US Presidential elections 2016: Nikki Haley backs Marco Rubio

Haley, who earlier this week endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio in the Republican presidential race, said she is quite “content” with her responsibilities as the Governor of SC and bringing up two kids.

Trump had the support of 28 percent among likely Republican primary voters, down 8 percentage points from the same survey in January, while Cruz’s supported inched up to 23 percent, according to the poll, conducted by Marist College.

A campaign aide to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said Haley called Bush, also vying for the party nomination, to inform him of her plan to endorse Rubio. “We don’t have to agree on everything, but we have to agree that they can’t win…and I will unite this party if you nominate me as President of the United States”, said Marco Rubio, Republican Presidential Candidate.

Although Haley’s State of the Union response upset some for her criticism of Donald Trump, it also earned her bipartisan praise (and was certainly a better performance than Rubio’s own attempt). With barely three days to go before Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary, Haley will formally endorse Sen.

Coppins said that during that election season, Haley was part of a “wild and crazy” Republican primary that featured what he called a fixture of SC politics: mudslinging and smear campaigns.

While coy about her support, she was fairly clear on who she wouldn’t support: billionaire Donald Trump, who maintains a commanding lead over Sen.

Haley, who pundits say could be a GOP vice presidential candidate, spoke about the political fighting in the Palmetto State.

First, he was dubbed the victor of the debate in SC.

On Tuesday, she said Trump represented “everything a governor doesn’t want in a president”.

Bush, running fourth in SC and behind Rubio, questioned Rubio’s level of experience after Rubio said Bush did not have foreign policy experience. “He repeats himself by violating the constitution”, Rubio said. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Ohio Gov. John Kasich continue to battle for a spot at the table, while retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson struggles for relevancy. Now in her second term at the statehouse, Haley is more popular with Republicans than she was four years ago.

The widely reported news of her decision provided a jolt of sort to the campaign, which has been most notable for relentless candidate sniping and bashing – mostly between Trump and Texas Sen.

While he had kind words for Gov. Haley, he had harsh ones for President Obama.

Suddenly backed by Haley, Rubio continued his assault against Cruz’s campaign tactics.