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Trump easily wins South Carolina but Haley fights on

Nearly two dozen allies flanked Mr Trump during his victory speech Flanked at his podium on the Columbia state fairgrounds by nearly two dozen allies, including most of the state's political leaders, he told a raucous crowd: "This was a little sooner than we anticipated." Mr Trump certainly has much to boast about with this win. Exit polling conducted by the BBC's US partner, CBS News, shows that the ex-president bested Ms Haley with both men and women, and among all age groups. Lauding them for their support, Mr Trump, 77, reminded his audience: "We have a lot of work ahead of us." But it does not seem he will be able to fully turn his attention to the general election just yet. Ms Haley re-committed to staying in the race until at least Super Tuesday - 5 March - when voters in 16 states will cast their ballots on the same day. "I'm a woman of my word," the former UN ambassador said. "We're headed to Michigan tomorrow, and we're h...