Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign is betting that Tuesday’s endorsement from the Koch network — the largest conservative grassroots coalition — will fuel a surge in support for the former ambassador to the United Nations in key early states, allowing her to outflank Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Americans for Prosperity Action has committed to deploying “thousands” of activists and grassroots leaders “to knock on doors and turn out people to vote,” and will also launch “extensive mail, digital, and TV campaigns to supplement the on-the-ground efforts,” according to Haley’s campaign. …

The endorsement from Americans for Prosperity Action, Haley’s campaign argued, is “significant” due to its “unmatched grassroots army and resources.”

[I like AFP, but they haven’t been ‘grassroots’ since the Tea Party fizzled in Obama’s second term. They have a good network of mainly commerce-focused projects and training programs, along with a PAC that almost entirely embraces a libertarian view of economics — one at odds with Haley’s vision at times. AFP is likely backing her as a brace against the genuine grassroots candidacies of DeSantis and Trump, plus DeSantis has built his own grassroots voter-turnout org. — Ed]