Jeb Bush gets a brotherly hand from George W. in S. Carolina

“She also embodies and exemplifies what I want the Republican party to be known as in the 21st century – vibrant, reform-oriented, optimistic, and upwardly mobile”, he added.

Anti-Muslim sentiment was even stronger, though.

Trump’s comments could further alarm some Republican leaders, who fear Trump or Texas Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Florida) 17% and Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s (R) 11%.

Trump threatened earlier in the week to bring a defamation lawsuit against Cruz over a television ad that attacks the Republican front-runner’s conservative bona fides.

And Trump supporters are die-hard in South Carolina: The pollster asked voters if they might change their minds about their preferred candidates, but among those who say they support Trump, 77 percent tell PPP they will definitely vote for him.

“Let me just say, I’ve dealt with many people over my lifetime, and I’ve been very successful, and I’ve dealt with some people a lot tougher than him, but I’ve never dealt with anybody that lies like him”, Trump told ABC on Tuesday morning.

Trump captured 26% in the poll.

Thirty percent wish the South had won the Civil War (this isn’t surprising, a majority of lifelong Southerners seem to still hold resentment about the “war of Northern Aggression” as they call it).

She said all the campaigns have been actively seeking her approval.

Abortion has emerged as the latest terrain for Cruz and Trump to argue over who is the true social conservative in the race, and the billionaire businessman has charged that the Texas senator is lying.

Trump has repeatedly advocated enhanced interrogation techniques for foreign prisoners, and he said again Wednesday he would “absolutely” allow waterboarding, which simulates the feeling of drowning. “That’s the definition of it”, Rubio said Sunday in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash. Mr. Trump’s campaign, among other things, calls for restricting immigration.

The senator released a scathing new video Tuesday afternoon accusing Trump of “playing games with the sanctity of life” and having been “enthusiastically pro-abortion” for most of his adult life. Bush finished in sixth place in the Iowa caucuses and in fourth place in the New Hampshire primary – the first contests in the state-by-state battles to pick a party nominee for the November 8 presidential election.

The elder Bush used self-deprecating humour and tales from his presidential years to build a case for the younger one’s candidacy, but that may not be sufficient to stop Mr. Trump, who continues with his no-holds-barred attack on the Bush dynasty, in his tracks.

SIXTEEN years ago, SC saved George W. Bush’s presidential aspiration, and on Monday, he made a triumphant return to the political stage here, hoping to convince Republicans to work the same magic for his brother, Jeb. “The fact that she’s not weighing in, I applaud her for doing it”. “I’m not sure she’s going to endorse anyone”.

“We need to look as far and as wide as possible because we may find a jewel out there that may not be completely obvious”, Clovis said.