Trey Gowdy: The Reality Is Donald Trump Has a ‘Stranglehold’ on South Carolina

Smith Nikki Haley hoping ░░░░░░░░ clinch a victory in ░░░░░░░░ home state of South ░░░░░░░░ but polls show she ░░░░░░░░ trailing behind former President ░░░░░░░░ Trump So how does ░░░░░░░░ plan to close the ░░░░░░░░ Let s bring in ░░░░░░░░ Gowdy former South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ and host of Sunday ░░░░░░░░ in America right here ░░░░░░░░ Fox Trey it s ░░░░░░░░ awesome to have you ░░░░░░░░ here Good to get ░░░░░░░░ back GOWDY Thank you ░░░░░░░░ So when it comes ░░░░░░░░ South Carolina I mean ░░░░░░░░ still ahead in the ░░░░░░░░ there but she says ░░░░░░░░ s gonna win with ░░░░░░░░ women independents Like how ░░░░░░░░ you see this playing ░░░░░░░░ GOWDY She s really ░░░░░░░░ I think the consensus ░░░░░░░░ that she was a ░░░░░░░░ good governor But you ░░░░░░░░ Sandra the consensus is ░░░░░░░░ Scott is a really ░░░░░░░░ U S senator and ░░░░░░░░ Trump would beat him ░░░░░░░░ He s one of ░░░░░░░░ best friends in the ░░░░░░░░ But Donald Trump in ░░░░░░░░ I mean the people ░░░░░░░░ like fighting for second ░░░░░░░░ So I can t ░░░░░░░░ explain why my state ░░░░░░░░ so enamored more so ░░░░░░░░ than some other states ░░░░░░░░ Nikki is both a ░░░░░░░░ really good past governor ░░░░░░░░ likely to come in ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump And ░░░░░░░░ two are not like ░░░░░░░░ thoughts to me ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ right so let s ░░░░░░░░ a look Trey at ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post Monmouth poll ░░░░░░░░ compare it to a ░░░░░░░░ back in September 2023 ░░░░░░░░ the same organization Donald ░░░░░░░░ now 58 percent Nikki ░░░░░░░░ 32 percent two percent ░░░░░░░░ vote for others Compare ░░░░░░░░ to September when the ░░░░░░░░ were way up there ░░░░░░░░ when you take a ░░░░░░░░ at how those others ░░░░░░░░ down now that the ░░░░░░░░ are out of the ░░░░░░░░ I mean they both ░░░░░░░░ about even And if ░░░░░░░░ was held today look ░░░░░░░░ percent say of conservatives ░░░░░░░░ they d vote for ░░░░░░░░ 59 percent of somewhat ░░░░░░░░ say they d vote ░░░░░░░░ Trump Nikki Haley wins ░░░░░░░░ moderates How do you ░░░░░░░░ that is going to ░░░░░░░░ out in South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ we should point out ░░░░░░░░ an open primary GOWDY ░░░░░░░░ is an open primary ░░░░░░░░ there s not much ░░░░░░░░ for the Democrats to ░░░░░░░░ to the poll on ░░░░░░░░ I mean Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ it got written that ░░░░░░░░ Haley is not a ░░░░░░░░ She certainly was a ░░░░░░░░ as a governor I ░░░░░░░░ the reality is that ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has a ░░░░░░░░ on the state of ░░░░░░░░ Carolina And it doesn ░░░░░░░░ matter You could run ░░░░░░░░ Swinney against him You ░░░░░░░░ run Shane Beamer or ░░░░░░░░ Staley Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ to win South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ having said that he ░░░░░░░░ to win the general ░░░░░░░░ and I m not ░░░░░░░░ the way to do ░░░░░░░░ is to criticize the ░░░░░░░░ that you re running ░░░░░░░░ Certainly don t critique ░░░░░░░░ outfit Just win and ░░░░░░░░ like you won and ░░░░░░░░ the rest of it ░░░░░░░░ if you want to ░░░░░░░░ in November Smith Really ░░░░░░░░ considering that new polling ░░░░░░░░ Fox News polling showing ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin voters choice for ░░░░░░░░ if voting now Their ░░░░░░░░ exactly split between Biden ░░░░░░░░ Trump in that latest ░░░░░░░░ News poll 47 47 ░░░░░░░░ choice for president if ░░░░░░░░ now Fox News polling ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump victory 51 ░░░░░░░░ to Joe Biden 43 ░░░░░░░░ Trey just wanted to ░░░░░░░░ you about the issues ░░░░░░░░ we re covering all ░░░░░░░░ happening in New York ░░░░░░░░ these illegal migrants attacking ░░░░░░░░ York City police You ░░░░░░░░ got you know a ░░░░░░░░ crisis that s happening ░░░░░░░░ just in border states ░░░░░░░░ all over the country ░░░░░░░░ The Washington Post Monmouth ░░░░░░░░ on the top issues ░░░░░░░░ We saw in Iowa ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire this rated over ░░░░░░░░ economy for voters And ░░░░░░░░ it comes to polling ░░░░░░░░ the immigration this is ░░░░░░░░ far and away a ░░░░░░░░ issue for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ mean how does that ░░░░░░░░ between now and November ░░░░░░░░ It only changes if ░░░░░░░░ Republicans bail the president ░░░░░░░░ by allowing for some ░░░░░░░░ or immigration bill That ░░░░░░░░ one way it can ░░░░░░░░ I hate to sound ░░░░░░░░ cynical but that s ░░░░░░░░ way it can change ░░░░░░░░ Sandra you raised a ░░░░░░░░ good point If the ░░░░░░░░ is number one and ░░░░░░░░ economy is number two ░░░░░░░░ that s what the ░░░░░░░░ should be talking about ░░░░░░░░ should not be talking ░░░░░░░░ anything other than that ░░░░░░░░ ad hominem attacks the ░░░░░░░░ s gonna need Nikki ░░░░░░░░ supporters to win in ░░░░░░░░ Whether he likes it ░░░░░░░░ not he s going ░░░░░░░░ need people who don ░░░░░░░░ currently support him to ░░░░░░░░ him And the way ░░░░░░░░ do that is to ░░░░░░░░ magnanimous especially when you ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS Well we ll ░░░░░░░░ if he can do ░░░░░░░░ Trey great to see ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for joining us ░░░░░░░░ it Smith Thank you ░░░░░░░░