The night after eking out that second-place finish, DeSantis flew straight to South Carolina, as Haley and others shifted their efforts to New Hampshire, where Republicans vote Feb. 24.
Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesDeSantis has been stumping in New Hampshire but has reportedly reallocated the majority of his staff to South Carolina, Haley’s home state.
Both Trump and DeSantis have omitted a significant part of the gas tax proposal Haley floated as governor, in 2015.
South Carolina lawmakers ultimately raised the gas tax under her successor, overriding a veto by Gov.
Awaiting DeSantis, Julie Maid said that she was ready to support DeSantis in South Carolina, despite Trump's lead.
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