The Republican primaries continue. This Saturday, South Carolinians are being asked to choose between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley to challenge Joe Biden next November. We'll explain to you why this one is more important than the others.
After Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the Virgin Islands, the fifth phase of the Republican primary to nominate their candidate for the presidential election begins this Saturday in South Carolina. A vote that could already be decisive.
In the first votes, former President Donald Trump has already won 63 of the 90 delegates up for election, thanks to scores of over 50% each… Even when all his opponents were still in the race. This caused most of them to withdraw from the race, especially Ron Santis, who was considered an underdog, and Vivek Ramaswamy. Both left only Nikki Haley in the race against Donald Trump.
Former close friend of Trump
Nikky Haley, 52 years old, originally from India, former protégé of Trump, who appointed her United States Ambassador to the United Nations, seduced by her career that led her to the ultra-conservatives of the Tea Party, has since separated from the billionaire distant. especially since the attack on the Capitol. She entered the race for the Republican nomination last year and is even ahead of Joe Biden in the polls in the event of a duel against the outgoing President. But his candidacy against the unsinkable Donald Trump is not scoring points with the Republicans. His best result was in the New Hampshire vote at 43%.
However, this election is taking place in South Carolina… at home. In fact, she served as governor of that state from 2011 to 2017 and led an intensive city-by-city campaign for this primary. Advantage for her: Unlike other states, the vote is not only reserved for Republican activists, so she is trying to seduce this non-partisan electorate.
She refuses to throw in the towel
However, Donald Trump is always at the top in polls. “And if he manages to beat the former governor in his home state, he would probably be an almost certain candidate for the Republican Party nomination,” says David Darmofal, a political scientist at the University of Carolina from South.
However, during a meeting this week, Nikki Haley ruled out the idea of abandoning the race even in the event of a home defeat, believing it would be “an easy fix”. Whatever the result in South Carolina, she wants to stay in the race in Michigan on Tuesday and in Idaho, Missouri and North Dakota on March 2. And so hold on until Super Tuesday on March 5th, the day on which fifteen states, including Texas and California, are called to the polls. On Donald Trump's team, we hope to finish the game at the beginning of March. The former American president may be more concerned about the legal deadlines he faces than the primaries.