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Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears
Sears hires Nikki Haley consultants — just weeks after Trump said he would not employ any of Haley’s campaign staff
Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears recently brought in a new consultant firm, Coldspark, to run her campaign for governor. After recently making inroads with the MAGA crowd that she has had trouble bringing into the mix due to her comments about President Donald Trump in 2022, this move could potentially undo that progress.
