Your SC politics briefing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Before holding a media availability, DeSantis met with a handful of Republican lawmakers including State Sens.
54% : "If there's a way I can be helpful, if it's me going and speaking to different folks throughout the country that are in state legislative chambers.
52% : Trump was asked about the country's divide, and assuring independent and undecided voters that his focus as president would be improving the state of the country, and not "settling old scores," by a woman from the audience.
50% : "Trump also made an appeal to voters in South Carolina on Tuesday during a Town Hall hosted by Fox News.
49% : "Ahead of tomorrow's much anticipated contest, a recent Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll shows Haley trailing Trump by 28 points.
38% : Despite polls suggesting her odds of defeating Trump are slim, she maintains she'll continue pushing for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination regardless of results in South Carolina on Saturday.
34% : "Everybody knows you're not supposed to lose in your home state, shouldn't happen anyway, and she's losing it bigly," Trump said of Haley during the event.
28% : Haley looks beyond Saturday's GOP primary in South CarolinaThe State: A family affair: Nikki Haley's kids step up for mom's presidential bid before SC primaryWall Street Journal: How Tim Scott Went From 'Faith in America' to Leading Role in TrumpworldThe AP: Trump faces warning signs that his fundraising prowess may have limits in 2024 campaign▪ House budget writers want to spend $230 million more on state aid to classrooms, which pays for teacher salaries, a move that would increase the state starting teacher salary by $4,500.▪ 2024 candidates Haley and Trump never debated each other.

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