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group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), has not previously
supported candidates in presidential elections but said in the
memo the best thing for the country would be to have a president
in 2025 who "represents a new chapter."
The memo, addressed to AFP staff and activists by AFP Chief
Executive Emily Seidel, and published on the organization's
website, did not mention by name current U.S. President Joe
Biden or his predecessor Donald Trump but said that to "write a
new chapter ... we turn the page on the past."
"Here’s the hard truth as I see it," the memo said. "The
Republican Party is nominating bad candidates who are advocating
for things that go against core American principles. And the
American people are rejecting them.
"The Democratic Party increasingly sees this as a political
opportunity. And they’re responding with more and more extreme
policies ... This means the country is in a downward spiral,
with both parties reinforcing the bad behavior of the
other."
The group, which has promoted lower taxes, less regulation and
free trade, reiterated its presence in key states, saying that
"no-one is better positioned to engage and mobilize people
across those states."
Former president Trump is so far the only announced Republican
candidate, although former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
is expected to kick off her campaign for the nomination this
month.
(Reporting by Rahat Sandhu in Bengaluru; Editing by David
Holmes)
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