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Nikki Haley fails to beat Trump even in her home town. Is it game over for her?

Analysts see no path ahead for Mrs Nikki Haley. PHOTO: AFP
One of the two houses in the well-off areas of Bamberg where Mrs Nikki Haley grew up. ST PHOTO: BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR
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BAMBERG, South Carolina - Forget her home state, Mrs Nikki Haley could not even keep her home town in her corner.

Republican Party front runner Donald Trump scored a convincing win on Feb 24 in the party’s nominating contest in South Carolina, where Mrs Haley served as governor for nearly six years until 2017.

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