The former president Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses on Thursday where he was the only serious contender who participated e he added State’s third consecutive victory in the attempt to secure candidacy for the White House.
Former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, his main rival in the racehe didn’t show up at these caucuses, the only ones in Nevada that count for the Republican nomination. because they provide voters.
haley He described them as an unfair trial who is in favor of Trump and instead participated in Tuesday’s presidential primaries, in which ended up behind the “none of these candidates” option. A humiliating defeat for the candidate.
How many voters does Trump need to get nominated?
Trump’s victory in Nevada gives him most, if not all, of the state’s 26 delegates. 1,215 are needed to formally obtain the nomination of the Republican Party, a figure it could reach in March.
The next stop in the Republican primaries will be South Carolina, where Haley was born on February 24. Trump remains popular in the state profoundly conservativebut Haley, who was twice elected governor there, He hopes his roots give him an edge.
The next stop in the Republican primary will be South Carolina, where Haley was born. Photo: APTrump aspires to win a large number of delegates in the votes of Super Tuesday 5 March to get closer to the nomination. Super Tuesday, Several states hold primaries at the same time.
It is likely that on the same day the Supreme Court will rule on the former president’s suitability to hold an official position, a case which it dealt with on Thursday and which it will analyze later.
In his brief post-victory speech in Las Vegas, Trump addressed reports of long lines forming to vote and He was eager to declare his victory in the next race in South Carolina.
“We are ahead of everyone” he has declared. “Is there a way to hold elections next Tuesday? That’s all I want.”
Although Trump has been the favorite, the Nevada caucuses are considered particularly tilted in his favor due to the intense popular support a candidate must muster statewide to win.
The party’s state affiliate deepened its lead last year when it banned candidates from running in primaries and caucuses and limited the role of super PACs, like those that were central to the Florida governor’s now-ended campaign Ron DeSantis.
Caucuses often require attendees attend a meeting in person on a specific day and timewhile participation in primary elections can be more flexible thanks to the ballot box They are open most of the day and you can vote by mail or early.
The Nevada Republicans settled other standards for example, asking participants to show government-issued identification.
Source: Clarin
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