Nikki Haley endorses Mitt Romney

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley endorsed Mitt Romney on Friday morning during a segment of "Fox and Friends."

"Today is the day that I'm throwing all of my support behind Mitt Romney for president," Haley said, speaking from South Carolina, The New York Times reported. "What I wanted was someone who knew what it was like to turn broken companies around."

Haley was elected in South Carolina with the support of the Tea Party movement, and her endorsement was sought by all of the Republican candidates, except for Ron Paul, who she said had never called her office to ask, The Times reported.

"Now more than ever, we need someone who had the leadership to deal with a broken Washington," Haley said.

Haley backed Romney in the 2008 presidential campaign, when she was in the state legislature, and Romney returned the favor by backing her in her bid for governor in 2010, the Washington Post reported.

According to the LA Times, there's a good chance that Haley's name will be in the running for vice president if Romney receives the GOP nomination.

According to the Washington Post, Romney is trailing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in South Carolina by about 20 points, so Haley's endorsement comes at a good time for Romney. 

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