The paradox of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, launched a year ago Thursday, is that the further she gets from the 2024 Republican nomination, the more she ratchets up attacks on former President Donald Trump.
The Republican front-runner looks poised to win Haley’s home state of South Carolina, where she was twice elected governor, by a landslide on Feb. 24.
A recent CBS News poll shows Trump beating his former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations 65% to 30%. This was followed by a Winthrop poll that found Trump topping Haley in South Carolina 65% to 29%. The RealClearPolitics polling average for the state has Trump up 33.5 points, which is a smaller lead than in the last three polls.
That would be a pretty big trouncing for the favorite daughter. Haley could exceed expectations, as she did in New
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