Presidential candidates barely spending in South Carolina’s quiet primary season

Published February 2, 2024 7:00am ET



South Carolina‘s first-in-the-South primary lacks the high-energy campaigning that befits one of the first four early nominating states in a presidential primary, with only one of the three major candidates seriously campaigning in the state.

Neither President Joe Biden nor former President Donald Trump is investing millions of dollars in the Palmetto State. Biden has only appeared twice in the state this year, and Trump has forsaken South Carolina to campaign in Nevada and handle legal problems. However, that could change in the coming weeks.

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