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Subscribe to RSSSouth Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will endorse Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney today.
Haley’s endorsement was coveted among Republican presidential hopefuls given her popularity among Tea Party supporters in South Carolina and around the country.
“The election next November will have ramifications for generations. Neither South Carolina nor the nation can afford four more years of President Obama, and Mitt Romney is the right person to take him on and get America back on track,” Haley said in a release from the Romney campaign.
But while she still enjoys support among many grassroots groups, her statewide approval rating among all voters stands at 35 percent according to a recent poll from Winthrop University. Republicans gave her a 53 percent approval rating while 22 percent disapproved of her job in a poll conducted in late November/early December.
Haley rode a wave of Tea Party support to an unexpected 2010 primary victory over three establishment South Carolina Republicans: Attorney General Henry McMaster, former U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett and Lieutenant Gov. Andre Bauer (she defeated Barrett in a primary runoff election, 65 to 35 percent).
Romney endorsed the then-state representative’s campaign in March, three months before South Carolina’s June 8th primary and two months before Sarah Palin’s endorsement catapulted her candidacy to a national scale.
In 2008, Haley served on Romney’s South Carolina Women’s Leadership Team and was a co-chair of his “Women for Mitt Team.”
Haley leveraged her state’s first-in-the-South primary status into a bit of a kingmaker’s role, inviting all presidential candidates to stay at the Governor’s Mansion overnight. Romney's wife Ann stayed at the mansion in late September on a solo trip to the Palmetto State. Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista, as well as Michele Bachmann, also took her up on the offer.
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Remember Mass had only to deal with the 8-9% of folks who were not insured and the some of those who were abusing the health system, making the others pay for their care. The other 92-91% of Mass folks already had health insurance and had nothing to do but carry on with the health programs they or their companies chose. In Calif. there are brand new hospitals that were built who purposely didn't add an emergency room. Guess why ? Tired of having to take care of freeloaders who can afford an I phone but not health insurance. There will always be truly needy people who society should help, but there is a growing segment of folks who could be self-reliant, but who want the rest of us to pay their way. I applaud Mitt for being bold and taking care of his State. Many criticise him for taking action in his own State.What is your State doing? Please tell me what your Governor has done in your state so you are not paying for the freeloaders who could otherwise pay for themselves. I call it leadership. Perry must be proud of having 25% of children in Texas not covered by health insurance.
As for me and my vote, I will gladly support the Honorable Dr. Ron Paul because he truly reflects the highest
Biblical Gold Standards when choosing civil leaders.
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people ABLE MEN, such as FEAR GOD, MEN OF TRUTH, HATING
COVETEOUSNESS…” (Exodus 18:21)
“Take you WISE MEN, and UNDERSTANDING, and KNOWN AMONG YOUR TRIBES, and I will make them rulers over you. “ (Deuteronomy 1:13)
Looking over his life-long commitments to his faith, family and 30 year record of genuine humble Christian Statesmanship, there is no one else that even comes close.