Trump wins South Carolina, swamping Nikki Haley in her home state

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "I have never seen the Republican party so unified as it is right now," Trump told supporters in Columbia, the state capital, just minutes after the polls closed at 7 p.m. (0000 GMT).
50% : Immigration, which Trump has made a key focus of his election campaign, was the No. 1 issue for voters in the Republican primary on Saturday, according to an Edison exit poll.
47% : -Donald Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina's Republican contest on Saturday, Edison Research projected, extending his winning streak as he marches toward a third consecutive presidential nomination and a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden.
47% : Trump was leading 63% to 36.8% with just 2.5% of the expected vote tallied, according to Edison.
46% : But there is scant evidence that Republican voters are interested in any standard-bearer except Trump.
37% : A defiant Haley, who served as U.N. ambassador under Trump, insisted this week that she would sustain her campaign through at least "Super Tuesday" on March 5, when Republicans in 15 states and one U.S. territory will cast ballots.
37% : "But Kevin Marsh, a 59-year-old Republican and truck driver who also lives in Columbia, said he voted for Trump on Saturday because he trusts him more than Haley.
35% : Haley had hoped that South Carolina's "open" primary, which allows registered voter to cast a ballot, would lead to turnout among independents and even some Democrats who are determined to stop Trump.
29% : Trump has dominated all five contests thus far - in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, the U.S. Virgin Islands and now Haley's home state - leaving her with virtually no path to the Republican nomination.
27% : Trump has pleaded not guilty in every case and claimed, with no evidence, that the charges stem from a Democratic conspiracy to derail his campaign.
25% : Nearly one-third of voters on Saturday said Trump would be unfit to serve as president if he were convicted of a crime.
20% : She has notably sharpened her attacks on Trump in recent days, questioning his mental acuity and warning voters that he would lose November's general election.
17% : She criticized Trump for waiting days before commenting on Navalny's death and then for failing to blame Russian President Vladimir Putin.
9% : Before flying to South Carolina to watch returns on Saturday, Trump addressed a gathering of conservative activists near Washington in a 90-minute speech that painted a dark picture of a declining America under Biden.
7% : 'MY ULTIMATE AND ABSOLUTE REVENGE'Both Trump and Biden have already begun looking ahead to November, with the president characterizing Trump as a mortal threat to the republic.

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