President Donald Trump holds a commanding 28-point lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley just days ahead of her home state’s primary, according to a Tuesday poll.
Trump is beating Haley 63% to 35% among those who are “very likely” to vote in Saturday’s Republican primary, a Suffolk University/USA Today survey found. The poll also indicated the former president held double-digit leads over Haley among each age group, both men and women, those with a college degree, high school graduates and voters in military families.
“The story of this poll is the depth of strength shown by Trump,” David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, told USA Today.
Haley held a 21-point advantage over Trump among those who self-identified as liberal or moderate, according to the poll. The former governor also notched a small lead with first-time Republican primary voters at 51% to 49%.
Since South Carolina doesn’t register its voters by party, registered voters can participate in either the Democratic or Republican primary, according to the state’s election commission. However, those who voted in the Feb. 3 Democratic primary, which President Joe Biden won in a landslide, cannot vote again on Saturday.
While both Trump and Haley hold positive favorability ratings, the president’s score is much higher at 64% to 25% compared to the former governor’s 47% to 36%, the poll found.
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