CHARLESTON, S.C.—Nikki Haley made just one prediction about this state’s Republican primary election. She said, “South Carolina will vote on Saturday. But on Sunday, I’ll still be running for president,” in a speech at Clemson University on Feb. 20.
Both are true, though an increasing number of observers wonder why.
The former U.N. ambassador continues her quest for the Republican presidential nomination despite losing her home state to President Donald Trump by 61 to 39 percent on Feb. 24 and having no readily apparent pathway to victory.
“I’m not giving up this fight when a majority of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump and Joe Biden,” Ms. Haley said in downtown Charleston after the race was called for President Trump….
