Will Nikki Haley defy expectations and only lose by 20 points today? That seems to be closest thing to a point of contention as South Carolina heads to the polls for today’s dodo of a Republican primary.
The polls have shown Trump’s enormous lead shrinking in recent days from well over 30 points to around 25. Some well-informed reporters think that Trump’s lead has diminished because of his rude outburst about Haley’s spouse.
‘Where’s her husband?’ Trump mused in February, in his off-the-top-of-his-head way. ‘Oh, he’s away. What happened to her husband? What happened to her husband? Where is he? He’s gone.’
Making jokes about people’s marriages is one thing; insulting a serving member of the military is another.
Haley’s husband Michael is a major in the US Army and he is currently deployed in the Horn of Africa. Trump appeared to be making a snide reference to the rumours that Haley’s marriage is in trouble following more reports about her alleged infidelities in the past.
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