US Presidential Elections: Here's how Trump won in South Carolina and what it could mean for his chances in November
US Presidential Elections 2024: Donald Trump won over South Carolina Republicans as the candidate who voters believe can win in November, keep the country safe and has the mental capability to be president. Trump cruised to victory in the South Carolina primary with the support of an almost unwavering base of loyal voters. AP VoteCast found that Republicans in the state are broadly aligned with Trumps’s goals: Many question the value of supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia; overwhelming majorities see immigrants as hurting the U.S.
and suspect that there are nefarious political motives behind Trump’s multiple criminal indictments. Even in her home state of South Carolina, where she was once governor, Nikki Haley appeared to have little chance against Trump. Only about half of GOP voters had a favorable view of her, whereas about 7 in 10 had a positive view of Trump.
About 6 in 10 South Carolina voters consider themselves supporters of the “Make America Great Again" movement, a Trump slogan that helped catapult him to the White House in 2016. About 9 in 10 Trump voters said they were driven by their support for him, not by objections to his opponent. Haley’s voters were much more divided: About 6 in 10 were motivated by supporting her, but about 4 in 10 turned out to oppose Trump. AP VoteCast is a survey of more than 2,400 voters taking part in Saturday’s Republican primary in South Carolina, conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago.
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