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CBS News Poll: Trump Up 35 Points in Haley's State

By    |   Tuesday, 13 February 2024 01:52 PM EST

With the state's Republican primary less than two weeks away, 65% of registered Republican voters in South Carolina say they favor former President Donald Trump and 30% support Nikki Haley, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll.

Four percent say they would vote for someone else in the primary.

Poll results:

  • 46% say would consider voting for Trump because of his record as president.
  • 16% said they would consider voting for Trump to show support during his legal fights.
  • 40% said they know what to expect from him.
  • 8% said they prefer a man as president.
  • 52% say the word "likable" applies to Haley.
  • 32% say the word "likable" applies to Trump.
  • 60% say they approve of the job Haley did as governor of South Carolina, while 22% say they disapproved; 17% were not sure.
  • 82% say they approved of the job Trump did as president, while 15% say they disapproved; 3% were not sure.
  • 24% consider Haley to be part of the MAGA movement, while 76% say she's not.
  • 81% say they believe Trump fights for people like them, while 19% say he doesn't.
  • 56% say Haley fights for people like them, while 44% who say she doesn't.
  • 7% say they want abortion legal in all cases.
  • 20% say they want abortion legal in most cases.
  • 55% say they want abortion illegal in most cases.
  • 18% say they want abortion illegal in all cases.

The poll, conducted Feb. 5-10, sampled 483 registered voters in South Carolina. It has a margin of error of plus/minus 3 percentage points.

Jeffrey Rodack

Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.

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With the state's Republican primary less than two weeks away, 65% of registered Republican voters in South Carolina say they favor former President Donald Trump and 30% support Nikki Haley, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll.
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