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EXCLUSIVE: SC GOP voters prefer Trump, Carson; most say Graham should drop out

Most S.C. Republican primary voters want a president with no prior elected political experience, according to a new poll released Tuesday to The State.

A Public Policy Polling survey found Donald Trump would win 37 percent of the vote from S.C. Republicans and Ben Carson would pick up 21 percent. The rest of the crowded GOP field of 17 candidates was struggling in the single digits.

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has won the backing of 25 northern New Hampshire leaders ahead of her second campaign visit to the state in less than a week.

CNN moves prime-time GOP debate to 8 p.m.

CNN has moved its primetime Republican debate from 9 p.m. EST to 8 p.m., eliminating the long gap between its main event and the earlier forum for second-tier candidates, the network told campaigns in a conference call Tuesday afternoon.

Carly Fiorina, on the rise

When Carly Fiorina was asked about Donald Trump in the first GOP debate, she had a cutting answer ready: “I didn’t get a phone call from Bill Clinton before I jumped in the race,” she said dryly. “Maybe it’s because I hadn’t given money to the foundation or donated to his wife’s Senate campaign. . . . Since he has changed his mind on amnesty, on health care and on abortion, I would just ask, what are the principles by which he will govern?”

‘Legion’ for Sanders at Milford parade; GOP candidates ask for votes

Poll: Sanders leads Clinton in New Hampshire, closing in Iowa

Bernie Sanders has a solid lead over Hillary Clinton among New Hampshire Democrats five months ahead of the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation primary, and the Vermont senator is also gaining on Clinton in Iowa, according to NBC News/Marist polls released on Sunday.