Washington — CBS Information tasks that former President Donald Trump will win the South Carolina GOP main, defeating former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in her house state. Haley, nonetheless, had vowed to press ahead within the GOP nomination contest regardless of the final result.
A house-state benefit didn’t translate right into a lead within the polls for the previous governor of South Carolina, who has argued that Trump faces an electability downside, given his authorized troubles, and surrounds himself with chaos. Practically two-thirds of seemingly GOP main voters stated in a latest CBS Information ballot earlier than the first that they might vote for Trump, with Haley trailing by double digits.
“This was…an excellent larger win than we anticipated,” Trump stated in a victory speech Saturday evening in Columbia, South Carolina, after polls closed. “…I’ve by no means seen the Republican social gathering so unified as it’s proper now.”
In her personal speech Saturday evening in Charleston, South Carolina, Haley congratulated Trump on his victory, however advised supporters she’s going to stay within the race regardless of the loss.
“I stated earlier this week, it doesn’t matter what occurs in South Carolina, I’d proceed to run for president,” Haley stated. “I am a lady of my phrase…We’re headed to Michigan tomorrow. And we’re headed to the Tremendous Tuesday states all through all of subsequent week.”
Trump wins 2024 South Carolina Republican main
With 63% of anticipated votes in, Trump was main Haley by a margin of 60% to 38%. Listed below are the most recent reside outcomes.
A variety of South Carolina politicians, whose careers had been as soon as helped by Haley’s help, had been backing Trump. The previous president additionally benefited from the state’s conservative evangelical voter base.
Nonetheless, Haley predicted it will be a “shut” and “aggressive” race and has vowed to remain within the competitors for the lengthy haul, framing it as a race between David and Goliath.
“Dropping out could be the straightforward route,” she stated Tuesday in a significant speech in Greenville, South Carolina, asserting she had no plans to finish her marketing campaign. “I have been the underdog in each race I’ve ever run. I’ve all the time been David taking up Goliath. And like David, I am not simply combating somebody larger than me. I am combating for one thing larger than myself.”
Within the days main as much as the first, Haley intensified her criticism of Trump, accusing him of emboldening Russian President Vladimir Putin after the previous president stated he would encourage Russia to do “regardless of the hell they need” to any NATO nation that does not meet protection spending obligations.
“What he simply did was put all of our allies at risk and each navy service one who’s serving,” she stated Monday in Camden, South Carolina. “I do not know why he retains getting weak within the knees in terms of Russia.”
She has additionally accused Trump of attempting to “take” the 2024 election by endorsing his daughter-in-law to function co-chair of the Republican Nationwide Committee.
In Tuesday’s speech, Haley known as Trump “unstable and unhinged,” stated he is “getting meaner and extra offensive” and is “taking out his anger on others.”
Trump returned the jabs.
His marketing campaign characterised Haley as a “wailing loser hell-bent on an alternate actuality.” Whereas campaigning within the state earlier this month, Trump mocked Haley over the absence of her husband, who’s deployed with the South Carolina Military Nationwide Guard in Africa.
When is the 2024 South Carolina Republican main?
South Carolina’s Republican main was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24. It follows the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire main, which had been each held in January, and Nevada’s main and caucuses earlier this month.
Democrats held their main in South Carolina on Feb. 3, and President Biden defeated two long-shot candidates.
The dates had been every determined by the political events.
When did polls shut for the South Carolina main?
Polls had been open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET. Voters who had been in line when polls closed at 7 p.m. can be allowed to forged their ballots.
Voters can discover their polling place right here.
How had been Haley and Trump polling in South Carolina earlier than the 2024 main?
Earlier than Saturday, Trump held an enormous benefit over Haley, who served as South Carolina governor from 2011 to 2017 earlier than becoming a member of the Trump administration, in keeping with the most recent CBS Information polling, with over than double the help Haley had amongst seemingly GOP main voters, 65%-30%. Three-quarters of voters stated it made “no distinction” that Haley is from South Carolina in figuring out whether or not they would vote for her.
Polling earlier than the first additionally confirmed that her arguments in opposition to Trump weren’t resonating. A majority of voters did not see Trump’s authorized fights as a purpose to again Haley and noticed her criticism of his psychological health as unfair.
What is the present Republican delegate rely?
Heading into the South Carolina main, Trump had an estimated 63 delegates, in comparison with Haley’s 17 delegates. Fifty delegates had been up for grabs in South Carolina.
Listed below are the state-by-state outcomes because the Republican nomination contest unfolds.
— Nidia Cavazos and Olivia Rinaldi contributed to this report.
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