They came out to vote against Trump

The South Carolina Republican primary is over, and mainstream media are reporting that he trounced Nikki Haley.

I think we have to be honest and say that 40% of the electorate in a deeply Trumpy state like South Carolina voting against Trump is a huge showing of opposition precisely because the nomination race is effectively over.

It’s fair to say that this is Haley’s home state. She was two-term governor. That must figure into the equation.But 40% isn’t that different from the 43.2% she got in New Hampshire or the 40.3% Haley and Ron DeSantis got between them in Iowa.

[T]his is a lot of persistent opposition for a candidate who has always been running as a de facto incumbent. Even if you set that de facto incumbency aside, it’s quite a lot for a candidate who is, whatever technicalities you want to get caught up in, the presumptive nominee. 40% of Republican primary voters are still showing up to say they don’t want Trump even when they know they’re definitely going to get him.

  TPM

That's hopeful.  And it's also probably true about Biden among Democrats.  We're about to have an election where only a minority wants either of the candidates.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 01:48 pm: