Former President Donald Trump is on track for another double-digit victory over 2024 rival Nikki Haley – this time in his home state of South Carolina, according to a new poll.
Trump, 77, has 58% support among likely voters in the Palmetto State’s Feb. 24 GOP primary, according to a poll by American Promise and the Tyson Group.
Haley, 52, had 31% support while 11% said they were unsure about who to support.
Trump leads Haley among all political and age groups sampled – except for self-proclaimed Democrats, 49% of whom say they support Haley and only 5% of whom say they support the former president.
More than two-thirds of respondents (68%) said they had a favorable view of Trump, with 44% saying the view was “very favorable.”
In contrast, only 56% said they had a favorable opinion of Haley, with only 23% saying their view of her was “very favorable.”
The economy and immigration are far and away the top issues for South Carolina voters, with 66% saying the former is one of their top two issues and half saying the same about “fighting illegal immigration.”
Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 24, 2024. ERIK S LESSER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Haley entered the South Carolina race after a third-place finish in Iowa, behind Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and an 11-percentage-point loss to the 45th president in New Hampshire.
Friday’s poll was the first major poll of the first primary in the South to be released since the New Hampshire results.
Haley faces an uphill battle to win her home state, where more than 150 current and former election officials have endorsed Trump — including Gov. Henry McMaster and US Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham.
Haley insists she doesn’t need the support of the “political elite,” and that her lack of support stems from her previous actions to hold South Carolina government “accountable.”
Trump supporters gather outside an event for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley at the Embassy Suites in North Charleston, South Carolina. Richard Ellis/UPI/Shutterstock
Meanwhile, Trump has bragged about his support on Haley’s home turf and invited his South Carolina supporters to join him at a New Hampshire rally to send a message to his rival.
“Nikki likes to talk about cognitive impairment on the campaign trail, but she needs to take a hard look at herself and her life choices if she thinks she can be competitive in her home state of South Carolina in a month. Name one state that Nikki can win. There is none,” said Trump spokesman Steven Cheung.
The Haley campaign did not immediately respond to inquiries from The Post.
The online poll surveyed 543 likely Republican primary voters Jan. 24-26 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
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