As Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley continue their increasingly heated battle over who will become the top alternative 2024 presidential candidate behind former President Donald Trump, a super PAC backing the Florida governor is out with a new advertisement that criticizes Haley over her ties to a Chinese company.
Pro-Ron DeSantis group Never Back Down is up with spot this a.m. in IA and NH markets, as well as nationally -- pic.twitter.com/bgRUoc77eT "Every governor running for president tried to recruit Chinese businesses to their state. Nikki Haley did it 10 years ago. Ron DeSantis is aggressively recruiting Chinese companies now," her campaign said."The facts are clear. DeSantis is lying about his record because he's losing. That's sad.”
Never Back Down, in lockstep with DeSantis, has increased its attacks against Haley as her poll numbers have started to rival DeSantis in recent months. A new Iowa poll from the Des Moines Register, NBC News, and Mediacom released on Monday showed the two candidates tied in second place at 16%, far below Trump, who pulled in 43% of support from Republican caucusgoers. However, in national polling averages, DeSantis leads Haley 12.6% to 8.3%.