According to media reports, US politician Nikki Haley would like to abandon her bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The 52-year-old is about to drop out of the race for the time being, but initially does not want to support her competitor Donald Trump. writes that Wall Street Journal. Also CNN writes this citing sources close to Haley.
On Super Tuesday, Trump won most of the primaries, although Haley initially did not want to comment on the outcome of the elections in 15 states that evening. A statement is announced for Wednesday. Supporters of the ex-president have been calling on the 52-year-old for weeks to give up and end her election campaign. However, Haley has so far emphasized that she will stick around at least until Super Tuesday.
The former governor of South Carolina has only been able to win two of the primaries so far. What was particularly disappointing was that she didn’t even win against Trump in her home state. After her only primary election victory on Sunday in the liberal capital district of Washington, she had hoped for new momentum for her campaign on Super Tuesday. But she only won the duel against the ex-president in the small New England state of Vermont. Trump won one victory after another. Even in the state of Virginia, where many people who work in Democratic-leaning Washington live, it wasn’t even close. Trump also won easily in Texas and California, where the most points were up for grabs.
According to post-election surveys across the US, Haley performed particularly well among people with higher levels of education and among more moderate Republicans. Many Haley supporters voted for her primarily to vote against Trump. These Haley supporters could pose a threat to Trump in the presidential election if they end up voting for an independent third candidate or even for Biden.