Haley’s favorability ratings in South Carolina fell to 45% in January from 59% in September, while Trump’s have increased slightly to 66% from 60%, a poll found.
Laura Davison | (TNS) Bloomberg News
Nikki Haley trails Donald Trump by a wide margin in her home state of South Carolina, the site of the next major Republican primary contest, a grim sign for the former governor’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination, according to a new poll.
Trump leads Haley, who served two terms as governor of South Carolina, by 26 percentage points, 58% to 32%, according to a Monnmouth University- poll released Thursday. Trump holds a commanding lead with women and men and among all age groups.
Haley’s favorability ratings in South Carolina fell to 45% in January from 59% in September, while Trump’s have increased slightly to 66% from 60%, the poll found.
