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“I don’t think she’s going to get a lot of Democrats to participate,” one Democratic strategist said.

Since the South Carolina Republican Party introduced the state's "First in the South" presidential primary in 1980, the race has often positioned one GOP contender as the unquestioned front-runner moving into later primaries. In 2024, South Carolina could once again prove decisive in the Republican presidential primary, albeit as a potential final nail in the coffin. Heading into Saturday's contest, former President Donald Trump holds a dominant position in the GOP race ove...

Since the South Carolina Republican Party introduced the state's "First in the South" presidential primary in 1980, the race has often positioned one GOP contender as the unquestioned front-runner moving into later primaries. In 2024, South Carolina could once again prove decisive in the Republican presidential primary, albeit as a potential final nail in the coffin. Heading into Saturday's contest, former President Donald Trump holds a dominant position in the GOP race ove...

Nikki Haley could use crossover support in her fight against Donald Trump, but she has alienated the Black voters who are central to the state’s Democratic voting base.

It appeared to be Nikki Haley’s most diverse audience yet. More than two dozen people in a crowd of about 150, gathered this month at an outdoor space in Gilbert, South Carolina, just 30 minutes from the South Carolina capital, were Black. They seemed enthusiastic, sporting the hot pink feather boas and cowboy hats handed out by the campaign’s “Women for Nikki” coalition. But less than a half-hour into the rally, the Black audience members revealed themselves as prote...

Nikki Haley allies, facing daunting odds, place last bets on Super Tuesday

“Donald Trump is a pretend patriot. He only cares about himself," said Robert Schwartz, Primary Pivot co-founder.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- As former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley pushes to close the gap between her and former President Donald Trump in her home state’s Republican primary, a new poll shows she’ll need a little more help. Less than a week until the first-in-the-south primary, a survey from Emerson College Polling/The Hill released Tuesday […]

Donald Tump maintains a big lead in the Republican polling.

Backers of Nikki Haley's quest for the Republican presidential nomination are pouring money into states that hold early March nominating contests in a bid to keep her candidacy alive, regulatory filings and pro-Haley political operatives said. Those efforts have ramped up in recent days and reflect a growing belief that Haley will not pull off an upset win in her home state of South Carolina, where former President Donald Trump holds a deep well of support. Six analysts and people support...