South Carolina Primary Archives

Did Trump Just Cost Himself South Carolina’s Fifty Delegates?

Remember that loyalty oath Donald Trump signed promising to support the Republican nominee no matter what? On Tuesday night, Trump told CNN he was reneging on that promise because he…

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New Post-S.C. Poll: Can the Trump Train Be Stopped?

In the first national poll to be released following last Saturday’s South Carolina GOP Primary, Rasmussen shows Donald Trump increasing his lead to 15 points over the rest of the…

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After South Carolina, It’s a Three-Way GOP Race

I shared some post-South Carolina Primary thoughts on Facebook Saturday night, but I wanted to expand on that here. This is a three-way race between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and…

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South Carolina’s “Golden” Legacy

The Federal Reserve, and its management of its one-and-only product, Federal Reserve Notes (a.k.a. money), has turned into a really significant issue in the 2016 presidential race. The GOP South Carolina…

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Republican Campaigns Go Negative in South Carolina

As the battle for South Carolina heats up, the GOP presidential candidates are not taking any chances with their words. The candidates are swinging attacks left and right to win…

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Will South Carolina Decide the GOP Race? (VIDEO)

Frank Cannon is president of the American Principles Project and a respected conservative political strategist with over 30 years of experience. South Carolina is an interesting state because it has…

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Is South Carolina a Must-Win for Ted Cruz?

Must Ted Cruz win the February 20th South Carolina primary in order to have a clear path to the Republican nomination? In a word, no. While a distant second to…

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In S.C. Showdown with Trump, Cruz Needs a Winning Economic Message

So South Carolina is where the titans clash: where Donald Trump (clearly) is going to try to knock Ted Cruz out of the race, and where Cruz urgently needs to…

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Rubio’s Outlook Rising After Strong Iowa Finish

Last week, I wrote about Marco Rubio’s opportunity to rise in New Hampshire. It looks like this scenario might play out. With Ted Cruz defeating Donald Trump by a decent…

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The Four Most Likely Scenarios for Iowa, N.H., and S.C.

There have been a lot of theories and ideas thrown out lately about what will happen in the early primary and caucus states. I’ve read a lot of them and…

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Trump’s January Pivot

Donald Trump is well on his way to winning the Republican presidential nomination. This owes substantially to the party’s bias for “winner-take-all” and “winner-take-all-lite” primaries. Trump will come out of…

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The Rubio Path to Victory: A Roadmap?

In light of the Rubio Nevada firewall strategy, I offer Dan McLaughlin’s (RedState) Rubio roadmap that seemingly validates it, though contrasting it with Cruz’s more viable path to the nomination.…

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Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: Cruz Cruising While Rubio Looks Outmaneuvered

HOT: The big dogs of the social conservative movement have voted, and their candidate is Ted Cruz. The effort among leading social conservative organizations to coalesce around one candidate – in…

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Will Evangelicals Deliver Cruz Victories in Iowa, South Carolina?

Early primary state and national polling is showing the emergence of Sen. Ted Cruz as the candidate that could dethrone Donald Trump as the front-runner for the GOP nomination. In…

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New Poll: Carson Closes in on Trump in South Carolina

The latest Clemson poll shows Carson closing in on Trump’s formerly huge lead among South Carolina Republicans. Trump leads with 23 percent, with Carson at 19 percent and within the margin…

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Trump Up Double Digits in South Carolina, Nevada

The good news keeps coming for Donald Trump as new CNN/ORC polls show the real estate mogul in first place in South Carolina and Nevada, the third and fourth contests in the…

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Perry’s Campaign Running on Empty

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign team in South Carolina is no longer being paid by his presidential campaign, according to a recent report by National Journal. Perry, whose performance…

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Analysis

New South Carolina Poll Puts Walker Ahead

Winthrop University recently released a poll of 956 likely primary voters. The poll put Scott Walker slightly ahead of Jeb Bush but showed that 25 percent of respondents were still…

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