Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will have to prove there is a “potential new path to victory” over Donald Trump before receiving more donations from billionaire Reid Hoffman, an adviser to the Democratic mega-donor told The Post on Thursday.
“Before the primary, we made an investment in Governor Haley because we saw that her performance in New Hampshire could give her a path to defeating Donald Trump,” explained Hoffman’s political philanthropy advisor, Dmitri Mehlhorn.
Mehlhorn added that before Haley’s 11-point loss in the Granite State contest, he believed the 52-year-old needed to win New Hampshire to become the Republican nominee.
“It is still possible that Governor Haley could persuade voters that Trump is no longer stable and cannot carry their flag in the fall campaign,” he said. “However, before recommending another investment at this late stage in the process, I would need to see a potential new path to victory, given that she did not win in New Hampshire.”
In December, Hoffman contributed $250,000 to SFA Fund Inc., a pro-Haley super PAC that has spent more than $42 million supporting the former U.S. ambassador’s bid for the United Nations White House.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will have to demonstrate a “potential new path to victory” over Donald Trump before receiving more donations from billionaire Reid Hoffman, sources say. Richard Ellis/UPI/Shutterstock
Hoffman, who is typically aligned with Democratic causes and candidates, also invested nearly $760,000 last year in the Biden Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by the president’s re-election campaign, federal records show.
“If it becomes clear that the Republican Party has decided to nominate Trump, we have no choice but to focus our attention on defeating Trump in the general election,” Mehlhorn said, explaining that he and Hoffman are “venture investors and we make investment decisions with that framework.”
Hoffman has been a fierce critic of the 45th president and has said that he, as a donor, has prioritized “supporting America against the threat of Trump” over the years.
Hoffman invested nearly $760,000 last year in the Biden Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by the president’s re-election campaign, federal records show. Getty Images for WIRED Hoffman contributed $250,000 to SFA Fund Inc., a pro-Haley super PAC that has spent more than $42 million supporting the former U.S. ambassador’s bid for the United Nations White House. ERIK S MENOR/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
A nonprofit organization primarily backed by Hoffman, American Future Republic, also funded E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit alleging that the former president raped her.
Hoffman defended his funding of Carroll’s lawsuit on LinkedIn after increased media attention, saying he was committed to “protecting the rule of law from the threat posed by Donald Trump’s scorched-earth legal methods.”
Trump, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and many other Republican officials have called on Haley to end her presidential campaign in light of her performance in New Hampshire and her dismal polls in her home state of South Carolina. arguing that the party needs to unite around the 77-year-old former president.
“Before the primary, we made an investment in Governor Haley because we saw that her performance in New Hampshire could give her a path to defeating Donald Trump,” explained Hoffman’s political philanthropy adviser, Dmitri Mehlhorn (not seen). Fake images for WIRED25
Trump leads Haley in the Palmetto State by more than 30 points, according to a RealClearPolitics poll average.
The state will hold its primary on February 24, after the Nevada Republican caucus on February 8, where Haley’s name is not on the ballot and Trump can win the 26 delegates at stake.
Additional information from Diana Glebova
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