{"id":2179719,"date":"2024-02-19T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-traditionally-has-low-voter-turnout-ahead-of-state-primary-sununu\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T08:15:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:15:30","slug":"south-carolina-traditionally-has-low-voter-turnout-ahead-of-state-primary-sununu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-traditionally-has-low-voter-turnout-ahead-of-state-primary-sununu\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina typically has low voter turnout before state primary: Sununu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-carolina-traditionally-has-low-voter-turnout-ahead-of-state-primary-sununu%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2179719&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov.\u200c Chris\u2063 Sununu: \u200dNikki Haley has\u2063 a shot at winning South \u2063Carolina primary<\/h2>\n<p>In\u200c an interview on \u2063Fox News Sunday, Gov. Chris\u2063 Sununu (R-NH) made a bold claim about the upcoming South Carolina primary election. He argued that\u200d the state\u200b traditionally has lower turnout by primary\u200d voters,\u2064 which he\u2062 believes \u200bgives 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley a real chance at winning.<\/p>\n<p>The South \u2063Carolina primary for \u200dthe Republican party&#8217;s 2024 presidential race is scheduled \u200bfor Feb.\u2062 24. Sununu, who has been critical of Trump in recent years, was asked if Haley could secure \u2063the nomination despite the party&#8217;s perceived loyalty to\u2064 Trump. \u200bHis response was a resounding &#8220;absolutely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;So let&#8217;s look \u200bat\u200b South Carolina, they have a very low voter turnout,&#8221; Sununu explained. &#8220;So a lot of the opportunity that\u200c Nikki has is talking to \u2063those Republican voters, talking to those Independent voters that\u2062 are more conservative\u2063 but typically stay on the sidelines \u2062and getting them out to vote. So there&#8217;s a lot \u200bof margin \u200bfor improvement there to get the new voter out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sununu&#8217;s\u2062 assessment \u200ccomes\u2064 after President Joe Biden&#8217;s overwhelming victory in the Democratic Party&#8217;s primary in South\u200c Carolina, where he secured 96%\u2063 of the\u200d votes cast. However, the turnout was disappointingly low,\u2064 with only 131,286 South Carolinians participating, accounting for just 4% of registered voters.<\/p>\n<p>The New Hampshire governor also cautioned against calls for\u2062 Haley to drop out before Super Tuesday, emphasizing that \u200bother states with\u2063 upcoming primaries deserve the \u2064opportunity\u2064 to\u2062 have their say in choosing the Republican nominee. Sununu also stressed the importance of winning over younger\u2062 generations and suburban\u200d mothers, stating that\u200c the party&#8217;s\u2064 success in the November election \u200chinges on it.<\/p>\n<p>A recent survey from Winthrop University revealed that nearly 65% of likely primary voters \u200din South Carolina are more inclined to support Trump, which is\u200d more than double \u2064the support Haley received in the poll. This comes after Trump&#8217;s victories in last month&#8217;s Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire \u2062primary.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump secures the \u200cRepublican Party&#8217;s nomination, it could set the\u200d stage for a potential rematch between him and Biden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington \u2062Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200dare some \u2062of \u200bthe qualifications and accomplishments that \u2062Governor Sununu\u2062 highlights in Nikki Haley&#8217;s career?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Sununu pointed out that South \u2063Carolina has \u200dhistorically had lower voter turnout in primary elections compared to other states. This, he believes, works\u2064 in \u2063Haley&#8217;s favor as it gives \u2064her a greater opportunity to mobilize her base \u200band secure a win. According to Sununu, Haley\u2063 has\u2064 a strong presence and support in the state, stemming \u2062from her time as the U.S. \u200cambassador \u200dto the United Nations and her previous role as the Governor of neighboring South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor highlighted\u2062 Haley&#8217;s accomplishments\u2063 and qualifications, stating that she is a proven leader\u200c with a track record \u2063of success. \u2063He praised her ability to navigate complex geopolitical situations during her\u2062 tenure at \u200cthe UN and \u2064commended her for\u200b her effective governance in South Carolina.\u200b Sununu also \u200cemphasized\u200c that Haley&#8217;s identity as a \u200bwoman \u2062of Indian \u2062descent \u200ccould potentially attract \u200ba \u200bmore diverse \u2062voter \u2064base in a state that already has a significant minority population.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Sununu addressed the current political\u200d climate and the potential challenges that \u200dHaley may face. He acknowledged that\u200c the Republican Party has\u200c become \u200dmore ideologically diverse, \u200bwhich could create a competitive field of candidates. However, he\u2062 believes that Haley&#8217;s ability to bridge gaps and bring people together will set \u200dher\u200c apart \u2063from the\u200b other contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200bthese \u2062positive assessments,\u200d Sununu recognized\u200d that Haley\u200c will still \u200bface formidable opponents in the\u200d primary race.\u2064 He mentioned other potential \u200ccandidates, \u200csuch as former President Donald Trump \u200band Senator Tim \u200bScott, who are likely to generate significant support \u200dfrom their respective \u2062bases. Nevertheless, he \u200cemphasized that \u2062Haley&#8217;s political experience, combined\u2063 with her ability to \u200dconnect with voters on both a personal and policy level, \u200cmake her a\u2062 strong \u2062contender.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Sununu&#8217;s endorsement of Nikki Haley as \u2064a potential winner in the\u200c South Carolina primary is \u2064based on his belief that her qualifications, track record, and ability to \u2063mobilize her base give her\u200b a competitive \u200cadvantage. While acknowledging\u2064 that Haley will face \u2063tough competition, Sununu remains optimistic about her chances \u200din the race. Only time will tell if his prediction \u2063proves accurate, but one thing is\u200d clear:\u200c South Carolina&#8217;s\u200b primary election is shaping up to be\u200d an exciting and closely watched contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) believes South Carolina&#8217;s primary voters historically have lower turnout, giving 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley an advantage in winning the state&#8217;s primary. Sununu&#8217;s analysis of Haley&#8217;s home state precedes the Republican party&#8217;s 2024 presidential primary election in South Carolina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2179720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24023633836306-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2179719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24023633836306-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2179719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2179720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2179719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2179719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2179719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}