{"id":1397814,"date":"2022-03-24T08:16:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1397814"},"modified":"2022-03-24T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:16:35","slug":"exclusive-nikki-haley-to-endorse-marco-rubios-reelection-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-nikki-haley-to-endorse-marco-rubios-reelection-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Nikki Haley To Endorse Marco Rubio\u2019s Reelection Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-nikki-haley-to-endorse-marco-rubios-reelection-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1397814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will announce the endorsement of former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley for his third term in Congress on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNikki Haley was an invaluable ally while she represented our country at the United Nations, and she continues to fight for American values every day,\u201d Rubio said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation. He noted her \u201cunwavering commitment to electing strong, principled conservatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida has become <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/07\/florida-democrats-hispanics-americano-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increasingly red<\/a> in recent election cycles, with Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried currently the only statewide elected Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/florida\/story\/2021\/11\/04\/no-million-dollar-checks-democratic-governors-may-sit-out-florida-1392319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in November that the Democratic Governors Association would <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/05\/democratic-governors-association-limited-funding-florida-no-challenge-ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deprioritize the state<\/a>, which received more than $15 million in the past two gubernatorial cycles, according to two Florida Democratic consultants.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest name to challenge Rubio is Democratic Rep. Val Demings, who was considered as a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/06\/08\/biden-vp-pick-val-demings-police-defund-thoughtful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">potential vice presidential candidate<\/a> for President Joe Biden\u2019s 2020 ticket. She set a state <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/13\/val-demings-marco-rubio-senate-florida-record-fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fundraising record<\/a> in October, bringing in $8.4 million during the third quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7397064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7397064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMarco Rubio is battle tested. He\u2019s stood toe-to-toe with dictators in Venezuela, Cuba, and the Middle East, and he\u2019s never apologized for the United States,\u201d Haley said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/marco-rubio-slams-biden-admin-cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criticized<\/a> the Biden administration for its response to protests in Cuba over the summer. A number of Florida Democrats said Biden was too slow to denounce the Cuban government and feared the president was writing off the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Val Demings is busy backing the Socialist Squad 94% of the time, Floridians know that Marco has their backs. I\u2019m proud to support my friend Marco and can\u2019t wait to see him keep fighting for Florida,\u201d Haley added. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/06\/senator-marco-rubio-senator-lindsey-graham-assassinate-vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Expressing The Frustration\u2019: Sen. Marco Rubio Reacts To Sen. Graham\u2019s Calls To Assassinate Putin)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her Stand For America PAC has endorsed 30 candidates this election cycle, including Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/10\/ron-johnson-wisconsin-endorsement-nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Johnson<\/a>, whose reelection is crucial for the GOP\u2019s chances at taking back the Senate. The PAC has raised\u00a0more than $9.5 million in 2021, Federal Election Commission\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00765982\/\">records<\/a> reveal.<\/p>\n<p>Haley previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2016\/02\/18\/nikki-haley-stars-in-new-rubio-ad-after-endorsement-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed Rubio<\/a> when he was running in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, though he eventually lost the nomination to eventual President Donald Trump. After ending his presidential bid, he announced he would campaign for a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2016\/11\/08\/rubio-wins-another-senate-term-in-florida-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second term<\/a> in the Senate, winning by 7 points.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Florida Sen. 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