COLUMBIA, S.C. — With less than a month until the Republican primary in South Carolina on February 24th, both prominent Republican candidates, Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, are actively seeking votes.
Former Governor Nikki Haley on Thursday held a meet-and-greet at Doc's Barbeque, attracting both supporters and some still undecided.
Haley touted achievements such as boosting employment numbers and spearheading immigration reform.
"We went and said let's start building this in America again, and we're gonna do it in South Carolina. By the time I left, we were building planes with Boeing, we we're building more BMWs than any place in the world, we brought in Mercedes Benz, we brought in Volvo, five international tire companies, they were calling us the beast of the Southeast," Haley said.
"She did a phenomenal job as a governor, and if I'm perfectly honest, there's nothing I know she hasn't done a good job with," said attendee Joey Byrd.
Haley underlined her stance on the border. WWhen it comes to the border, it doesn’t even look like the United States of America anymore, with what we're allowing to happen. Now remember, we were in that fight together. We passed the toughest immigration law in the country. We need to take what we did in South Carolina, go nationwide with it,” Haley said.
Haley also advocated for a nationwide E-Verify program, emphasizing the need to verify legal employment.
"She has experience with getting bills passed, she has the experience of working across the aisle," attendee Rhonda Cortes said.
Interrupted by chants from Pro-Palestine protestors, Haley responded. “Don't get upset about people like that because my husband and military men and women sacrifice every day for their right to do that.”
Following the removal of protestors, Haley took a chance to criticize both former President Trump and President Biden.
"The majority of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump & the majority of Americans disapprove of Joe Biden," Haley said.
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Attendee Josey James voiced mixed emotions. "We talking about Joe Biden and Donald Trump, I don't like neither one, they're both old," James said. "If she becomes president, are we going to have the same outcome we had with Trump?"
Recent polls from January indicate Trump leading by double digits in South Carolina.
However, Haley remains optimistic, saying she is moving up in the polls one day at a time.