Staff reports | Almost nine out of 10 South Carolinians surveyed in a new Winthrop Poll believe they’ll pay more for foreign products because of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. And more than half believe those tariffs will end up costing the United States more than they bring in.

But 62% of state residents also believe higher tariffs will result in more U.S. manufacturing jobs being created in the U.S.

“Nearly all Democrats and a solid majority of Republicans think that tariffs will result in higher prices,” Winthrop pollster and political scientist Scott Huffmon said in a release. “But combined with other results here, it seems clear that Republicans see it as a matter of short-term pain bringing a long-term benefit, while Democrats see it as a baked-in aspect of tari

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