Trump holds commanding lead over Haley ahead of South Carolina primary

Republican presidential primary voters will head to the polls in South Carolina on Saturday to choose their pick for president.

Former president Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in polls over Nikki Haley, the state's former governor who later served as a United Nations ambassador.

Real Clear Politics' polling average shows Trump ahead 63%-32% in the state. Nationally, the advantage climbs to 75%-17%.

Trump has won in IowaNew Hampshire and Nevada, the first GOP candidate to open with such a sweep since 1976's primary and caucuses calendar change. Michigan is three days after South Carolina, where Democrats chose President Joe Biden in their Feb. 3 primary.

Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore is licensed under flickr Creative Commons
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