Trump wins landslide victory in South Carolina
“Do you want the 80th president?”
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (52) did not resign even after losing to former President Donald Trump (78) by 20 percentage points in the Republican presidential primary held on the 24th in South Carolina, her home state and where she twice served as governor. . Instead, on the 25th, he moved to Michigan, where the next primary is held, and held a rally and raised the issue of former President Trump’s age.
Former Ambassador Haley has repeatedly expressed her intention to participate in the primary until Super Tuesday, the 5th of next month, when simultaneous primary elections are held in 16 states, including New York and California. This situation also contrasts with the fact that Senator Marco Rubio, who was attracting attention as a ‘young conservative’ in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, withdrew immediately after taking second place (18 percentage points behind former President Trump, who placed first) in his home state of Florida at the time.
CNN, current affairs media outlet The Atlantic, and others analyzed that the reason former Ambassador Haley is holding out is because her campaign fund ‘treasury’ has not run out. As of the end of last month, the fund balance of former Ambassador Haley’s camp reached $13 million (about 17.3 billion won).
Some analysts say that this is because he is not aiming to become the vice presidential candidate, former President Trump’s running mate, or to enter the cabinet when he returns to power. Accordingly, not only is there no need to pay attention to Trump’s ‘notice’, but he is also dreaming of the 2028 presidential election by increasing his weight. In order to become the next candidate in the party, it may be better to imprint the image of ‘Trump’s last man standing’.
However, pressure is growing within the Republican Party on former Ambassador Haley to resign so that former President Trump can prepare early for the general election. AFP, the political organization of the Koch brothers, billionaire businessmen who are big players in the Republican Party, also announced on the 25th, “We will stop funding former Ambassador Haley.”
Source: Donga
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