Koch Networks Suspends Funding for Haley

May 10, 2013: Governor Nikki Haley joined with Mike Luttig, executive vice president and general counsel of The Boeing Company, Jack Jones, Boeing South Carolina vice president and general manager, Lt. Governor Glenn McConnell, House Speaker Bobby Harrell, Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman and local officials in a ceremonial bill signing celebration on behalf of Boeing’s decision to expand operations in South Carolina. (Official Governor’s Office Photo by Sam Holland)

After she lost her home state to Donald Trump, Nikki Haley vowed to continue on with her campaign against him in the GOP primary. But she’ll fight on without the support of the Koch network of donors, who have decided to pull their funding for the former South Carolina governor. Nancy Cook reports for Bloomberg:

The Charles Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity Action will cut off funding for Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, a blow to the sole remaining Donald Trump challenger.

AFP, a conservative super political action committee, has spent millions of dollars since the fall on advertising and voter outreach efforts for Haley helping to fuel her bid for the Republican nomination.

“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,” Emily Seidel, a senior advisor for AFP Action, said in a memo Sunday, obtained by Bloomberg News. “And so while we will continue to endorse her, we will focus our resources where we can make the difference. And that’s the US Senate and House.”

Politico earlier reported the group’s decision.

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