Nikki Haley Endorses Romney

Good get.

"The election next November will have ramifications for generations," Haley said in a statement released by the Romney campaign. "Neither South Carolina nor the nation can afford four more years of President (Barack) Obama, and Mitt Romney is the right person to take him on and get America back on track."

This may count for Romney more outside of South Carolina. Jake Tapper points out Nikki Haley is actually not all that popular in her state at the moment.

But I think she's being derided for being a prisoner of the Tea Party. If that's the case, it helps Romney a bunch, since her endorsement will help him with the cohort most resistant to him.

Domenech says it's largely because she had a bad legislative session.

Anyway, it certainly can't hurt Romney to have a Tea Party darling on his team.

One thing it definitely does is remove a possible boon to Perry, who polls at only 9% in South Carolina.

Thanks to BenK. and DrewM.

posted by Ace at 01:08 PM

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