US Conservative Donor Group Cuts Support for Haley After 5 Consecutive Losses

Announcement the Day After South Carolina Primary Defeat

A powerful conservative political group in the United States has announced that it will stop funding the election campaign of Nikki Haley, the former UN Ambassador and Republican presidential primary candidate.

On the 25th (local time), according to U.S. daily newspapers The Washington Post (WP) and Axios, the conservative billionaire Charles Koch-led political group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced that it would cease funding Haley's primary campaign.

AFP represents the 'Koch Network,' a group of major donors, and has spent millions of dollars supporting former Ambassador Haley in efforts to prevent former President Donald Trump from securing the Republican presidential nomination.

This announcement came the day after former President Trump secured his fifth consecutive victory by defeating Haley, his only competitor, in the South Carolina primary?considered one of the decisive battlegrounds in the Republican presidential race?effectively solidifying his ticket to the presidency.

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley campaigned on the 25th (local time) in Troy, Michigan, ahead of the primary held here on the 27th. Despite suffering large-margin defeats to former President Donald Trump in five previous primaries held last month in Iowa and New Hampshire, and this month in Nevada, the Virgin Islands, and South Carolina, Haley continues to compete in the primaries.
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South Carolina is Haley's hometown. Given that Haley served as a state representative and governor there, Trump's victory holds significant meaning.

Despite the defeat in South Carolina, former Ambassador Haley expressed her intention to continue her campaign.

Emily Seidel, CEO of AFP, stated in an email to staff that considering the challenges ahead in the primaries, she does not believe external groups can make a substantial difference in securing a victory for Haley.

CEO Seidel said AFP will continue to support Haley but will focus its resources on key Senate and House races where it can effect change.

WP assessed that AFP's decision is a major blow to former Ambassador Haley, who is already struggling after a series of primary losses.

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