Nikki Haley lost in Nevada Republican primary, even though she was the only candidate: Trump is closing in on the presidential nomination

This Former ambassador First American UN and former governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haleyfailed on Tuesday in his bid to win the Republican primary of the State of snowfallWhere voters supported the ‘no candidate’ option to strengthen Trump.

According to newspaper estimates The New York Times And The Washington PostWith that 53.1% From the counted ballots, the option of ‘None of the candidates‘ got 61.2% support and got Haley 32.4%; The rest went to candidates who have already dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination.

Former President Trump’s name does not appear on this ballot because he will run in a separate race under the ‘No’ format.Caucus‘This very Thursday, which, probably, will give it 26 representatives is disputed in what is known as Silver State.

The American media is equipped with the technology to make predictions Election resultsreleased their estimates for Haley about two hours after the close Polling stations 7:00 pm local time in Nevada (03:00 GMT on Wednesday).

Haley was unable to compete in both the primary and the caucus because Republican Party established that candidates had to choose between one or the other.

In any case, all the delegates that the Nevada Republican Party awards to the winner go to Trump, who needs 1,215 representatives To officially declare himself as a candidate.

“We all know 80-year-olds who can run circles around us… and then we know Trump and Biden. We need a president who has the focus and resilience to face all the challenges facing our country,” Haley said on social network X hours before the projections were released.

Republicans chose two models in Nevada: a primary this Tuesday and two days later, on February 8, a ‘caucus’, a type of assembly in which voters must attend at a specific time to vote for their party. .

For decades, Nevada has hosted caucuses. However, since these appointments usually create some confusion, the State legislators In 2021, they passed a law that abandoned that voting model, which was also used Iowaand established that state authorities had to hold primaries when there was more than one candidate.

However, that law 2021 It had a legal loophole: Although it established that there must be a primary, it did not specify how the Republican Party would assign the winner to Nevada’s 26 delegates, who are officially declared both Democratic and Republican during party conventions. Candidates for the Presidential Election.

Taking advantage of this legal loophole, Trump Pressed Nevada Republican Party So he will ignore the state law and continue his ‘caucus’ tradition.

The former US President had already told his voters in a rally Las Vegas To ignore the primaries last month: “Your state has primaries and caucuses. Don’t worry about primaries, just do the ‘caucus’ thing,” he said.

Trump is about to take over Republican presidential nomination After their consecutive wins in Iowa And New HampshireAnd both he and Biden are eyeing each other in the face of a potential rematch. general election November.

Meanwhile, Haley, who recently requested protection Secret Service With threats mounting in his political controversy against Trump, it is increasingly difficult for him to hold on to the race for the Republican nomination, at least until the last battle in his home state. South CarolinaNext February 24.

(with information from EFE)