A new South Carolina poll finds Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is besting the pack of declared and potential Republican candidates for president.
Walker has the support of 13.6 percent of respondents, edging out Jeb Bush, who netted 12.7 percent support.
“He’s solid for now,” Winthrop University political scientist Scott Huffmon tells The Herald. “But I think there will be more room at the top as name recognition grows and money starts coming into these PACs.”
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham only garnered the support of 7.6 percent of the likely Republican voters polled, placing him fourth.
Ted Cruz was in third place with 8.1 percent.
Interestingly, the poll also asked likely Republican voters who they would not vote for.
Of those surveyed, 84.2 percent said they would not vote for Donald Trump while 54.9 percent said they would not vote for Graham – the home state man.
Walker had the lowest amount of people who said they would not vote for him – 11.7 percent.
About 25 percent of respondents said they have not yet picked a candidate, so the field is still wide open.
Likely South Carolina Republican voters give President Obama a whopping 91.3 percent disapproval rating, according to the poll.
The respondents also like junior U.S. Sen. Tim Scott much more than Graham.
Scott enjoys an 83 percent approval rating while Graham has the support of only 58.2 percent of likely Republican voters.
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