Will Haley’s Iowa Surge Be Enough to Break Through the ‘Second-Place’ Primary?

Nikki Haley has momentum but it’s unclear whether her fight against Ron DeSantis for second place in the primary will result in anything more than that — second place.

In South Carolina, Haley’s home state, she sits in second place with 22 percent, according to a new CNN poll. Trump leads the race in the Palmetto State with 53 percent support among likely Republican primary voters, while DeSantis sits in third with 11 percent. South Carolina senator Tim Scott trails behind at 6 percent.