, cattle ranches, paper and fertilizer manufacturers and technology companies. They used their money for decades to influence politics in the USA. They pumped large sums of money into political movements, conservative Republican candidates or think tanks in order to strengthen the right-wing fringe in the USA. The Kochs are therefore considered to be pioneers of the right-wing Tea Party movement within the Republican Party. David Koch died in 2019 at the age of 79. Charles Koch is 88 years old.
Source: Stern
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