Nikki Haley battles Trump, and the odds, on home turf

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64% : Supporters of former US President and presidential hopeful Donald Trump stand on the steps during a press conference at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South CarolinaFor weeks Trump has portrayed himself as the presumptive Republican nominee as he seeks an extraordinary comeback to the White House.
58% : Trump steamrollered the first two Republican votes in Iowa and in New Hampshire, where Haley had hoped to appeal to its more independent voters.
57% : A supporter of former US President and presidential hopeful Donald Trump carries as placard after a press conference at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South CarolinaWearing a "Team Trump" t-shirt and carrying a red Trump banner, Sidik said she had voted Democrat for 20 years but switched to the tycoon and former reality TV star because she wanted to "make America great again.
41% : Trump has also resorted to racially-charged barbs, repeatedly referring to Haley, the daughter of immigrant parents, her by her first name Nimarata -- on one occasion misspelling it on social media.
30% : She points to a series of polls showing that she would be more likely than Trump to defeat him in a hypothetical match-up.
30% : In a bad-tempered victory speech in New Hampshire, Trump surrounded himself with leaders from South Carolina, including the current governor, in a show of strength, and lashed out at Haley for refusing to quit.
22% : Trump has therefore been forced to keep fighting in South Carolina, using resources that he'd rather use on his national campaign -- and the multiple legal cases he faces.
22% : Haley said she had "no personal problems" with Trump but insisted that she would fight on in South Carolina and beyond, so long as she kept closing in on Trump's vote share.
11% : "Head to head, Trump does not beat Joe Biden.
9% : Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks with supporters at Doc's Barbecue during a campaign stop in Columbia, South CarolinaNikki Haley tried to fire up the crowd at a South Carolina barbecue joint -- even though the polls say Donald Trump is set to smoke her in the Republican presidential primary in her home state.
7% : Unlike Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Haley has refused to bow out and let Trump focus on battling Biden.

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