Posted on 02/24/2024 6:37:49 PM PST by MtnClimber
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Donald Trump defeated GOP rival Nikki Haley in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, securing yet another win for the former president.
The race was called almost immediately after the polls closed at 7 p.m., with Trump securing all 29 winner-take-all state delegates. With some 65 percent of the vote in, Trump was up by roughly 20 points.
“This was a little sooner than we anticipated. And even a bigger win than we anticipated,” Trump said to applause on stage at the state fairgrounds in Columbia moments after the victory.
“I have never seen the Republican Party as United as it is right now,” he said.
The former president notably did not mention Haley at all in his remarks.
Trump was joined on stage by several South Carolina Republican leaders, including Sen. Tim Scott, who, despite being appointed to Congress by Haley in 2013, endorsed Trump after he dropped out of the primary race.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has endorsed Trump but has butted heads with him in the past, was heavily booed by the crowd when he was introduced.
Haley — who was a two-term governor in the Palmetto State — was banking on doing better in her home state than she did in Iowa and New Hampshire.
In her concession speech Saturday night, Haley congratulated Trump on the victory but said he is not the Republican candidate best suited to beat President Biden in November.
She also announced she is not going anywhere just yet.
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It is possible that Abbott may have strengthened his border stance to place himself for Trump’s consideration as a Vice Presidential running mate. Alternatively, he may have had a “come to Jesus” moment and done the right thing as a result.
The last meme the Democrats on this site have. Its all they have left. Aint gonna happen.
Embrace the Trump. You'll sleep better.
Trump 2024
Our secret weapon is Eugene Debs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs
He was kinda the Bernie Sanders of his day.
He was kind enough to get arrested and convicted and jailed for Sedition in 1918. He was protesting the draft and President Wilson sikked the Feds on him.
You might say “who cares”.
Well, Mr. Debs was still in jail campaigning for President of the United States on the Socialist Party in the election of 1920.
Not only was he on the ballot everywhere—he actually did rather well for a third party candidate winning 3.4% of the vote.
That is why lawfare cannot stop President Trump from becoming elected President this year and taking office next year.
Thank you Eugene Debs!
minimum there is no evidence her bomb throwing campaign has hurt President Trump in any way.>>> You are correct. The republican commie baby killers here in PA will vote democrat as they have done in the last several elections. That is a 2% voting switch that equates to a 4% loss. I have analyzed the local republican areas and there are always republicans that vote for the democrat here at the state wide offices but vote republican for the local town offices. Trump will not win PA as a result and Casey will win the senate as well.
It is a long way to November.
We have no idea what outside events may intervene.
One step at a time, one step at a time.
(Example: The Hamas attack on Israel has caused significant shifts in Democratic politics which we are just beginning to understand.)
Now will Haley close shop and back Trump (like DeSantis)? Let’s see, I doubt it. Maybe she’ll run as an independent. Oh dear, oh dear! What will the deep state do next?
Now will Haley close shop and back Trump (like DeSantis)? Let’s see, I doubt it. Maybe she’ll run as an independent. Oh dear, oh dear! What will the deep state do next?
Haley is commiting political suicide, and MAGA will never forget her outrageous bull$hit.
She’s dead Jim!
Trump is being nice to her when he calls her Bird Brain. She is actually a vulture.
Especially a political prisoner, what Trump will be.
Yes, I was expecting a 25% margin, but your analysis makes sense.
President Trump is immensely popular (and Biden has sealed the death of the DNC party destructive policies).
If there’s even a halfway honest election, Trump will win and win BIG.
The problem is, of course, that there’s no reason whatsoever to expect an honest election. The DNC’s ETM (election theft machine) worked amazingly well in 2020. Why won’t it do likewise in 2024? What’s to stop it?????)
As has been repeatedly attributed to Stalin,
“The people who cast the votes don’t decide an election, the people who count the votes do.”
Chris Christie had supporters?
WHO KNEW!
One site says 50 delegates available but winner takes all.
Then said President Donald Trump took 44 delegates.
❓❓
The same place that says you can’t buy a gun if you were convicted of a felony.
South Carolina Primary:
Trump 451,905 votes
Haley 298,681 votes
Biden 126,336 votes
......there is no evidence Haley’s bomb throwing campaign has hurt President Trump in any way........
Good point.....when will she “get it?” What in heaven’s name is she trying to prove?
By staying in the race, she exposes herself as an obsessively self-serving neurotic female, with
off-putting personal traits that make her highly unsuited to becoming America’s chief executive.
No, she’s not expecting to win. She is a paid spoiler.
The uniparty wants to deny Trump a slam dunk.
If he sails through the primaries uncontested he will have a tremendous mandate. Even a token challenge from Haley is better than no challenge at all.
The uniparty can exploit any divisions and play factions against each other. With no divisions, they have no leverage..
That is the service Haley is providing - it has nothing to do with winning.
No sense alienating fellow Republicans when you’re trying to unite the Republican Party. Reagan did the same thing.
This is just good politics. Now, if he pick Graham for a cabinet position THAT’s something to worry about.
She is a traitor to the conservative cause. I would not vote for her if she were the nominee.
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