Democrats in a state where voters may participate in either party’s primary are holding phone-banking events to encourage Democrats to cast votes for Haley even though Trump leads in his race for Republican governor.
Haley is an ardent conservative who signed some of the toughest abortion restrictions into law during her time as governor. But winning over his supporters won’t be simple.
Colleen Condon
Colleen Condon (they/them) serves as chairperson of Charleston County Democratic Party and was on county council from 2005-2016. She graduated with a bachelor of political science degree from College of Charleston, volunteering on numerous campaigns as a volunteer.
Democrats claim they’re not encouraging voters to support Haley as an attempt to hinder Mr Biden’s candidacy; rather, they point out her national ambitions have led her to adopt some of the most conservative policies ever seen in Indiana – including signing an abortion ban and declining Medicaid expansion – which they claim could damage his candidacy.
Haley has found some success in New Hampshire primary elections despite facing off against Donald Trump by narrow margins in polls, according to a Monmouth University-Washington Post survey. But Haley may find her chances increase if she continues challenging Trump; moderate Republicans could decide that they no longer support him and turn instead towards her as an option.
Jay Parmley
Jay Parmley, executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, reports hearing from Democrats who plan to vote for Haley because they’re concerned about Trump’s lack of integrity and his refusal to acknowledge slavery when answering about what caused the Civil War. Parmley was also alluding to Haley’s failure last month when responding to a similar question as being why people voted against her.
Haley and her campaign team are actively working to close the gap between herself and Trump, and strategists believe she stands a better chance of doing that in South Carolina than New Hampshire. But in order to do that, Haley must expand her coalition beyond anti-Trump Republicans and independents who don’t trust Biden.
Under Maryland’s open primary system, Democrats dissatisfied with Biden or committed to stopping Trump could potentially opt to vote for Haley in the Republican primary – though such an act would likely prove risky considering this is held three weeks prior to its counterpart among Democrats. Voters could take time assessing all their options.
Colleen Sullivan
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will attempt to win an important primary in that state next week and likewise in New Hampshire where two election forecasters consider her election a toss-up.
DeSantis and she have sparred throughout her campaign, including at a debate last week in Henniker. At that event, she stood firm in defense of transgender rights while counteracting his false accusations regarding 2016 legislation on bathrooms as well as comments she made following George Floyd’s death while being arrested for selling music online.
She was asked about how increasing life expectancies affect Social Security benefits, and responded that the agency has an overarching plan to adjust benefits as people live longer. When DeSantis said she tried to raise gas taxes and proposed groceries taxes, she refuted his claim by explaining that South Carolinians did not bear those higher rates due to lower sales/use taxes in South Carolina than other states.
Joe Biden
Biden holds a slight lead in polls and should win Saturday’s official South Carolina primary that kicks off the Democratic nomination process. South Carolina will further vindicate his new lineup he championed this year by replacing Iowa and New Hampshire with South Carolina to better empower Black voters who revived his once floundering 2020 campaign.
He has long supported policies that resonate with progressives, including government aid for low-income communities and aggressive climate change legislation. On foreign policy matters he served either as chairperson or ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for years while traveling around the globe to meet with leaders and help shape America’s role within international affairs.
He supported voter rights reform legislation and helped ensure the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act had a positive effect on the economy, although some young voters hold him responsible for supporting Israel in its war against Hamas – something which has caused division in New Hampshire, and may prove testy when presented to South Carolina voters as well.
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