While Nikki Haley insists on slow-walking the eventual suspension of her presidential campaign, one of her most important backers has confirmed that they have reached the end of the line. 

It wasn't always this way:

Americans for Prosperity Endorses Nikki Haley for President, Plans Major Ad Buys

Americans for Prosperity (AFP), which is bankrolled by the multi-billion dollar Koch network, announced that it was pulling the plug on financial support for Haley on the grounds that it is no longer money being well spent. 

In a memo sent by AFP Senior Advisor Emily Seidel, first obtained by Politico, the organization said it intended to "take stock" of where the presidential race was going.

She wrote: 

AFP Action stands firm behind our endorsement for Nikki Haley. It takes a special leader with conviction, resolve, and steel in her spine to jump into a tough race with a narrow path. Nikki Haley has been willing to take on that challenge and offer America a forward-looking vision and solutions to the toughest issues our country faces. She is by far the best candidate to turn the page on our dysfunctional politics and take our country in a new, positive direction.

As we’ve discussed since the endorsement in November, we knew the presidential primary faced the longest odds –but we also knew given what’s at stake, we couldn’t sit on the sidelines. This organization exists to do hard things. To challenge the status quo. To stick our necks out and lead. Americans deserve a choice for president who brings out the best in our country and who can deliver bold solutions to big challenges.

However, Seidel confirmed that despite their continued support for Haley, the money taps would finally be turned off:

Nikki Haley has shown us again and again that we made the right decision in supporting her candidacy and she continues to have our strong endorsement. She has made it clear that she will continue to fight and we wholeheartedly support her in this effort. But given the challenges in the primary states ahead, we don’t believe any outside group can make a material difference to widen her path to victory. 

And so while we will continue to endorse her, we will focus our resources where we can make the difference. And that’s the U.S. Senate and House. If Donald Trump is at the top of the Republican ticket, the risk of one-party rule by a Democratic Party captured by the Progressive Left is severe and would do irreparable damage to the country. 

Haley, meanwhile, invoked Biblical references and confirmed she would carry on through to Super Tuesday despite losing to Donald Trump by a 20-point margin in her home state of South Carolina. 

"Dropping out would be the easy route," she said after her defeat on Saturday. "I've been the underdog in every race I've ever run. I've always been David taking on Goliath. And like David, I'm not just fighting someone bigger than me. I'm fighting for something bigger than myself." 

I’m a woman of my word. I’m not giving up this fight when a majority of Americans disapprove of both Trump and Biden.

In the next 10 days, 21 states and territories will speak. They have the right to a real choice, not a Soviet-style election with only one candidate. And I have…

— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 25, 2024

Yet no matter what Haley says, her words ultimately are not enough. From all indications, the Republican primary is effectively over. The real question now is what will happen come November.