Daily Mail Online Article RatingNikki Haley has bet her 2024 bid on South Carolina. But much of her...
Dec 27, 2023 View Original Article
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| "Haley points to several accomplishments during her six years as governor, including bringing economic investment and jobs to the state, requiring companies to verify the employment eligibility of their workers, and supporting voter ID laws." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "Then the lieutenant governor, McMaster became the highest-ranking state official to endorse Trump in 2016." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
| "Trump would win the 2016 primary in South Carolina and eventually the presidency." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Lexington County, where McMaster endorsed Trump, is Haley´s adopted political home and the area she represented in the state legislature." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Her strategy is centered on a strong showing in next month´s Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary before much of the campaign´s focus shifts to South Carolina, where the Feb. 24 contest could be the last chance for anyone other than Trump to prove they can survive." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "But her home state has shifted closer to Trump in the near-decade since she last ran for state office, threatening her ability to tap into her local roots to notch the victory she has promised." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "John Reed, a businessman from upscale Hilton Head Island who donated to Haley´s 2010 campaign, backed Trump in 2016 and 2020." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "They know she has what it takes to win because they´ve seen her beat the odds before - not just once, but twice.But Trump changed Republican politics in South Carolina and nationally." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "I really don´t know if Donald Trump can win, said Wetzel, adding she had supported Trump in past contests." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "That complicated history is coming to the fore as Haley mounts a spirited effort to become the leading Republican alternative to Trump." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Trump tapped into thousands of low-frequency voters who have reshaped South Carolina politics." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Sen. Lindsey Graham, who ran against Trump, suggested he would destroy the Republican Party and openly questioned McMaster´s thinking over the 2016 endorsement, is now a close ally of the former president and is co-chairing Trump´s state campaign with McMaster.South Carolina's lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and three of its six Republican U.S. House members all back Trump." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "One thing I don´t think you can call Donald Trump is an insider." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "A home state primary loss has devastated previous campaigns, including Rubio, who dropped out of the 2016 primary after a blowout loss to Trump in Florida." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "GILBERT, S.C. (AP) - Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing Donald Trump for president." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "Burgess, who said he voted for neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and supported Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, said he had initially backed South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the 2024 GOP primary, but now sees Haley as the party´s best bet to defeat Trump." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "Trump drew an estimated 50,000 people to a sweltering Fourth of July rally in Pickens, South Carolina, in the strongly conservative Upstate region." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "It´s hard to take that lane from Donald Trump, considering the weaponization of the federal government that we´re seeing, said May, who has not endorsed a candidate in the presidential primary." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "But another person who supported Haley when she ran in 2010 now blames her for criticizing Trump in 2016, even though he supported her work as governor." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "He said he doesn´t see Trump the same way - even though Trump is now a former president running his third campaign for the White House." | Negative | -68% Liberal |
| "The event was in Lexington County, the adopted political home of then-Gov. Nikki Haley, who had repeatedly criticized Trump and endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio." | Negative | -92% Liberal |
| The only congressman to endorse Haley is Rep. Ralph Norman, a longtime ally.nn | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| The only congressman to endorse Haley is Rep. Ralph Norman, a longtime ally.nn | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| Haley points to several accomplishments during her six years as governor, including bringing economic investment and jobs to the state, requiring companies to verify the employment eligibility of their workers, and supporting voter ID laws. | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| Then the lieutenant governor, McMaster became the highest-ranking state official to endorse Trump in 2016. | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| Then the lieutenant governor, McMaster became the highest-ranking state official to endorse Trump in 2016. | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| Trump would win the 2016 primary in South Carolina and eventually the presidency. | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| After campaigning against him, Haley would accept his nomination as United Nations ambassador, making McMaster governor.nn | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| After campaigning against him, Haley would accept his nomination as United Nations ambassador, making McMaster governor.nn | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| Lexington County, where McMaster endorsed Trump, is Haleyu00b4s adopted political home and the area she represented in the state legislature. | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| Lexington County, where McMaster endorsed Trump, is Haleyu00b4s adopted political home and the area she represented in the state legislature. | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| After also being backed by Mitt Romney, whose 2008 White House run she had supported, Haley nearly won the GOP primary outright and was victorious in the runoff.nn | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| After also being backed by Mitt Romney, whose 2008 White House run she had supported, Haley nearly won the GOP primary outright and was victorious in the runoff.nn | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| Haley's presidential campaign points toward her previous popularity in South Carolina as a signal she will perform well when it comes time for her home state's voters to make their selection.nn | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| Haley, meanwhile, set a record for her campaign last month with 2,500 people along the stateu00b4s southern coast, known for its wealthier and more traditional conservative set.nn | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| She aligned with the "tea party" movement that arose during President Barack Obamau00b4s first term.nn | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "nnFILE - Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall, Dec. 18, 2023, in Nevada, Iowa. | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "nnState Rep. RJ May, a leader of the stateu00b4s House Freedom Caucus, argued