Mark Sanford Nikki Haley
Former South Carolina Govs. Mark Sanford, left, and Nikki Haley.
  • Mark Sanford told Politico Magazine it'd take "a meteor strike" for Haley win South Carolina.
  • "The name of the game for most people in politics is staying in the game," Sanford said.
  • A recent CBS News/YouGov survey showed Trump leading Haley 65% to 30% among GOP voters in the state.

Former South Carolina Republican Gov. Mark Sanford in a recent interview said that it'd take "a meteor strike" for fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley to defeat former President Donald Trump in the state's presidential primary.