Several campaigns are placing a huge emphasis on South Carolina, where the Republican primary is traditionally the last chance for many White House hopefuls to break through before Super Tuesday.
In all but one primary since 1980, the Republican winner in South Carolina has gone on to be the party’s nominee.
“In a split vote like this, you can’t help but think that Donald Trump has the natural advantage over everybody else because he just has to win one more vote than second place,” said Dave Wilson, a conservative political strategist in the state. Haley, meanwhile, drew praise from Irene Gatton, a 78-year-old retired nurse, as “very down to earth” and “intelligent.”
Speaking at the “Faith & Freedom BBQ” last week in South Carolina’s Upstate region — invited to speak not as a White House hopeful but as a sitting home state senator — Scott said his campaign was “focusing on restoring hope, creating opportunity and protecting the America we all love.” He said that includes supporting law enforcement, finishing the U.S.-Mexico border wall and giving parents more choices in their children’s education.
Haley didn’t appear at the barbecue but instead packed an earlier event in Indian Land, a small community near Charlotte, North Carolina. She seemed to be in an especially good mood as she spoke, buoyed by her first debate performance, in which she sharply criticized rival Vivek Ramaswamy on foreign policy and pointedly noted on an otherwise all-male stage that “if you want something done, ask a woman.
During their overlapping years as Republican officeholders in South Carolina, Haley and Scott largely appealed to many of the same voters. They’ve both won every statewide race in which they’ve competed, although Scott has not ever faced significant Democratic opposition in the state, which hasn’t elected a Democrat statewide in almost two decades.
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