president trump, i believe, was the best president of the 21st century. mudd loved it. i m from the usa, mudd texted. trump reps that best in my opinion. vivek sounds great. nod to forsythe. he s brilliant, he s got energy, he s young. i really liked him. post debate, this. he just isn t grown up enough to be president. he s trying to be trump, but he isn t. i think ramaswamy probably went down because of that abrasiveness. but what is toxic in the suburbs is often tonic to others in today s gop. trump people might have found that attractive about ramaswamy, right? he might pull some of that crowd. who knows. reporter: trump is way ahead and that won t change if the anti-trump vote is stringalled across the debate stage. his statement was powerful when he said, the country is in
my personal favorite was nikki haley. she had a lot of commentary on different topics where i agreed with everything she said right there. she also came across as not nasty but not knowledgeable. there s a difference. this is a typical residential installment. reporter: chris mudd owns a solar energy company, is a strong trump supporter, and had this to say about the former south carolina governor. i m not a big nikki haley fan. i ve just never connected to her. reporter: mudd is still for trump but after the debate texted nikki haley made good use of her time. priscilla forsythe liked haley s stance on abortion. nikki haley really helped herself, foresight told us. another was that vivek ramaswamy stirs a trump-like divide.
READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT Gavin Jackson: South Carolina Senator Tim Scott was on the campaign trail last week after announcing he was jumping into the 2024 presidential race. With his announcement in North Charleston on May 22. Welcome to a This Week in South Carolina Special Report. I'm Gavin Jackson: in Sioux City, Iowa, where Senator Tim Scott is making his first swing as a declared Republican presidential candidate here in the Hawkeye State. We tagged along with him on several visits.