Haley criticizes GOP priorities as Trump closes in on nomination

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Trump leads Haley nationwide by more than 64 percentage points, according to a RealClearPolitics polling average. _____
49% : "I get why Republicans are leaving the Republican Party, because we were just always about small government and freedom: economic freedom, personal freedom," Haley told reporters in Washington Friday morning.
48% : She raised about $12 million in February, even after losing to Trump in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to her campaign.
38% : Despite her efforts to keep her campaign going, the former U.N. ambassador under Trump is losing financial support from some of her biggest donors.
37% : By Margaret Collins and Skylar Woodhouse, Bloomberg News The Tribune Content Agency Nikki Haley lamented the direction of the Republican Party - claiming it has abandoned its core principles of small government and free markets - with rival Donald Trump on the cusp of clinching the nomination.
31% : Haley's bid has served as a haven for Republicans looking for an alternative to Trump, who has been the Republican frontrunner throughout the primary despite his ongoing legal woes.
20% : Trump sweep Trump has swept all of the primary and caucus contests so far, including the South Carolina primary last Saturday where Haley suffered a 20 percentage-point loss in the state where she served two terms as governor.
18% : " Haley represents a dying brand of Republicanism focused on lowering government spending and promoting free trade and hawkish foreign policies - philosophies that have largely been abandoned by Trump and his wing of the party.

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