With a victory in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary tucked in his belt, both Donald Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) are looking towards Michigan as the next stop.
However, both candidates are facing headwinds for different reasons.
As MSNBC "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough pointed out on Monday, Trump's win in South Carolina was nothing to be proud of with 40 percent of conservative voters picking Haley over him, while a substantial number of Haley voters said they would not vote for Trump if he is on the November ballot.
Speaking with CNN host John Berman on Monday, polling analyst Harry Enten first noted that Haley started beating the bushes in Michigan way too late -- dooming any chance she will make a respectable showing.
That said, Enten said that Trump's numbers in Michigan are nothing to write home about either.
As Enten pointed out, Trump's numbers are not great to start with and will really take a turn for the worse if he is convicted in one of his many criminal trials.
"If you're looking ahead though past maybe the primary season to the general election, some people see a few warning signs for Trump," Berman prompted the analyst.
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"Yeah, there are a few warning signs," Enten began. "You know, he really wants to have Nikki Haley supporters locked up, but there seems to be, you know, so far in these early states, 20 percent for Haley about an Iowa than more than 40 percent in New Hampshire, then about 40 percent in South Carolina."
"How do Haley supporters feel about Trump?" he said while using a large graphic display. "Look at this: 18 percent, only 18 percent have a favorable view [of Trump]. The vast majority of Haley's supporters do not like Donald Trump — 75 percent! Convincing these folks to vote for Donald Trump in the general may be an uphill climb, especially John, if there's a conviction."
Pointing to a separate graphic, he continued, "Trump unfit for the presidency if convicted. In South Carolina in the exit poll, it was 36 percent in New Hampshire, it was 42 percent. In Iowa, a state where Trump won his widest margin, at least in states where Niki Haley was on the ballot, it was 31 percent."
"So the fact is, John, there are warning signs for Trump going towards a general election," he excitedly exclaimed. "Yes, he's doing very well in the primary so far, but come the general, especially if he's convicted of a crime, it might get rather dicey rather quickly."
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