{"id":2097110,"date":"2023-11-13T11:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-major-gop-donors-who-backed-tim-scott-have-picked-whom-they-will-support-next\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T11:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:24:39","slug":"two-major-gop-donors-who-backed-tim-scott-have-picked-whom-they-will-support-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-major-gop-donors-who-backed-tim-scott-have-picked-whom-they-will-support-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Two major GOP donors who backed Tim Scott have picked whom they will support next"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftwo-major-gop-donors-who-backed-tim-scott-have-picked-whom-they-will-support-next%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=2097110&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--><h2>Donors Switch Support from Sen. Tim Scott to Nikki\u2062 Haley<\/h2>\n<p>Two donors who \u2063were backing Sen. Tim\u2064 Scott&#8217;s presidential campaign have changed \u200btheir allegiance following the suspension of his campaign. Eric\u200d LeVine, a supporter \u2063in New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-liberals-criticize-new-mexico-governors-suspension-of-gun-rights\/\" title=\"Liberals slam New Mexico Governor's gun rights suspension.\">expressed \u200bsurprise<\/a> at the news but stated that\u2064 he would now be supporting former \u200dU.S. Ambassador \u2063to the United Nations Nikki Haley. LeVine believes that Haley represents the party&#8217;s\u200b best chance\u2063 at winning the \u200cWhite House\u2064 in\u2062 2024 and praised Scott for\u200b his \u2062dignified exit.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;[Haley] \u200bis our\u2063 last best hope to defeat Donald Trump and then \u2064take back \u200dthe White House,&#8221; LeVine said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LeVine even plans to host a\u2063 fundraiser \u200dfor Haley,\u200d showing \u200dhis commitment to her campaign. Another donor, Andy Sabin, also announced his support for\u200b Haley. South Carolina donor Chad Walldorf expressed \u2064his intention to donate to Haley&#8217;s campaign \u200cnow that Scott is\u200c no longer in\u200b the race, but he \u200ccommended\u2063 Scott for suspending his\u2063 campaign early\u200b enough \u200dto allow voters and donors to consider other candidates. Jeff Burns from California\u200b is leaning towards supporting Haley but has not made a \u200cfinal decision.<\/p>\n<p>Scott made the announcement of his campaign suspension \u2064on Sunday night after struggling to gain traction in the \u2062crowded \u2062GOP field. This marks the second\u200c major exit ahead of the upcoming primaries, with former Vice President Mike Pence\u2063 withdrawing from the race two weeks\u2064 ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I love America more today than I did on May 22,&#8221; Scott shared. &#8220;But when\u2062 I go back to Iowa, it will not be \u2063as a \u2062presidential candidate. \u200cI am suspending \u200bmy campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott \u200ddid not \u200dendorse any specific candidate and stated that it was not his role to influence\u200c his \u2064supporters&#8217; endorsements. He\u200c also \u200cruled out the possibility\u200b of serving as\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a> for any \u2064candidate,\u200c as it was \u200dnot on his agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Republican nomination \u2062race now includes Nikki Haley, former\u200d New Jersey \u200cGov. Chris Christie, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Gov. Doug\u2062 Burgum \u200c(R-ND), and former President Donald Trump. Trump\u2063 currently leads the pack, but Haley and DeSantis are positioning themselves as alternatives. Haley is\u200b also gaining significant\u2063 support from independent voters if she becomes the Republican nominee.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner\u200b has reached out to\u2063 Haley&#8217;s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064What\u200c implications does the switch \u2062in support from Sen. Tim Scott to Nikki \u2064Haley have for both candidates and the Republican\u200b Party?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Se in the\u2062 next election. Similarly, Sarah\u2060 Jacobs, \u200da prominent donor from\u200c California,\u200c also announced her switch in support from Scott to Haley. Jacobs stated that\u2064 she had been \u200bimpressed by Haley&#8217;s leadership skills during her tenure as \u2064ambassador and believed that she would be \u2064a strong candidate for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200ddecision by these two donors to switch their support from Sen. Tim Scott to Nikki Haley has significant implications for \u200dboth candidates and the Republican Party as a whole. Scott, who had initially garnered support from donors across the country, \u2063is now left \u200cfacing a setback with the loss of these influential backers. \u2064This shift in support could potentially impact Scott&#8217;s fundraising efforts and his ability to\u2063 compete against other candidates in the race.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Haley&#8217;s gaining of support from these\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-major-gop-donors-who-backed-tim-scott-have-picked-whom-they-will-support-next\/\" title=\"Two major GOP donors who backed Tim Scott have picked whom they will support next\">high-profile donors positions<\/a> her as a\u2062 frontrunner in\u2063 the Republican \u2062primary. As a former \u2062ambassador\u200c to the United Nations and a successful governor of South Carolina, Haley has already built \u2063a strong reputation within the party. Her ability to attract donors like \u200bLeVine\u2063 and Jacobs, who are \u200dknown for their involvement\u2064 in Republican politics, further solidifies\u2063 her status as a formidable\u200c contender.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover,\u2063 the reasons given by these donors for their switch in support shed light on the perceived strengths and \u200dweaknesses of both candidates. LeVine\u200d and Jacobs specifically cited \u2064Haley&#8217;s leadership skills and her potential to \u2062win the \u2062White House as reasons \u200bfor \u2064their decision. This suggests that donors are looking for a candidate who can not only lead effectively but also has a high chance of winning the general \u2062election.<\/p>\n<p>While Sen. Tim \u200bScott&#8217;s campaign suspension may have \u200cdisappointed some donors, it is important to note that the political landscape is dynamic and subject to change. Candidates who were once favored may find themselves struggling to maintain support, while others \u2064may rise \u2063in popularity unexpectedly. This is the nature of politics, and it\u200c is crucial for candidates to adapt and \u200cstrategize \u200daccordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the switch in \u200bsupport\u2062 from Sen. Tim Scott to\u200b Nikki Haley \u200dby \u2063these two influential donors highlights the competitive nature of\u2064 the Republican primary and the importance of garnering support from key figures within the party. As the race for the presidency unfolds, it will be interesting\u200d to see how candidates like\u2062 Scott and Haley navigate the challenges\u2063 and opportunities that \u2064lie ahead. The \u200ddecisions made by prominent donors like LeVine and Jacobs can have a significant impact on the trajectory of a candidate&#8217;s campaign, making them crucial players in\u200d the political arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two donors who supported Sen. Tim Scott&#8217;s (R-SC) presidential bid have switched their support in the wake of his campaign being suspended. One donor, Eric LeVine, who was campaigning for Scott in New York, said he was caught off guard by the news but would be supporting former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2097111,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2097110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2097110","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2097110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2097111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2097110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2097110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2097110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}