Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s defeat in the South Carolina primary on Saturday was always a foregone conclusion. Moments after polls in the state closed at 7 p.m., Fox News projected former President Donald Trump to be the winner. By 10:00 p.m., with over 80% of the votes counted, Trump was ahead by over 21 points.
Through the end of January, Haley had trailed the former president by roughly 30 points in the polling averages. In the weeks leading up to the South Carolina primary, the margins began to tighten, as they typically do once voters start to engage. The final RealClearPolitics average of polls showed Trump’s lead had narrowed to 23.3 points as voters headed out on Saturday morning.
Shortly after the race was called, Trump delivered his victory speech. In his signature fashion, he told supporters it was a “bigger win than we anticipated.” And he predicted victory against President Joe Biden. “We’re going to be up here on November 5th, and we’re going to look at Joe Biden and he’s destroying our country and we’re going to say, Joe, get out, Joe, you’re fired,” he said. “Joe, you’re destroying our country.”
He said the “border is the worst it’s ever been. We’re going to fix it – fix it very quickly.”
Fox News exit polls found that immigration was the top issue for nearly half of the voters in the South Carolina primary, just as it had been for those in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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