{"id":2063182,"date":"2023-10-11T10:37:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-drops-out-of-2024-white-house-race-endorses-nikki-haley\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T10:41:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:41:08","slug":"former-texas-rep-will-hurd-drops-out-of-2024-white-house-race-endorses-nikki-haley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-drops-out-of-2024-white-house-race-endorses-nikki-haley\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Hurd, ex-Texas Rep., exits 2024 White House race, backs Nikki Haley."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fformer-texas-rep-will-hurd-drops-out-of-2024-white-house-race-endorses-nikki-haley%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=2063182&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Republican Candidate Will\u2063 Hurd \u2063Suspends 2024 Presidential Campaign, Endorses Nikki Haley<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd made a surprising announcement on Monday, suspending his 2024\u2063 campaign and \u2062throwing his \u2062support behind former \u2064U.N. ambassador \u200dNikki Haley. Hurd, \u2063a former House lawmaker from Texas and a vocal\u2062 critic of former President Donald Trump, believes that Haley is the \u200dstrongest candidate in\u2062 the \u200cGOP\u200b primary field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, it has\u2064 become clear\u200c to me and my team that \u200bthe time has come to suspend \u200bour campaign,\u201d Mr. Hurd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillHurd\/status\/1711508232911352224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X,\u200d formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-ends-gop-2024-presidential-bid-endorses-nikki-haley-5507307?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd Ends GOP 2024 Presidential Bid,\u200d Endorses Nikki Haley<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/10\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-ends-gop-2024-presidential-bid-endorses-nikki-haley-5507307?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-launches-2024-gop-presidential-run-5350285?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd Launches 2024 GOP Presidential Run<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">6\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-launches-2024-gop-presidential-run-5350285?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhile I appreciate all \u2064the \u200btime \u2064and energy \u200dour supporters have given, it is important to recognize the realities of the\u200c political landscape\u200c and the need to consolidate our party\u200c around one person to defeat both Donald Trump and President [Joe] Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bformer Congressman warned \u200cthat \u201cerrors\u201d in the 2016 presidential\u200c race should not \u2063be repeated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge donors, \u200bvoters, and \u200cother \u200ccandidates to\u2064 unite around an alternative candidate\u2063 to Trump,\u201d \u200dMr. Hurd wrote. \u201cOtherwise, we will repeat the same errors as in\u2062 2016. If the Republican party nominates Donald \u2064Trump or the various personalities jockeying\u200d to imitate his divisive, crass behavior, we will lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Hurd\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-launches-2024-gop-presidential-run-5350285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a> \u200dhis 2024 White House bid in June, promising to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-texas-rep-will-hurd-drops-out-of-2024-white-house-race-endorses-nikki-haley\/\" title=\"Will Hurd, ex-Texas Rep., exits 2024 White House race, backs Nikki Haley.\">bring \u201ccommon-sense leadership<\/a>.\u201d In\u2064 2022,\u2062 he toured the country to promote his\u200c book, \u201cAmerican Reboot: An Idealist\u2019s Guide to \u200dGetting Big Things Done.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Hurd, who served as a House\u200b lawmaker representing Texas\u2019s 23rd Congressional District from\u200d 2015 to 2021, has \u200ca background as a CIA agent from 2000 to 2009.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Late on Monday night, President Trump responded\u2062 to \u2064Mr. Hurd\u2019s decision to pull out of the race, saying the former congressman \u201ctruly\u200c doesn\u2019t have what it takes\u201d in\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/111208517271420675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on his \u200bTruth Social account.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about\u2062 time! Will Hurd, the failed former Congressman from the great State of Texas,\u2064 who decided not to run for Congress again because he\u2063 did an ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE JOB (ZERO\u2062 Personality!),\u200b and couldn\u2019t win, has just now decided to drop out of the 2024 Presidential Campaign,\u201d President Trump wrote. \u201cLuckily for him, he couldn\u2019t make the Debate Stage, \u2064but went out with a bang.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Hurd did not qualify for the first and second Republican presidential debates. After failing to meet the criteria needed for the first debate, Mr. Hurd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.willbhurd.com\/press-releases\/tied-with-pence-and-haley-but-left-off-the-debate-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> the Republican National Committee (RNC) for adopting \u200d\u201carbitrary, unclear\u201d\u2064 poll standards that lacked \u201cconsistency.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Republican presidential candidate former\u200b U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers \u2063remarks \u200bduring the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, \u200cCalif., on Sept. 27, 2023. (Justin \u200cSullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>2024 Race<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Hurd believes \u200dthat Nikki Haley is the best Republican candidate to address\u200c the \u2063national security challenges \u2063facing\u200b the United \u200bStates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur nation deserves a\u2062 leader who can unite us and navigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-inspiration-tim-ballard-mulls-run-for-sen-romneys-seat\/\" title=\"Tim Ballard, inspired by the 'Sound of Freedom', considers running for Sen. Romney's seat.