February 23, 2024: What’s the matter with South Carolina?

South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary has long had a reputation as something like a knife fight in a phone booth. But this year, it feels different. It’s a conventional campaign despite having the most unconventional candidate of modern times in the lead. It even risks being — gasp! — a bit boring. At least, that’s according to Jonathan Martin, our politics bureau chief and columnist, who joins Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza to talk all things Trump, Haley and Palmetto State.
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza  interviews politics bureau chief and columnist Jonathan Martin.