GOP primary

"It's a great day in South Carolina when I can come home," Nikki Haley delivered her signature line with a hometown twist to supporters. Republican presidential candidate and former UN Ambassador Haley steps off of her campaign bus ahead of an event on Feb. 13 in her hometown of Bamberg, S.C.

They say you can't go home again. Nikki Haley can but it doesn't guarantee votes

8:28pm February 24, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is struggling in her home state's Republican primary polls, but residents say she has broad support in her hometown of Bamberg.

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A supporter of former President Donald Trump drives past campaign signs for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in Irmo, South Carolina. The state's Republican presidential primary is on Feb. 24.

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Trump and Haley face off soon in South Carolina. Here's what to know

5:22pm February 23, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

Former President Donald Trump is heavily favored, but Nikki Haley is trying hard to overcome the odds in her home state. Let's look at the keys to winning Saturday's primary and how it all works.

Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses a gathering during a campaign stop at a brewery, Nov. 29 in Meredith, N.H.

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Strong but 'feminine': how Nikki Haley navigates gender as only woman in the GOP race

5:00am December 05, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations tries to balance her identity as the only woman in the race for the GOP nomination with a Republican electorate that eschews identity politics.

Former President Trump speaks at a conservative conference in Washington last month.

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GOP support for Trump softens as the former president's legal troubles mount

4:00pm July 28, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Former President Donald Trump is likely facing a third indictment and maybe a fourth. Fewer Republicans are saying Trump did "nothing wrong," the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott holds his first town hall as a declared Republican presidential candidate at Novelty Machine and Supply Co. in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 24.

Republican candidates hope to win in Iowa as they look to topple Trump in 2024

11:25am May 26, 2023

by Clay Masters

Republicans are showing up in Iowa early and often, trying to stand out against the big personality that former President Donald Trump brings to the GOP primary.

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Opponents target 6th District Rep. Ted Budd, Trump's choice in GOP Senate race

4:27pm October 05, 2021

by Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump's endorsement has Rep.

Donald Trump accepts the 2016 GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Some party activists want to prevent a primary challenge to Trump in 2020.

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RNC Members Want To Block A Primary Challenge To Trump, But The Rules May Stop Them

2:45pm January 04, 2019

by Tim Mak

Some GOP activists are eager to stop party rivals from taking on — and possibly weakening — President Trump. But it appears to be too late to make changes for 2020.

Trump Wins South Carolina; Rubio Edges Out Cruz For Second

11:33pm February 20, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Donald Trump will get 50 delegates from his Palmetto State win, but both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz tried to spin their finishes as a victory as the field winnowed with Jeb Bush's withdrawal.