Trump haters spin Nikki Haley's SC loss as a victory, but her backers know the truth

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Trump haters claim that it's actually a victory because it wasn't a complete wipe-out.
61% : It was very easy to believe that Haley spent $16.5 million campaigning in South Carolina, compared to Trump's $1.3 million.
60% : However, because the spread was smaller than the polls had indicated it would be (roughly 20 points rather than the 22-28 points that polls predicted), anti-Trumpers hailed her loss as a victory.
51% : (I happen to believe that, because these are quite obvious political hits, the RNC should be helping Trump with his legal fees.
47% : South Carolina voters, like Republicans across America, recognize that Trump must be the candidate.
46% : Some guesses are that she hopes that, if lawfare destroys Trump, she'll have the nomination handed to her because she's the last person standing; that she envisions a profitable gig on CNN or MSNBC; that she imagines a book deal; or that she's delusional.
45% : Nevertheless, the state's Republicans were mostly behind Trump.
35% : It's time it realizes that this isn't about Trump.
27% : I wrote here about one of the flyers Haley sent out to encourage non-Republicans to vote against Trump.
13% : No matter how much you hate Trump, it's apparent that Nikki isn't the one who's going to bring him down.
12% : I hope she does well tomorrow -- at least, well enough," Newsom said, referring to the GOP South Carolina primary, after CNN's Jake Tapper asked whether Haley or Trump had a better chance against President Biden in November.
5% : Over the weekend, Nikki Haley lost to Donald Trump in the South Carolina Republican primary.

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