However, state surveys of SC, which hosts its Republican primary on Saturday, have shown little erosion of Trump’s commanding lead in the days since the debate.
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Haley said that when candidates come into a state and “go against governors“, it is “everything governors don’t want in a president”. Marco Rubio on Tuesday in his latest ad, comparing the Florida senator’s comments on immigration to very similar statements by President Barack Obama. By backing Rubio, Haley throws her support to the establishment-friendly candidate who appears best positioned to contend with Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has leapfrogged past The Donald in a new poll.
Bush’s family, which includes two former presidents, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, has deep ties in SC.
“1% in Nevada!” Trump tweeted on Wednesday.
A person close to the Republican governor with direct knowledge of her decision told The Associated Press she will endorse Rubio at his event Wednesday night in Lexington County. “That’s the definition of it”, Rubio said Sunday in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash.
Haley’s endorsement was a major setback for Bush in particular, who told NBC News on Monday that “she is the probably the most meaningful endorsement” if there is one in the state.
“I am pro-life and I do not support taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood as long as they are performing abortions”, Trump said in a statement. Since declaring his bid for the GOP nomination, the former Florida governor has struggled to deal with his brother’s complicated political legacy, including his handling of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
National polls reflect name recognition, support, and momentum. Indeed, while 65 percent of South Carolina’s voters identified as evangelical in 2012, they are also diverse in age, income, and perhaps most crucially, devotion to their faith.
Haley is expected to help portray Rubio’s continued viability as a candidate beyond the primary process and into the November election versus a likely showdown with Democrat Hillary Clinton.
“I’ve been saying for a while now that Ted unfortunately has proved that he is willing to say or (do) anything to get elected”, Rubio said.
The highest candidate scores on this scale: Rubio (70 percent can see themselves supporting him), Cruz (65 percent), Carson (62 percent), Trump (56 percent), Kasich (49 percent) and Bush (46 percent).
They are unlikley to be the largest block of voters in SC either. It’s all finished. I should stop campaigning, maybe, huh?
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“There’s no quit in him”, Spencer said of Bush. Trump also leads by double digits in recent polling in SC, the next state to vote.
