Primaries in Nevada: another comfortable victory for Joe Biden among the Democrats and the surprising result shown by the Republicans

The president of the United States, Joe Bidenscored a comfortable victory this Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries in Nevada. In that same state, the Republican version of these votes produced a surprising result: the former ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley it failed and the most supported option was “none of the candidates”, clear proof of this support for Donald Trumpwhich will be presented this Thursday in a separate election.

With 70% of the ballots counted, Biden won with 89.6% of the votewhile he is the author of self-help books Marianne Williamson it remained at just 2.7%, according to newspaper projections The New York Times AND Washington Post.

After knowing his triumph, the agentwho had just won a large victory in South Carolina, took the opportunity to cross paths with Trumphis more than likely rival in the November elections:

“America was built on the idea that all women and men are equal. But that promise has never been more at risk than now. Donald Trump is trying to divide us, not unite us, and drag us into the past, away from a promising future,” he said.

Victory in Nevada would allow Biden to obtain the 36 delegates assigned to that state. To be officially proclaimed the Democratic presidential candidate he needs around 2,000 delegates.

The surprise result of the Republican primaries in Nevada, overshadowed by Trump’s absence

As for the Republican primaries in Nevada, both prestigious newspapers confirmed that voters have given the opportunity to do so “none of the candidates” 61.8% of support, while 31.6% went to Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina.

Trump’s name has not appeared on ballots since will be presented separately under the “caucus” format this Thursday and, presumably, he will get the 26 contested delegates in that state.

Republicans settled on two models in Nevada: primaries this Tuesday and, just two days later, the “caucuses”, which are a type of assemblies in which voters must show up at a specific time to vote for their candidate.

For decades, Nevada has held caucuses. However, because these nominations tended to cause some chaos, state lawmakers passed a law in 2021 that abandoned that voting model and established that state authorities must hold primaries when there is more than one candidate.

But this law did not specify how the Republican Party would award Nevada’s 26 delegates to the winner, so Taking advantage of this loophole, Trump pressured the Nevada Republican Party to ignore state law and continue with its caucus tradition.

“A bad night for Nikki Haley. Losing by Nearly 30 Points in Nevada to “None of These Candidates”. “Be careful, he will soon claim victory!”, Trump expressed on his social network Truth Social, which he launched after being kicked out of Twitter, although Elon Musk has now lifted his suspension.

Nevada, key state for the November elections

In SnowfallFrom 2.3 million voters registered to vote. Of these, according to official data, 31% are Democrats, 28% Republicans and 34% independents.

This is one of those known as zipper states in which the Republican Party and Democratic Party candidates have similar supportwhich is why they are considered crucial to the outcome of the presidential elections.

Biden entered the Democratic primary this Tuesday after his resounding victory in the South Carolina primary, while Trump is on the verge of winning the Republican presidential nomination after his consecutive victories in Iowa, New Hampshire and almost certainly Nevada.