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South Carolina’s Legacy, Exploited by Trump

First, the poll found that 70 percent of likely Trump voters believe that the flag should still be flying over the state capitol. And a plurality of Mr. Trump’s supporters wish that the South had won the Civil War.

.. Eighty percent support his proposal for banning Muslims from entering the country; 62 percent approve of creating a database on Muslims; 40 percent like the idea of shutting down all mosques in the country.

.. The South Carolina primary this time has focused heavily on fear-mongering against people of color, Muslims and immigrants in general. But Senator Ted Cruz lobbed a racially freighted attack on Senator Marco Rubio, with a new mailing that merges Mr. Rubio’s face with that of President Obama.