Nikki Haley may have one more opportunity to thwart Donald Trump’s ascent to the nomination of the Republican Party for president, as the Republican presidential contest is transitioning into a crucial two-week phase ahead of the South Carolina primary.
After another resounding victory in the Nevada caucuses, Donald Trump will travel to Pennsylvania on Friday to deliver a speech to the National Rifle Association here in Pennsylvania.
During the forum, he will emphasize his support for gun rights, which is a major priority for voters who identify as Republican. From there, the former president will travel to South Carolina this weekend, where he and Haley will compete against one another in a campaign event leading up to the primary election in the state on February 24.
Given that Haley has not yet been victorious in a Republican election, Trump is hoping that a commanding victory in the race for first-in-the-South will deal a devastating blow to her.
Haley, a two-time elected governor of South Carolina, is banking on her home state advantage to propel her to a strong showing that might keep her in the race through Super Tuesday on March 5, when contests in over a dozen states will award a sizable portion of the delegates required to win the GOP nomination.
Following his victory in Nevada, Trump declared late on Thursday, “We’re leading everybody.” Is it possible for us to schedule the election for Tuesday of next week? I only want that.
“I don’t know why she continues,” he said, adding, “I don’t really care if she continues. I think it’s bad for the party. I think it’s actually bad for her, too.”
As a result of Haley’s decision to skip Thursday’s caucuses in favor of participating in an earlier primary , Trump was left with no competition in the state of Nevada.
In spite of the fact that Trump was not on that ballot, Haley finished in a distant second place, as a large number of Republican voters selected the option to vote for “none of these candidates.”
Trump had a particularly fortunate week, even taking into account Haley’s humiliating loss in Nevada.
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