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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has issued a cease-and-desist letter to a political action committee using her name to support Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential bid. The group, "Haley Voters for Harris," formerly known as "Haley Voters for Biden," aims to encourage Haley's primary supporters to back Harris in the upcoming election. Haley's campaign strongly denounced the group's tactics. "Kamala Harris and I are total opposites on every issue. Any attempt to use my name to support her or her agenda is deceptive and wrong," Haleystated,she emphasized on the endorsement of Donald Trump.
The PAC, officially PIVOTPAC, has raised nearly $400,000 in the past year, primarily from anti-Trump organizations. Its first major expenditure came on March 6, 2024, coinciding with Haley's withdrawal from the presidential race.
Craig Snyder, director of Haley Voters for Harris, defended the group's name to NPR, calling it "a factual statement of the way a lot of people feel and the way a lot of people intend to vote in November."
The cease-and-desist letter, penned by attorney Michael G. Adams, demands the group stop using Haley's "name, image or likeness that implies her support for the election of Kamala Harris as President of the United States."
In response, the PAC released a statement asserting their right to engage voters, saying, "Our rights to encourage them to vote for Vice President Harris – who in our view is the clear better choice for the country – will not be suppressed."
The situation highlights the complexities of the 2024 election landscape. Haley, once a vocal Trump critic, has now thrown her fullmsupport behind him. At the Republican National Convention, she urged her delegates to back Trump, stating, "He understands we need to make America strong, safe, and prosperous."
Meanwhile, President Biden's unprecedented decision to exit the race and endorse Harris has reshaped the political battlefield. Some Republicans who supported Haley in the primaries now face a difficult choice.
As of July 24, 2024, the Haley Voters for Harris group boasts nearly 7,000 followers on social media platform X. They maintain that they "do not and never claimed to speak for Nikki Haley" but are reaching out to "a subset of Haley voters who will vote their consciences."
The PAC, officially PIVOTPAC, has raised nearly $400,000 in the past year, primarily from anti-Trump organizations. Its first major expenditure came on March 6, 2024, coinciding with Haley's withdrawal from the presidential race.
Craig Snyder, director of Haley Voters for Harris, defended the group's name to NPR, calling it "a factual statement of the way a lot of people feel and the way a lot of people intend to vote in November."
The cease-and-desist letter, penned by attorney Michael G. Adams, demands the group stop using Haley's "name, image or likeness that implies her support for the election of Kamala Harris as President of the United States."
In response, the PAC released a statement asserting their right to engage voters, saying, "Our rights to encourage them to vote for Vice President Harris – who in our view is the clear better choice for the country – will not be suppressed."
The situation highlights the complexities of the 2024 election landscape. Haley, once a vocal Trump critic, has now thrown her fullmsupport behind him. At the Republican National Convention, she urged her delegates to back Trump, stating, "He understands we need to make America strong, safe, and prosperous."
Meanwhile, President Biden's unprecedented decision to exit the race and endorse Harris has reshaped the political battlefield. Some Republicans who supported Haley in the primaries now face a difficult choice.
As of July 24, 2024, the Haley Voters for Harris group boasts nearly 7,000 followers on social media platform X. They maintain that they "do not and never claimed to speak for Nikki Haley" but are reaching out to "a subset of Haley voters who will vote their consciences."