\">complex \u2063challenges<\/a> we face, particularly\u200b when it comes to our national security. I believe Ambassador Nikki Haley is the best person in \u2064this race to do that,\u201d Mr. \u200dHurd wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2063 continued: \u201cAmbassador Haley\u2063 has \u200cshown a willingness to articulate a different vision for the country than Donald Trump and has an unmatched grasp on the complexities of our foreign policy. I wholeheartedly endorse Ambassador Haley \u2063and look forward to supporting her for the remainder of this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Ms. Haley <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiHaley\/status\/1711515305954979906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed gratitude<\/a> \u200d to the former congressman\u2063 for his \u201csupport and confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAmerica is at a crossroads and \u200bit&#8217;s time to come together and make\u200d Joe Biden a one-term president,\u201d she \u200bwrote.\u200d \u201cWe have a country to save!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Ms. Haley is currently trailing frontrunner President Trump in the GOP field, according \u200dto the latest national <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAPolls2022\/status\/1711534596968296540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> from Cygnal. President Trump leads with 58 percent\u2063 of support, followed by \u2062entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy with 10 percent.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has 9 percent of support, while former Vice President Mike \u200bPence and Ms. Haley each have 5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The poll surveyed 2,000 likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-voted-to-put-murderers-back-on-streets\/\" title=\"Fetterman Voted to Put Murderers Back on Streets\">general election voters<\/a> from Oct. \u200d3 to Oct. 5.<\/p>\n<p>In a hypothetical two-way race, President\u200d Trump and President Biden are\u2062 tied at 45 percent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In a hypothetical race with independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy,\u2063 President \u2064Trump holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-election-day-heres-what-the-polls-really-say\/\" title=\"On Election Day, Here\u2019s What the Polls Really Say\">1-percentage-point lead<\/a>\u200d over President \u200dBiden with \u200d40 percent of\u2063 support. Twelve \u200dpercent of respondents supported \u200bMr. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Hurd is not the first Republican candidate to \u2063suspend \u200bhis\u2062 presidential campaign. In August, Miami\u2019s Republican Mayor Francis Suarez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/miami-mayor-francis-suarez-drops-out-of-2024-presidential-race-5482595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped out<\/a> of the 2024\u200d race, less \u200bthan three months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/miami-mayor-francis-suarez-files-paperwork-to-run-for-gop-presidential-nomination-5334614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filing \u200bpaperwork<\/a> for the GOP presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What factors led to Will Hurd&#8217;s decision to suspend his \u2062presidential campaign and endorse Nikki Haley?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<p>Hurd\u2019s decision to suspend\u2063 his presidential campaign and\u200b endorse Nikki Haley comes \u200bas a surprise to many in the Republican party. As a former House lawmaker from Texas and a\u200c vocal critic of former President\u200d Donald Trump, Hurd had \u200cpositioned himself as a moderate alternative\u200d to \u200bthe Trump-centric GOP. However,\u2063 after careful consideration, Hurd believes that Haley is\u200b the strongest candidate in the \u2062GOP \u200dprimary \u2062field and the \u200cbest \u2062chance for the \u200cparty to \u2063defeat both Donald Trump and President Joe\u2063 Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on \u200cMonday, Hurd explained his decision to suspend his campaign: \u201cUnfortunately, it has become \u200cclear to \u2062me and my team \u2064that\u200c the time has come to suspend our campaign.\u201d\u2062 Hurd acknowledged\u2064 the realities of the political landscape and stressed the importance of consolidating the party around one candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Hurd went on to \u200demphasize the need to learn \u2062from the mistakes made in the 2016 presidential race, hinting \u2062at\u200b the division within the Republican party that ultimately led to Trump\u2019s victory. By endorsing Haley, Hurd hopes to unite the party and avoid a similar outcome in the upcoming\u200b election.<\/p>\n<p>Haley, a former U.N. ambassador, is widely respected\u2062 within the Republican party and has a strong conservative\u2062 record. Her experience on the international stage and her ability\u2064 to navigate complex diplomatic issues have earned her praise from both Republicans and Democrats alike.<\/p>\n<p>With Hurd\u2019s endorsement, Haley gains a significant boost in credibility and support\u2063 within the GOP. His\u2064 decision to \u2063suspend his campaign and endorse her sends a clear message to other Republican\u2064 candidates that Haley is the preferred choice of \u200dthe party establishment.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2062 remains to\u2064 be seen how this endorsement will impact\u200c the Republican primary race and\u200b the 2024 presidential election. However, Hurd\u2019s decision highlights the \u2062growing divide within the Republican party between those who support Trump and\u200d those who believe the party needs to move in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u200dprimary\u200b season\u2063 progresses, it is likely\u2063 that more endorsements\u200b will be made \u2063and alliances will be formed. The race for the Republican nomination is only beginning, and the outcome is still uncertain. But with Hurd\u2019s endorsement, Nikki Haley has \u2062gained an influential ally and has positioned herself as a frontrunner \u2063in the race for \u2064the\u200b White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Hurd, a Republican candidate for president, halted his 2024 campaign and endorsed Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador. Hurd, a former Texas House lawmaker and vocal opponent of ex-President Trump, declared Haley as the top contender in the GOP primary field. His decision was conveyed through a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":2063183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2063182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2063182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2063183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2063182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2063182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2063182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}