don t believe a thing nikki haley says. she doesn t. reporter: and falsely tying her to big name democrats. just like hillary clinton, nikki haley shouldn t be president. reporter: has trump been the beneficiary of this back and forth between haley and desantis? i think he s been the beneficiary at some point because obviously the former president has gone after governor desantis a lot, spent millions against him. he s called him names. and now the same thing with nikki haley as well. reporter: this christian leader endorsed sdaegaens desan said it is a delicate dance in how to confront the former president. you want the trump voter to come to you, so you can t alienate them. reporter: haley is closing strong raising $24 million in the final quarter of last year. more than double her previous quarter. i ve decided we need a governor as a republican nominee. reporter: doug stout is still torn between desantis and haley. it is bad that it has