In South Carolina’s Republican contest, Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley on Saturday, extending his profitable streak as he marched towards a 3rd consecutive presidential nomination.

Trump had been extensively favored to win the Southern state. Many opinion polls confirmed him holding a large lead.

Just minutes after the polls closed, Trump mentioned that he had by no means seen the Republican occasion so unified “as it is right now.”

The former president of the USA has dominated all 5 contests so far – in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and now Haley’s residence state.

According to Edison, Trump was main 59.7% to 39.7% with about half of the anticipated vote tallied.

Immigration was the primary difficulty for voters within the Republican occasion on Saturday, in response to an Edison exit ballot. Trump has made the immigration subject a key focus of his election marketing campaign. Nealy 39% of voters cited that difficulty in contrast with 33% who mentioned the economy was their high drawback.

However, as soon as once more, exit polls additionally pointed to Trump’s personal vulnerabilities. Nearly one-third of voters on Saturday mentioned Trump could be inappropriate to function president if he was convicted of a criminal offense.