Nikki Haley looks to shed 'establishment' reputation in South Carolina bid

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

82% : The PAC noted Trump's many endorsements, particularly from lawmakers representing South Carolina, claiming, "Donald Trump has the support of the politicians in DC."As for Haley, the PAC said, "Nikki's campaign is powered by the grassroots.
68% : Trump boasted 54% in the measure, while Haley garnered 25%.
57% : "It's "fair" to consider Trump the establishment, given his "dominance over the Republican Party," noted Darmofal.
57% : That disruptiveness is intrinsically connected to Trump, regardless of his influence over the GOP and its members, he noted.Republican strategist John Feehery pointed to the public and privately reported support Haley has received from groups and individuals.
51% : The most recent South Carolina primary poll from Emerson College shows Trump with more than half of Republican support, 29 points ahead of Haley.
49% : Since the poll, which was released the first week of January, Trump has won nominating contests in both Iowa and New Hampshire.
48% : "The swamp drainer has become the establishment, ironically," remarked South Carolina GOP strategist Chip Felkel.Republican strategist Doug Heye added to this, pointing out that Trump boasts "the overwhelming majority of endorsements," making him "clearly the establishment of the GOP.
45% : "You can take the ambassador out of the United Nations, but you can't take the United Nations out of the ambassador," he said during CNN's Iowa Republican caucuses debate earlier this month.
44% : But she faces a reputational roadblock in the Trump era of the Republican Party that considers her a full-fledged member of said establishment, as well as a "globalist," due to her more interventionist-leaning foreign policy beliefs and time serving in the United Nations.
44% : "But despite the case made by strategists, it doesn't appear South Carolina's Republicans will view Trump as a member of the elite or the political establishment.
38% : "It's going to be very difficult for people to see Trump as something other than a disruptive force in politics," he stated.
30% : "They're committed to Trump," Jenkins said of the large swath of Republican voters planning to choose Trump.
28% : "When President Trump served in office, he challenged the political establishment of both parties," he said.
24% : Julian said Haley isn't going to successfully convince Republicans in South Carolina to back her and that if anything, "she is a home for people who have never supported Trump to begin with.
14% : "The suggestion of Haley as the outsider and Trump as the establishment is "a joke," said Pickens County Republican Chairman Bob Fetterly.

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