Some said Haley's big donors were the reason she remained in the race, while others said she's waiting for Trump to be forced out of the election. (Getty Images)
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Several people said funding from big donors has kept her in the race. Since the start of the primaries, the largest Haley-aligned super PAC has received donations from Wall Street megadonors, big names like billionaire Charles Koch’s political network, Americans for Prosperity Action and even a top Democratic donor, Reid Hoffman.
"She’s getting funded by the other side. That's what they do." George said. "If they can't win their side, they will fund somebody else's side just to try to get her in."
But Dan said he had "no idea why there would be any money behind her whatsoever."
"She’s got no path to victory," he continued.
Theresa said: "She's just been encouraged by a lot of the anti-Trump people to stay in. It just hurts the party, I think."
Some said Haley was only staying in the race to swoop in as the nominee if Trump, for some reason, becomes ineligible amid his ongoing legal battles. Trump is fighting four separate lawsuits and dozens of felony charges while seeking to lock up the Republican presidential nomination.
Over the past week, Trump earned over 40% more votes than Haley in Michigan and beat her by 20% in South Carolina, her home state. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
"I think she's just staying in hopes that something happens with Trump," Scott told Fox News. "Whether it's legal issues or something that's going to knock him out."
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Similarly, Pete said the only reason she refuses to drop out is because "we don't really know what's going to happen with Trump."
"I like Trump," he said. "Will he be there? I hope he's there in the end, but I can't guarantee he will be."
But Josh said Haley's effort "seems pointless."
"It seems like an inevitable match-up between Trump and Biden again at this point," he told Fox News, "which I don't really think anyone wants. So it’s surprising that that continues to happen."
Teny Sahakian is an Associate Producer/Writer for Fox News. Follow Teny on Twitter at @tenysahakian.
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