Some Democrats Plan to Vote for Haley in South Carolina Primary

Published on February 3, 2024

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Democratic leaders in the state are urging their party’s voters to turn out for their historic first-in-the-nation primary rather than waiting three weeks to cast their ballots for Nikki Haley in an effort to defeat Donald Trump in the Republican nominating contest. “I hear that a lot, especially from white suburban women,” Valerie Moore, chair of the Richland County Democratic Party, told The Epoch Times. “It’s very hard to talk people out of that.” Even so, both Democratic and Republican leaders do not believe crossover voting will have a significant impact on the Republican primary. But Democrats warn that it could rob the state party of valuable resources and opportunities that are apportioned based on primary voter turnout....