Nikki Haley campaigners endorse Harris as GOP former governor backs Trump

• Several former state campaign committee members on Nikki Haley's failed presidential campaign endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris over GOP nominee Donald Trump.
• They include former members of Haley's Michigan, Iowa and Vermont campaign teams.
• The former governor and ambassador to the United Nations under Trump was his last high-profile challenger in the 2024 Republican primary but ultimately endorsed him.

Several former state campaign committee members on Nikki Haley's failed presidential bid have endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, publicly breaking with Haley, who is backing GOP nominee Donald Trump.

"This year the election may well be decided by independents and former Haley supporters," wrote Tom Evslin, who co-chaired Haley's Vermont state leadership team, in an op-ed Wednesday for the Vermont Daily Chronicle.

Evslin, who voted against then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and against Trump in 2020, wrote that he "will be happy to vote FOR Harris if she consistently articulates a strong foreign policy."

The same day, two former members of Haley's Michigan state leadership team also urged Republicans to support the Democratic ticket of Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

"As Republicans, we believe character and integrity matter," business consultant Jimmy Greene and communications expert Bill Nowling wrote in a joint op-ed for the Michigan Chronicle. "That's why we proudly supported Ambassador Nikki Haley for president and were part of her Michigan Leadership Team."

Nowling is also a co-chair of the group Republicans for Harris, which includes Republican former Reps. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Denver Riggleman of Virginia.

"We believed in her positive vision for the future of the