{"id":3060,"date":"2024-02-01T16:15:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/haley-trails-trump-in-home-state-of-south-carolina-ahead-of-states-primary-election-poll\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T16:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:15:26","slug":"haley-trails-trump-in-home-state-of-south-carolina-ahead-of-states-primary-election-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/haley-trails-trump-in-home-state-of-south-carolina-ahead-of-states-primary-election-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Haley trails Trump in home state of South Carolina ahead of state’s primary election: poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley<\/a> continues to trail former President Donald Trump by a wide margin in her home state of South Carolina ahead of the state’s GOP presidential primary later this month, according to a new survey.<\/p>\n

Trump, who won South Carolina’s first in the south 2016 Republican presidential primary and who carried the Palmetto State in both the 2016 and 2020 general elections, holds a commanding 22-point lead over Haley, who served as governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, according to the findings of a Monmouth University-Washington Post poll<\/a> released Thursday.<\/p>\n

Of the potential Republican primary voters who were surveyed, 58% said they currently support Trump<\/a>, compared to 32% who said the same for Haley.<\/p>\n

Ever since the presidential contest became a two-person race, both Trump and Haley have witnessed an uptick in support. A similar Monmouth University poll released in September showed Trump with 46% support and Haley with 18% support among South Carolina Republicans.<\/p>\n

BIDEN TOPS TRUMP IN NEW POLL, BUT LEAD SHRINKS AGAINST THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In all age groups, the survey revealed that Trump leads Haley with a majority of support among both men and women.<\/p>\n

Those who were surveyed also believe Trump has a greater chance of defeating President Biden in November. Forty-two percent said they believe Trump could definitely beat Biden in the general election<\/a>, while 29% said he probably could. Only 21% of South Carolina Republicans said Haley could definitely beat Biden, with another 42% saying she probably could.<\/p>\n

Trump’s legal woes are also not a concern among Republicans in the state<\/a>, with 60% saying they believe the Republican Party should keep Trump on the ticket if he wins the nomination but is convicted of a crime related to the 2020 election. Similarly, 62% said they would still cast a general election ballot for Trump in that situation, while only 17% said they would vote for Biden.<\/p>\n

Trump made history last year as the first former or current president to be indicted for a crime<\/a>, but his four indictments, including charges he tried to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, have only fueled his support among Republican voters.<\/p>\n

Haley, pointing to the former president’s legal troubles and the overll “chaos” tht she says surrounds him, has repeatedly said that she would be a stronger general election candidate for the GOP to take on Biden<\/p>\n

“Trump\u2019s electability is a concern for some primary voters. It\u2019s just that this group is nowhere near large enough to put Haley in striking distance of the front-runner,” Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

HALEY EXPECTS TO HAUL IN $1.5 MILLION AT WALL STREET FUNDRAISERS TO FUEL GOP PRESIDENTIAL BID AGAINST TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The poll also showed Trump, who won both the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire Republican primary elections<\/a> by double digits, <\/a>with greater support from South Carolina voters on a number of issues, including the economy and foreign policy.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Trump holds a slight advantage, 35% to 26%, over Haley when it comes to being trusted to handle abortion policy<\/a>. Thirty-three percent said they trust both candidates equally on the issue.<\/p>\n

The new poll, conducted Jan. 26-30, is the first public opinion survey in the state’s GOP primary in nearly a month. And it’s topline number follows two private polls conducted over the past week that also indicated Trump with a formidable double-digit lead.<\/p>\n

Haley has said a couple of times in recent days that she doesn’t need to win her home state’s GOP primary, but just improve on her 43% showing in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

And she remains optimistic.<\/p>\n

“We had 1,500 people in Greenville, a 1,000 people in Charleston, 800 in Conway. We\u2019re having big crowds. Now we\u2019re working it. I\u2019ve got a 76% approval rating there. They know I was a good governor. Now we\u2019re going to show them I\u2019m going to be a good president,” she said in a “Fox and Friends” interview on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Haley has also enjoyed a surge in small-dollar and big donor fundraising in the week since the New Hampshire primary.<\/p>\n

And earlier this week, Fox News confirmed that Betsy Ankey, Haley’s campaign manager, made the case for the former governor’s candidacy to a network of Republican mega-donors known as the American Opportunity Alliance.<\/p>\n

Susie Wiles, a top adviser on the Trump campaign, also attended the event in an attempt to woo donors. Trump, who has had a stormy relationship over the years with some in the GOP donor class, has been making a concerted effort this cycle to mend fences and court top-dollar contributors.<\/p>\n

“I think they’re running a much more sophisticated campaign this year than ever before,” a major GOP bundler, who asked to remain anonymous, told Fox News recently. “And so, as part of that, they’re looking to consolidate Republican support, both politically and financially.”<\/p>\n

The South Carolina<\/a> Republican presidential primary election is slated to take place on Feb. 24, 2024.<\/p>\n

Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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