Half of South Carolina voters with “very positive” view of Trump don’t want him to run again. And maybe Nikki Haley can draw both types of Republican

[Multicolored Lemur]

Here’s why Nikki Haley thinks she can beat Trump - BBC News

She's banking on Republicans looking for something different, but can she pull it off?

www.bbc.co.uk

“In a recent poll by South Carolina Policy Council, a conservative think tank, half of the respondents who had a "very positive" view of Donald Trump don't want him to run and don't think he can win.”

“For some she is neither appealing to Mr Trump's loyal supporters nor sufficiently distancing herself from him to appeal to those who want to move on.”

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Or maybe that plays the other way.

And maybe Gov. Haley can appeal to plenty large enough percentages of both “Trump again” and “time to move on” Republican voters.

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

Poll: South Carolina no longer sold on Trump; Biden lukewarm with Democrats

Just days ahead of Donald Trump’s first public 2024 presidential campaign event in the critical early primary state of South Carolina, a new poll from the South Carolina Policy Council (SCPC) shows Palmetto State voters are no longer sold on the former president. And in a head-to-head matchup with F

scpolicycouncil.org

“Of the SC [South Carolina] voters who viewed Biden very favorably, 38% still said America would be better off if neither Biden nor Trump were elected in 2024.”

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So, similar results regarding Biden.

 

[AgnosticBoy]

“For some she is neither appealing to Mr Trump's loyal supporters nor sufficiently distancing herself from him to appeal to those who want to move on.”

I view this as being a bad thing. Me thinks she should just be herself and offer sensible policy. Too much politics is based on the perception of things and that invites people to be disingenuous, imo.

“Of the SC [South Carolina] voters who viewed Biden very favorably, 38% still said America would be better off if neither Biden nor Trump were elected in 2024.”

I was expecting a higher percentage for Biden. I'm betting that percentage would change and if the same respondents compared Biden and Trump to the other candidates that are running.