With just three days left for her crucial run-off for the Republican governor’s nomination from South Carolina, American-Indian aspirant Nikki Haley received a major boost in her electoral prospects with a endorsement by the blogger who had alleged to have affair with her.
Her campaign received a further boost on Friday as the former Massachusetts governor and top Republican leader Mitt Romney campaigned in her favour.
She also received $42,000 for election campaign before the run-off, media reports said.
Ms Haley, a first-generation Indian-American who was raised as a Sikh, but converted to Methodism when she was 24, faces Congressman Gresham Barrett in the run-off on June 22.
She led in the primary last week with 49.5 per cent of the vote, coming to within a hair’s breadth short of winning the nomination outright.The Washington Post on Saturday said she is favoured to win the runoff on Tuesday despite attempts by detractors this week to question her Christianity.
“I think the 49 and a half per cent figure that Nikki Haley garnered is a pretty clear indication that the people of South Carolina want to focus on the key issues,” Mr Romney said on Friday. —PTI