Nikki Haley Visits Mount Pleasant Monday

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will visit Mount Pleasant on Monday to speak to East Cooper Republicans. She canceled a previous speaking engagement before Mount Pleasant Republicans because her husband was granted a two-week leave from his military service in Afghanistan.

The lunchtime meeting is set for the Holiday Inn at 250 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 11:30 a.m. Gov. Haley speaks at noon. The meeting is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.

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Haley faces re-election in 2014. Her Democratic opponent from 2010, state Sen. Vincent Shaheen, has already declared his intentions to run again. Haley, a Republican who represented Lexington County in the S.C. House before being elected Governor, has struggled in the polls, but her re-election prospects have risen lately.

The latest Winthrop University poll found Haley's approval rating at 45 percent. The state's improving employment situation, a continual sticking point, has improved in recent months, which could bolster Haley's re-election chances.