Nikki Haley has bet her 2024 bid on South Carolina. But much of her home state leans toward Trump
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December 27, 2023
GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing Donald Trump for president.
Then the lieutenant governor, McMaster became the first statewide-elected official in the country to endorse Trump in 2016. The event was in Lexington County, the adopted political home of then-Gov. Nikki Haley, who had repeatedly criticized Trump and endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Trump would win the 2016 primary in South Carolina and eventually the presidency. After campaigning against him, H...
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