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Exit polls show election denialism has become mainstream among Republicans despite studies finding no widespread fraud in 2020More than 60% of South Carolina Republican primary voters said they don’t believe Joe Biden was legitimately elected, according to exit polls, the latest data point that underscores how election denialism has become a mainstream belief in the Republican party.Eighty-seven percent of those who don’t believe the...

Result called for Trump almost immediately after polls close as former South Carolina governor suffers stinging home-state lossTrump defeats Haley – see the primary results in fullDonald Trump defeated Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina, a stinging setback that narrows her vanishingly thin path to the nomination.The Associated Press called the South Carolina primary for Trump right when polls closed at...

Voters resoundingly choose Donald Trump over the state’s former governor Nikki Haley – see the results in fullSouth Carolina’s Republican voters went to the polls on Saturday to choose a candidate for president, with two significant choices left: the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, and former president Donald Trump.Haley lost the New Hampshire primary last month by about 11 points, and polling suggested Trump...

Former governor Nikki Haley urged supporters to turn out in large numbers as Donald Trump declared he’s ‘coming like a freight train’ in NovemberLive updates – South Carolina primarySouth Carolinians headed to the polls on Saturday to cast their ballots in the Republican presidential primary, as the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, fights to hang on in a race still dominated by Donald Trump.At...

The president’s decisive victory in the first Democratic primary belies a difficult campaign ahead with various strikes against himSurprise! Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina with a high-90s percentage that would make even Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong-un blush.But despite the low energy and low turnout, there was a wider narrative on Saturday about representation, the changing face of the...

This blog is now closed. You can read the full story and see the latest live results below:South Carolina primary results – live trackerFull story: Biden wins South Carolina primary as expectedIn a statement released by his campaign, Joe Biden cast his victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary as an important step in defeating Donald Trump in the November presidential election:In 2024, the...

The president easily swept past his opponents Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson to gain the state’s nod for the nominationPresident Joe Biden has again won the South Carolina presidential primary, his first formal primary win of the election season.Amid low voter turnout, the Associated Press projected that Biden also won all 55 of the state’s Democratic delegates. Another seven delegates are pledged by party...

Follow live as the state’s Democratic voters choose their preferred candidate for the US electionsThe South Carolina Democratic primary took place on 3 February, and was chosen by the Democratic National Committee as the first election contest in the 2024 election year. Joe Biden is the clear frontrunner in the primary and hopes to recapture the enthusiasm that launched his campaign in 2020.The polls...

State holds party’s first official primary under new schedule, with president polling at 70%Joe Biden aims to build on recent momentum on Saturday, when South Carolina officially launches the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.The US president received a boost last month when he won an unsanctioned primary election in New Hampshire without even appearing on the ballot. A grassroots write-in campaign ensured that...