Trump Marches Into South Carolina With Base, Top Republicans in Train

Former president has commanding lead in polls and among top leaders, while a sole Palmetto State congressman is supporing Nikki Haley.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks during a rally for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 20, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

CHARLESTON, S.C.—With the Republican nomination all but secured despite a longshot challenge from Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump’s campaign is heading toward the South Carolina primary election this weekend with overwhelming support from the grassroots and the party elite in the Palmetto State.

During the previous contested GOP primary, in 2016, the state’s top Republican elected officials split in their endorsements.