The only commentators and political analysts who doubted Donald Trump would dominate the South Carolina GOP primary were NeverTrumpers and insane people. Often these groups are one in the same. But as the dust settles, it’s clear that the Republican nomination for president is going to Trump following former governor Nikki Haley’s embarrassing performance in her home state.
The race was called by all major news outlets within moments after the polls closing.
BREAKING: Donald Trump wins the South Carolina Republican primary against Nikki Haley in her home state.
Time for Nikki to drop out.pic.twitter.com/FYVRRX0gQX
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 25, 2024
Victory. ✅ pic.twitter.com/dXixYEu7DO
— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) February 25, 2024
BREAKING: Nikki Haley decimated by Donald Trump in her home state of South Carolina pic.twitter.com/7FUGfgAIdC
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) February 25, 2024
According to Reuters:
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.
The former president had been widely favored to win, with poll after poll showing him holding a sizable lead despite his litany of criminal charges and Haley’s status as a native of South Carolina who won two terms as governor.
The lopsided outcome will bolster calls from Trump’s allies for Haley, Trump’s last remaining challenger, to drop out of the race. 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.
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.
As I’ve noted before, the only reason Haley would continue at this point is if her UniParty Swamp handlers have insider information that leads them to believe one or more of Trump’s criminal cases will be rigged against him. Otherwise, every form of lawfare being waged against him has failed to keep him from returning to the White House even as they try to drain his bank accounts.
It’s time for Haley to either drop out or acknowledge she’s working against America’s best interests.
This is breaking and will be updated with more details.
Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
But even as it seems nearly impossible to make a living, there are blessings that should not be disregarded. By highlighting strong sponsors who share our America First worldview, we have been able to make lifelong connections and even a bit of revenue to help us along. This is why we enjoy symbiotic relationships with companies like MyPillow, Jase Medical, and Promised Grounds. We help them with our recommendations and they reward us with money when our audience buys from them.
The same can be said about our preparedness sponsor, Prepper All-Naturals. Their long-term storage beef has a 25-year shelf life and is made with one ingredient: All-American Beef.
Even our faith-driven precious metals sponsor helps us tremendously while also helping Americans protect their life’s savings. We are blessed to work with them.
Independent media is the future. In many ways, that future is already here. While the phrase, “the more the merrier,” does not apply to this business because there are still some bad actors in the independent media field, there are many great ones that do not get nearly enough attention. We hope to change that one content creator at a time.
Thank you and God Bless,
JD Rucker
