With Haley’s resignation, Trump is expected to monopolize 161 delegates from four states, including Georgia.
Biden has already secured the required number of delegates, but voting has been canceled in two places, including Delaware.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has almost won the presidential nomination in the third consecutive Republican primary with Super Tuesday’s primary, but what will be decisively confirmed is the four states, including Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington, on the 12th of this week. It is analyzed that this may be thanks to voter votes in each state.
According to AP DN (Decision Notes), an analysis of the election situation by the Associated Press, Trump can be confirmed as the official candidate if he wins in the four major states, where a total of 161 delegates are at stake, on the 12th (local time).
However, since his last remaining major competitor, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, has resigned, Trump has no obstacles remaining on his way to becoming a presidential candidate.
Democratic President Joe Biden has already secured hundreds of delegates on Super Tuesday last week, so it is highly likely that he will be officially declared a confirmed presidential candidate on the 12th.
As a result of the AP presidential team’s survey of Biden supporters in Delaware and Florida on the 8th, both states canceled their primaries for the Democratic presidential candidate. Since all delegates support Biden, the incumbent president, primary voting is no longer necessary.
Based on this, President Biden’s qualification as a presidential candidate will be advanced to March 12th. This is because we only need to meet 40% more of the number of delegates needed in the future.
There are three states where President Biden’s primary vote will be held on the 12th: Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington. This day is also the voting date held by the Democratic Party for Democrats in the Northern Mariana Islands and overseas. Overseas Democrats act like a state in the presidential candidate selection process.
President Biden must compete with spiritual writer Marianne Williamson in these four primaries. He is also set to face Democrat Jason Palmer in a rematch in the Northern Mariana Islands primary.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, an overseas territory of the United States, is a region made up of 14 islands, including the largest island, Samoa. Palmer won an unexpected 91 votes in American Samoa on Super Tuesday last week, securing three delegates.
He is a “neutral” person who does not belong to either Republican or Democratic party, and his name is also listed on the primary ballots on the 12th in Michigan, Minnesota, Hawaii, and Washington.
The total number of Democratic delegates to be secured in the Democratic Party primary on the 12th is 254, and for the Republican Party, it is 161.
According to AP DN’s analysis, the presidential election primary on the 12th is far from a primary for both parties. It appears that Biden and Trump will easily be re-elected as presidential candidates without any significant competition.
Both President Biden and Trump received overwhelming approval votes at the Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington state caucuses. As with all races held so far this year, the two already have solid support across the state, enough to secure victory.
In the case of the Democratic Party, party executives predict that they will be able to secure all delegates with President Biden’s victory in the Democratic Party’s primary in the Northern Mariana Islands and among overseas party members.
AP DN does not predict election results and announces winners only when a winner has been determined and there are no more close competitors to follow the candidate. Even when primaries are canceled, AP continues to report on meaningful developments. Such cases include the resignation of a candidate or a declaration after the victory of a strong candidate has been confirmed.
Therefore, today’s forecast is not an announcement of AP’s reasoning, but rather a report on election trends.
[워싱턴= AP/뉴시스]
Source: Donga
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