The affair allegations against Republican candidate Nikki Haley first arose in 2010 during her South Carolina gubernatorial race.
Since then, the unproven details have circulated the internet, often used as ammunition by her political adversaries.
The first claim was made by political blogger Will Folks via a May 24blog postthat is still up today.
Excerpts from Folks' blog post read: “The truth in this case is what it is.
Several years ago, prior to my marriage, I had an inappropriate physical relationship with Nikki.
Marchant was a political lobbyist who worked for Nikki’s rival, Andre Bauer.
However, the candidate denied the allegations and offered to take a polygraph test.
Larry Marchant also opted to take a polygraph test.
However, Marchant’s results were inconclusive.
We were both staying at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown.
I left her room at approximately 6:00 am” (viaFitsNews).
She called the claims sad, false, and an attempt to misdirect attention from her campaign.
Nikki’s team also pointed out that the allegations only came out after her ratings increased.
Nikki’s team additionally noted that there was no proof beyond the affidavits.
Eventually, Nikki won the 2010 elections and became the governor of South Carolina.
