The former American president has surpassed the former UN ambassador by more than ten points, who despite his defeat has not thrown in the towel. However, his options are minimal as polls point to new victories for Trump in Nevada and South Carolina.
The former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has triumphed again. It was imposed on Tuesday during the primaries of New Hampshire and has overcome the only obstacle to controlling the Republican Party: the candidacy of Nikki Haley, who presents herself as a moderate alternative from the right.
Pending the final results, the former president has succeeded a lead of more than 10 points: 54.1% compared to 44.5% of the votes of the former US ambassador to the UN. It should be noted that Trump’s result, while clear, it’s not overwhelmingin Iowa he managed to gain 30 points over his second rival, the now retired Ron DeSantis.
The New Hampshire primary distributed only 22 delegates of the 2,429 who will attend the Republican National Convention in July, where the presidential nominee will be named, but the race was a key test of Haley’s power.
The former diplomat hoped for a strong result in the state, where independent and moderate voters make up more than half of the electorate. Haley received more votes than expected (60% of support), but her proposal has not resonated with Republican voters, among whom she has received only 25% of support.
a trumpalready unstoppable, celebrated the victory and capitalized on his speech Making fun of Haley, whom he has called an ‘impostor’. ‘He gives a speech as if he has won. He didn’t win. He has lost. Just a quick note for Nikki: he’s not going to win.”
Hello, for her part, has congratulated the former president but warned that she has not given up yet. “New Hampshire is the first (primary) in the country, but not the last,” he emphasized. “The race is far from over. There are dozens of states left,” the former ambassador said.
The next stop in the Republican primary process will be Nevada on February 8 and South Carolina on the 24th of that month. In both cases, Trump is the favorite, although the second is Haley’s home state, where she hopes to gain momentum.
Source: EITB
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