South Carolina Focus Group Praises Cruz But Sees Trump Win
Religion matters to the participants in our South Carolina focus group, and they believe that Donald Trump is not sincere in his declarations of faith.
After the frenetic one-two step of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, the Republican presidential contest zooms to South Carolina, a state that typically favors establishment candidates. But this year, voters’ attention is tuned to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, the victors of the early contests—and candidates who have alarmed the party by bucking the establishment order.
In a Bloomberg Politics/Purple Strategies focus group conducted by With All Due Respect co-host Mark Halperin on Wednesday evening, South Carolina Republican voters praised the Texas senator for being “trustworthy,” “religious,” and “steadfast,” but said the billionaire would win the Feb. 20 primary. Trump enjoyed a 16-point lead in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll in late January.