Haley is now more of an establishment figure due to her service as governor and then United Nations ambassador.nn | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| Haley is betting her 2024 candidacy on winning South Carolina. | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| Haley is betting her 2024 candidacy on winning South Carolina. | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| But he is supporting Haley this time because he says she offers a contrast from Trumpu00b4s "divisive and disrespectful" tenor.nn | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "nnBut there are still people in South Carolina who have been waiting for Haley to run for the White House.nn | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| Now, she said sheu00b4s ready to vote for Haley, in part because she wants to see Republicans win in November.nn | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "nnMeg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAPnnFILE - Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall, Dec. 8, 2023, in Sioux City, Iowa. | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Lexington County is a microcosm of South Carolina," said Burgess, who teaches AP U.S. History at a local high school. | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| She was little known when she launched a bid for governor against three high-profile candidates - including McMaster - running on a message of fiscal responsibility and going after what she described as entrenched powers in Columbia. | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| Michael Burgess, who served as a vice chairman for the Lexington County GOP and described himself as a "never ever, ever Trumper," said he felt the areau00b4s shift toward populism in the years after Trumpu00b4s 2016 election.nn | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| Her strategy is centered on a strong showing in next monthu00b4s Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary before much of the campaignu00b4s focus shifts to South Carolina, where the Feb. 24 contest could be the last chance for anyone other than Trump to prove they can survive.nn | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| But the politics of Haley's home state have shifted far to the right since she was governor. | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| But the politics of Haley's home state have shifted far to the right since she was governor. | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| John Reed, a businessman from upscale Hilton Head Island who donated to Haleyu00b4s 2010 campaign, backed Trump in 2016 and 2020. | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| John Reed, a businessman from upscale Hilton Head Island who donated to Haleyu00b4s 2010 campaign, backed Trump in 2016 and 2020. | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "South Carolinians first elected Nikki when she was the anti-establishment, conservative candidate for governor," said Olivia Perez-Cubas. | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "They know she has what it takes to win because theyu00b4ve seen her beat the odds before - not just once, but twice."nnBut Trump changed Republican politics in South Carolina and nationally.nn | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| She's perhaps best remembered nationally for helping to persuade the Legislature to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds after a mass shooting in which a white gunman killed eight Black church members who were attending Bible study - although Haley had previously dismissed the need for the flag to come down.nn | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "I really donu00b4t know if Donald Trump can win," said Wetzel, adding she had supported Trump in past contests. | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "I really donu00b4t know if Donald Trump can win," said Wetzel, adding she had supported Trump in past contests. | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the 2020 Democratic race after losing several primaries in one day, including in her home state of Massachusetts.nn | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| That complicated history is coming to the fore as Haley mounts a spirited effort to become the leading Republican alternative to Trump. | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| That complicated history is coming to the fore as Haley mounts a spirited effort to become the leading Republican alternative to Trump. | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Trump tapped into thousands of low-frequency voters who have reshaped South Carolina politics. | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| Sen. Lindsey Graham, who ran against Trump, suggested he would destroy the Republican Party and openly questioned McMasteru00b4s thinking over the 2016 endorsement, is now a close ally of the former president and is co-chairing Trumpu00b4s state campaign with McMaster.nnSouth Carolina's lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and three of its six Republican U.S. House members all back Trump. | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| Sen. Lindsey Graham, who ran against Trump, suggested he would destroy the Republican Party and openly questioned McMasteru00b4s thinking over the 2016 endorsement, is now a close ally of the former president and is co-chairing Trumpu00b4s state campaign with McMaster.nnSouth Carolina's lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and three of its six Republican U.S. House members all back Trump. | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| Sen. Lindsey Graham, who ran against Trump, suggested he would destroy the Republican Party and openly questioned McMasteru00b4s thinking over the 2016 endorsement, is now a close ally of the former president and is co-chairing Trumpu00b4s state campaign with McMaster.nnSouth Carolina's lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and three of its six Republican U.S. House members all back Trump. | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| Sen. Lindsey Graham, who ran against Trump, suggested he would destroy the Republican Party and openly questioned McMasteru00b4s thinking over the 2016 endorsement, is now a close ally of the former president and is co-chairing Trumpu00b4s state campaign with McMaster.nnSouth Carolina's lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and three of its six Republican U.S. House members all back Trump. | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "One thing I donu00b4t think you can call Donald Trump is an insider. | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| A home state primary loss has devastated previous campaigns, including Rubio, who dropped out of the 2016 primary after a blowout loss to Trump in Florida. | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| GILBERT, S.C. (AP) - Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing Donald Trump for president.nn | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| GILBERT, S.C. (AP) - Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing Donald Trump for president.nn | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "nnBurgess, who said he voted for neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and supported Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, said he had initially backed South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the 2024 GOP primary, but now sees Haley as the partyu00b4s best bet to defeat Trump.nn | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "nnBurgess, who said he voted for neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and supported Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, said he had initially backed South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the 2024 GOP primary, but