Former President Donald Trump is leading the Republican field in South Carolina, according to a new poll conducted by The Washington Post and Monmouth University. The poll reveals that 46 percent of potential voters back Trump, while the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, follows in second place with 18 percent support. Senator Tim Scott received 10 percent of the support, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is in fourth place on 9 percent.
The poll also found that 57 percent of GOP voters in South Carolina believe Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election due to voter fraud, compared to 36 percent who believe the Democrat “won fair and square”. The figures are 87 percent versus seven percent among Trump supporters.
Examining South Carolina Republicans’ views on some specific issues, the pollsters found 49 percent believe “Whites losing out due to preferences for Blacks and Hispanics” is a bigger problem than “Blacks and Hispanics losing out due to preferences for Whites,” compared to 22 percent who hold the opposite view. Fifty-eight percent believe abortion should be illegal.