Donald Trump also prevailed in the US Republican presidential primaries in the states of Idaho and Missouri. How long will his only remaining competitor, Haley, last?
A few days before the so-called Super Tuesday, former US President Donald Trump achieved two more primary election victories in the states of Idaho in the northwest and Missouri in the middle of the country. According to consistent forecasts from US broadcasters, the Republican clearly prevailed against his internal party rival Nikki Haley in both states – as he has done in all of the conservative party’s primaries so far this year.
The 77-year-old is thus further expanding his lead over the former US ambassador to the United Nations in the Republican presidential race. He now has 244 delegates and Haley has 24. A candidate must win 1,215 delegates to secure the Republican nomination.
There was also a primary election in Michigan, where a regular primary election had already taken place on Tuesday. The reason was a dispute within the Republicans, which meant that the remaining party delegates for the nomination party conference in the summer were only now chosen. Trump also prevailed in this election. The twelve delegates who voted for him on Tuesday were joined by 39.
Will Haley give up on Super Tuesday?
The decision as to whether Haley will give up could come next Tuesday: On Super Tuesday, Republicans will hold primaries in 15 states, including the most populous US states, California and Texas. She is expected to throw in the towel should she perform unsuccessfully again that day.
The primaries for President Joe Biden’s Republicans and Democrats run until the beginning of June. Biden has no serious competition in the internal race. The Republican nomination convention will take place from July 15th to 18th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
According to a poll published on Saturday, Trump would have a good chance of defeating Biden in the presidential election in early November, despite all the ongoing trials, scandals and a chaotic term in office. In the survey commissioned by the New York Times, the ex-president got 48 percent and the incumbent only 43 percent.