Nikki Halley before Palin’s endorsement: 4th place
Nikki Halley after Palin’s endorsement: Winner
When Nikki was getting hammered by the slime where was Mittens? Palin was the only one backing her up.
“He followed up the early endorsement and stack of cash with a second visit to South Carolina to campaign for Haley’s runoff bid.
“[Romney] was there early for Nikki Haley,” said veteran Republican operative John Weaver, who said Haley’s win gives Romney a clear edge in South Carolina. “He helped her raise badly needed campaign funds and rebuffed his own in-state team to side with her.”
“Romney made an early and significant bet on Haley,” added Anuzis. “A victory would be perceived as a big plus.”
Palin, however, endorsed Haley—and 1st District GOP nominee Tim Scott, who also won a runoff Tuesday — only once they had become frontrunners.”
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There are so many lies in this Politico propaganda piece that I don’t know where to start.
Romney’s endorsement wasn’t (and isn’t) worth a pitcher of warm spit and everyone knows it. He quietly endorsed Haley when she was fourth and she stayed fourth. Contrary to the blatant lie by Politico, she was STILL FOURTH at 12% when Palin endorsed her. In one week, AFTER PALIN’S ENDORSEMENT, she surged to an 11% lead. Romney gave her the $42,000 AFTER she had surged into a virtually insurmountable lead on the back of Palin’s endorsement. And he came to campaign for her in the runoff when she was GUARANTEED to win.
He said NOTHING during the furor over Folks and Marchant, but waited (finger in the wind, as always) to see what effect it had on her polls. He rushed in only when it was safe to do so.
If you think Nikki Haley doesn’t know what the key to her victory was, you must think she is pretty naive.