Nikki Haley battles steep odds and Trump taunts in home state primary

The former ambassador to the UN is defying calls for her to drop out as she campaigns in South Carolina, where she was once governor ahead of Saturday's vote

Standing before a large crowd outside a waterfront hotel in Georgetown, Nikki Haley confronted the question that many Republicans in her sweet" home state of South Carolina - and across the country - have asked: why is she still running for president?

I don't care about a political future. If I did, I would have been out by now," she said. I'm doing this for my kids. I'm doing this for your kids and your grandkids."