- South Carolina’s Republican main is on Saturday, February 24.
- Nikki Haley, considered one of two remaining main GOP candidates, grew up there and ruled the state.
- However, 63% of native GOP voters stated they’d choose Trump over the South Carolinian candidate.
Almost two-thirds of possible Republican main voters in South Carolina stated in a latest ballot they like former President Donald Trump because the presidential nominee over former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, regardless of it being her dwelling state.
The ballot, taken between February 15-18 and revealed Monday by Suffolk College in partnership with USA At present, discovered that 63% of respondents help Trump in his bid for reelection over the previous governor of the state, Haley. In whole, solely 35% of respondents stated they supported the native Clemson College graduate.
The survey’s outcomes loosely mirror the state of the race to acquire the Republican Celebration’s nomination, the place Trump possesses an enormous benefit. In keeping with a mean of nationwide polling from FiveThirtyEight, the previous chief govt has round a 61 share level lead over Haley.
South Carolina’s main on Saturday comes simply over two weeks after Haley misplaced the Nevada Republican main to “None of These Candidates” and Trump took the entire state’s delegates by way of the GOP’s caucus. Previous to Nevada, Haley completed 11 share factors behind Trump in New Hampshire and in third place — greater than 30 share factors behind him — in Iowa.
Haley is scheduled to offer a “state of the race” speech at her alma mater on Monday at midday ET, 4 days earlier than South Carolina’s main. Forward of the handle, she told the AP she plans on staying within the race no less than by way of Tremendous Tuesday.
The Suffolk College/USA At present ballot additionally discovered that when respondents had been requested what they thought was the “most essential challenge going through the nation at this time,” the commonest choice chosen was “immigration and safety,” bringing in simply over 42% help.
A bipartisan Senate group not too long ago unveiled a invoice designed to deal with each international support and immigration reform, although congressional Republicans killed it on the behest of Trump.