now sees Haley as the partyu00b4s best bet to defeat Trump.nn | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "nnBurgess, who said he voted for neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and supported Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, said he had initially backed South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the 2024 GOP primary, but now sees Haley as the partyu00b4s best bet to defeat Trump.nn | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "nnBurgess, who said he voted for neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and supported Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, said he had initially backed South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the 2024 GOP primary, but now sees Haley as the partyu00b4s best bet to defeat Trump.nn | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "nnBurgess, who said he voted for neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and supported Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, said he had initially backed South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the 2024 GOP primary, but now sees Haley as the partyu00b4s best bet to defeat Trump.nn | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "nnBurgess, who said he voted for neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and supported Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, said he had initially backed South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the 2024 GOP primary, but now sees Haley as the partyu00b4s best bet to defeat Trump.nn | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "nnLosing South Carolina would be a huge blow to Haley's campaign, which is counting on outlasting rivals like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and picking up momentum from people open to a Trump alternative. | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "nnLosing South Carolina would be a huge blow to Haley's campaign, which is counting on outlasting rivals like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and picking up momentum from people open to a Trump alternative. | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| Trump drew an estimated 50,000 people to a sweltering Fourth of July rally in Pickens, South Carolina, in the strongly conservative Upstate region. | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Itu00b4s hard to take that lane from Donald Trump, considering the weaponization of the federal government that weu00b4re seeing," said May, who has not endorsed a candidate in the presidential primary. | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| But another person who supported Haley when she ran in 2010 now blames her for criticizing Trump in 2016, even though he supported her work as governor.nn | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| But another person who supported Haley when she ran in 2010 now blames her for criticizing Trump in 2016, even though he supported her work as governor.nn | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| He said he doesnu00b4t see Trump the same way - even though Trump is now a former president running his third campaign for the White House.nn | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| He said he doesnu00b4t see Trump the same way - even though Trump is now a former president running his third campaign for the White House.nn | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| The event was in Lexington County, the adopted political home of then-Gov. Nikki Haley, who had repeatedly criticized Trump and endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.nn | Negative | -82% Liberal |
| The event was in Lexington County, the adopted political home of then-Gov. Nikki Haley, who had repeatedly criticized Trump and endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.nn | Negative | -82% Liberal |
| The event was in Lexington County, the adopted political home of then-Gov. Nikki Haley, who had repeatedly criticized Trump and endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.nn | Negative | -82% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
65% : Haley points to several accomplishments during her six years as governor, including bringing economic investment and jobs to the state, requiring companies to verify the employment eligibility of their workers, and supporting voter ID laws.64% : Then the lieutenant governor, McMaster became the highest-ranking state official to endorse Trump in 2016.
61% : Trump would win the 2016 primary in South Carolina and eventually the presidency.
61% : Lexington County, where McMaster endorsed Trump, is Haley´s adopted political home and the area she represented in the state legislature.
47% : Her strategy is centered on a strong showing in next month´s Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary before much of the campaign´s focus shifts to South Carolina, where the Feb. 24 contest could be the last chance for anyone other than Trump to prove they can survive.
44% : But her home state has shifted closer to Trump in the near-decade since she last ran for state office, threatening her ability to tap into her local roots to notch the victory she has promised.
44% : John Reed, a businessman from upscale Hilton Head Island who donated to Haley´s 2010 campaign, backed Trump in 2016 and 2020.
42% : "They know she has what it takes to win because they´ve seen her beat the odds before - not just once, but twice."But Trump changed Republican politics in South Carolina and nationally.
41% : "I really don´t know if Donald Trump can win," said Wetzel, adding she had supported Trump in past contests.
36% : That complicated history is coming to the fore as Haley mounts a spirited effort to become the leading Republican alternative to Trump.
35% : "Trump tapped into thousands of low-frequency voters who have reshaped South Carolina politics.
28% : Sen. Lindsey Graham, who ran against Trump, suggested he would destroy the Republican Party and openly questioned McMaster´s thinking over the 2016 endorsement, is now a close ally of the former president and is co-chairing Trump´s state campaign with McMaster.South Carolina's lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and three of its six Republican U.S. House members all back Trump.
27% : "One thing I don´t think you can call Donald Trump is an insider.
24% : A home state primary loss has devastated previous campaigns, including Rubio, who dropped out of the 2016 primary after a blowout loss to Trump in Florida.
23% : GILBERT, S.C. (AP) - Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing Donald Trump for president.
23% : "Burgess, who said he voted for neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and supported Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, said he had initially backed South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the 2024 GOP primary, but now sees Haley as the party´s best bet to defeat Trump.
21% : Trump drew an estimated 50,000 people to a sweltering Fourth of July rally in Pickens, South Carolina, in the strongly conservative Upstate region.
21% : "It´s hard to take that lane from Donald Trump, considering the weaponization of the federal government that we´re seeing," said May, who has not endorsed a candidate in the presidential primary.
18% : But another person who supported Haley when she ran in 2010 now blames her for criticizing Trump in 2016, even though he supported her work as governor.
16% : He said he doesn´t see Trump the same way - even though Trump is now a former president running his third campaign for the White House.
4% : The event was in Lexington County, the adopted political home of then-Gov. Nikki Haley, who had repeatedly criticized Trump and endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
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