DeSantis drops out (update)

Photos: Ron DeSantis campaigns in South Carolina — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis at Hudson’s Smokehouse in Lexington, South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2024.

Florida Gov. Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis keeps coming back to South Carolina as his primary opponents, Nikki Haley and Donald Trump focus on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, where the latest Suffolk University/NBC10 Boston/Boston Globe tracking poll has Trump with 55%, Haley with 36% and DeSantis, with 6% support of likely Republican voters.

Project 538’s latest polling for South Carolina has Donald Trump with 61%, Haley with 25% and DeSantis with 9% support from likely Republican voters.

On Saturday, the Florida governor made stops in Myrtle Beach, Florence and Lexington - not to far from my home. I photographed the latter stops for the Associated Press.