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President Donald Trump’s campaign announced on Thursday that the 45th president had earned more than 100 Republican endorsements in the Palmetto State, indicating staggering support for his reelection ahead of the primary.
“Today’s announcement is in addition to the more than 250 grassroots leaders who endorsed President Trump in South Carolina in June,” the campaign stated.
President Trump’s South Carolina leadership team includes Gov. Henry McMaster, R-S.C., Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., and over 100 other GOP representatives, officials, and councilmen.
In November, Trump racked up support among legislators and public leaders in South Carolina, contributing to the overall total of more than 250 endorsements there.
According to a recent Emerson College poll, President Trump is leading by 29 points in South Carolina over GOP candidate and South Carolina’s former governor, Nikki Haley.
President Trump’s dominance in Haley’s home state is a sign of organic strength headed into the Feb. 24 early primary election.
State Rep. Case Brittain, R-S.C., explained via the Trump campaign, “South Carolina is going to play a critical role on President Trump’s path to becoming the 45th and 47th President of the United States, and everything I’m seeing on the ground shows he is going to dominate on February 24.”
President Trump has visited South Carolina several times since announcing his reelection bid, but voters in the state can likely expect him to make a return after the first early primary races in places like Iowa and New Hampshire are out of the way.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who ended his beleaguered presidential campaign on Wednesday, recently garnered extra attention for criticizing Haley’s chances of winning the 2024 primary.
“She’s gonna get smoked,” he said on a hot mic, per Politico. “…She’s not up to this.”
The most recent polls in South Carolina certainly seem to indicate that Haley’s chances of beating Trump are slim to none with voters. Recent endorsements further appear to strongly compound the 45th president’s grassroots staying power with Republicans in the Palmetto State.
