USA: Nikki Haley lost in Nevada by “neither of these candidates” vote

Ironically, this can be called a “hard hit.” Donald Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination in the American presidential election, Nikki Haley, received only 32% of the votes during the primaries in Nevada this Tuesday. The problem is that Donald Trump was not the candidate in this state, and Nikki Haley was defeated on a ballot marked “neither of these candidates.”

The result, even if it has no consequences, is a new setback for Nikki Haley, the only candidate still challenging Trump. The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has already lost to the former president in Iowa and New Hampshire and appears unlikely to prevail on Feb. 24 in South Carolina, where she was governor. The Republican primary in Nevada went smoothly due to complex election rules adopted by the Republican Party.

Special rules

Because the 26 delegates from Nevada who will participate in the Republican nomination for the White House will be determined this Thursday during the caucuses: local assemblies that will be held in schools or gymnasiums, in which Nikki Haley will not participate and in which Donald will be Trump. the only major candidate.

This indiscriminate system, which is causing confusion among voters, stems from disagreements between Nevada officials and the Republican Party. The Western American state, home to the gambling capital of Las Vegas, has decided to change its electoral system in 2021, abandoning traditional caucuses in favor of primaries that allow voting by mail.

But in America, where Donald Trump is still contesting his 2020 defeat by Joe Biden, mail-in voting is the subject of conspiracy theories comparing it to a results manipulation scheme. Therefore, the Grand Old Party has decided to maintain its meetings, which must be attended in person. And he ruled that only the results of the caucuses would be considered in the nomination, further barring candidates in Tuesday’s primary from participating in Thursday’s caucuses. Therefore, Nikki Haley will not run in the caucuses.

The Republican Party was accused of supporting its decision to Donald Trump, whose voters are more likely to turn out to the polls. This Monday, campaign manager Nikki Haley said Nevada’s process was “rigged in Trump’s favor.” Having already won Iowa and New Hampshire, Donald Trump could crush Nikki Haley in early March on Super Tuesday, where 15 states are at stake. Enough to make his lead insurmountable if he wins.

Donald Trump is almost certain of victory

Without waiting for this confirmation, he is already being considered as the de facto Republican candidate for the White House by his own party and the current occupant of the Oval Office, Joe Biden. The next Republican primary is scheduled to take place in South Carolina. Although the ex-governor has the advantage of being on home turf, polls predict her defeat. Her refusal to surrender openly irritates Donald Trump, who regularly hurls racial slurs at her and uses her full name, Nimarata, to remind people that she comes from an immigrant family.

A strategy similar to the one he used against Barack Obama when he called him by his middle name, Hussein, to falsely accuse him of being an illegitimate president because he was born outside the United States. Primaries were also organized for Democrats in Nevada. Joe Biden won it easily. Earlier Tuesday, the incumbent attacked his predecessor, whom he accused of wanting to torpedo the budget bill, including immigration reform, on which bipartisan agreement appeared to be reached in the Senate.

That compromise appears to be on the verge of collapse as Joe Biden blames congressional Republicans for pressure from Donald Trump. November’s presidential election promises to be close, with polls pitting Joe Biden and Donald Trump head-to-head and showing a majority of Americans unenthusiastic about the idea of ​​another matchup between the two men. In this context, Nevada is one of the few key states that will decide the future of the country. In 2020, Joe Biden narrowly won by 33,000 votes.