From Greenvilleonline.com:

Political scientists say Attorney General Henry McMaster’s endorsement of state Rep. Nikki Haley for governor can’t do anything but put greater distance between her and Gresham Barrett, another establishment figure as a sitting congressman who was endorsed early on by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

Barrett’s campaign, however, said it doesn’t matter. And other politicians with a long history of observing and living with South Carolina politics, such as former House Speaker Rex Carter of Greenville, say endorsements are overblown.

McMaster said he will campaign with Haley and help her raise funds, not just in the runoff but also in the fall election if she wins the runoff.

“I’m all in,” he said. “Any way I can help Nikki I will do it.”

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