Trump poised to complete MAGA takeover of GOP in Haley’s home state of South Carolina
By
Mabinty Quarshie
February 24, 2024 7:00 am
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina — Former President Donald Trump is banking on a “gigantic” victory Saturday that would mark his fifth straight primary win and show of force that Trumpism has taken over the GOP.
Trump has defied the odds, facing 91 criminal charges but never trailing the GOP presidential field that at one point had a dozen challengers seeking to be the Republican nominee. A win Saturday over his last major competitor, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, would come with added symbolism of snuffing her out in her home state of South Carolina.
Haley is a two-term former South Carolina governor who swept into office riding the tea party wave and then went on to join Trump’s Cabinet. She’s gone all in for her home state with campaign events, blanketing the airwaves following losses in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
According to figures from AdImpact, Haley and her supporters spent $14 million in advertising in her home state, compared to the Trump campaign’s paltry $1.2 million in advertising.
Yet Trump, who is spending Saturday afternoon outside of Washington, D.C., speaking at CPAC, leads Haley 61.8% to 36.5% in the Palmetto State, according to a RealClearPolitics poll average.
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