Former President Donald Trump has a more than 60-point lead over presidential candidate Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, according to the latest Morning Consult poll.
investigation, released Ahead of the South Carolina primary, Trump was found to be leading the Republican race with an overwhelming 81% of support. Haley was 63 points behind, with just 18% approval rating. The remaining 2 his percent said another person. Morning Consult said Trump’s commanding lead is “just shy of the record 66-point lead he reached last week, as Trump’s only remaining challenger fails to gain support nationally.” is analyzed.
Additionally, the poll shows that 80% of likely Republican voters view Mr. Trump favorably, while only 43% view Ms. Haley favorably.
The overall survey was conducted February 17-19, 2024 among 3,854 potential Republican primary voters.
The results come as Haley continues to make it clear she intends to remain in the race beyond South Carolina, despite polling below average.
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busy Haley told a crowd in Greenville, South Carolina, on Tuesday, just days before the state’s primary, that it was “political elites,” not the American people, who wanted her out of the race.
“Some of you, maybe some of you in the media, came here today to see if I’m withdrawing from the race,” Haley said, adding, “Well, I’m not. ” he added.
“That’s not true at all. I’m here to tell you why I’m running for president, because we have a country to save,” she said, adding, “South Carolina will vote on Saturday. But I will vote on Sunday.” He’s still running for president. ”
Haley also likened herself to the great David of the Bible during her speech, telling the audience: I have never taken the easy path. I was the underdog in every race…I was always David fighting Goliath. ”
“And like David, I’m not just fighting someone bigger than me. I’m fighting for something bigger than myself,” she added.
Her former rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, weighed Speaking about the state of the race, he said it was strange that Haley was so openly relying on non-conservative voters for support in a state with an upcoming primary.
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“Trying to appeal to people who are not part of the primary support base, I didn’t understand that,” the governor said.
“After the Iowa election, it was clear that she did not have support among Republicans, and I have never seen anyone win the Republican nomination by focusing on non-Republican voters. That’s not going to work,” he continued, predicting Saturday’s outcome.
“There’s no question that South Carolina is a big win for Donald Trump because he’s appealing to the core of the Republican Party in a way that Nikki Haley doesn’t or won’t.” said.
