COLUMBIA, S.C. – Biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is slated to headline a GOP fundraiser in South Carolina as he returns to campaigning in the first-in-the-South primary state. Wright said he and other Republican voters in South Carolina are hoping to see more of the broad GOP field at such county-level events. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott, as well as former President Donald Trump, who has remained popular in South Carolina since his 2016 primary victory in the state. Ramaswamy has been stumping heavily in other early-voting states, including Iowa and New Hampshire, but hasn't been back to South Carolina since May, when he spoke at the state Republican Party convention. Ramaswamy visited Dorchester County earlier this year for a Sweet Tea Stop town hall event, something Wright said he's hoping to organize with others in the GOP field.

Source: The Nation July 25, 2023 17:04 UTC