Donald Trump won the Nevada Republican caucuses this Thursday (9), according to a projection by the CNN – a victory that had already been assured when his only opponent, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, chose not to compete for the state’s delegates.
The former president has won all three Republican races so far – adding Nevada to Iowa and New Hampshire – as he approaches the Republican Party’s nomination to run in the 2024 elections.
This Thursday’s Republican caucus in Nevada took place two days after the state held its primaries – with President Joe Biden dominating the Democratic contest.
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In the Republican primary, which was effectively worth no party delegates, Nikki Haley ran alone and still finished in second place, losing to the “none of these candidates” option.
The Republican Party in Nevada, which is led by Trump allies, chose not to award its delegates through the primaries – and banned candidates who participated in the primaries from running in the caucus.
That meant Trump had no real opponent this Thursday.
Before his victory was declared, Trump traveled to Las Vegas for a caucus celebration, where he joked about his political fortunes on the day Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism about Colorado’s decision to deem him ineligible for the 2024 primary election. and a scathing report issued about Biden’s withholding of classified documents.
“Is there any way we can call the elections for next Tuesday? That’s all I want,” he said.
Later in his victory speech, Trump mocked Haley for her performance in Tuesday’s primary.
The majority of votes went to “neither of these candidates,” an option on Nevada ballots that aims to allow voters to express discontent with their choices.
“I would like to congratulate ‘none of the above,’” Trump said.
Nevada Republicans aren’t the only ones holding caucuses on Thursday. Trump also won the contest in the U.S. Virgin Islands, defeating Haley and taking the territory’s four delegates, projected the CNN.
Haley faced an embarrassing result Tuesday in Nevada when she finished second to “none of these candidates” in the “symbolic” primary — a result that likely reflected many GOP voters’ preference for Trump.
Nikki Haley campaigns in South Carolina / 2/2/2024 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Although no delegates were at stake, the primary was a setback for Haley as she tries to prove to Republican donors and voters that she remains a viable candidate ahead of her next big head-to-head contest with Trump on Feb. 24 in South Carolina.
“We always knew Nevada was a scam,” Haley said in an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday. “Trump manipulated everything from the beginning. We didn’t spend a day or a dollar there. We weren’t even worried about it.”
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