Tycoon Donald Trump won a resounding victory in the caucus that was held on Thursday, February 8 in the state of Nevada, continuing to make his way in the race to become the Republican Party candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in 2024. .
Projections from various media outlets affirm that the former president registered 99.1% of the total votes in his favor, leaving his rivals behind.
With this, Trump added another 26 delegates in his favor on his way to the Republican National Convention. Businessman Ryan Binkley came in second place, obtaining only 0.9% support.
The state passed a law in 2021 that allows the territory to organize primaries instead of caucuses when there is more than one candidate, however, this rule has a legal loophole, as it does not specify how the Republican Party would assign the winner of the delegates.
The magnate decided to take advantage of this, lobbying local Republicans to maintain the caucus tradition, in which registered voters can come at a specific time to show their support for a candidate.
It is important to note that the former governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, the businessman’s main rival, decided not to participate in this caucus. In her place, the official chose to appear on the primary ballots.
However, Haley was surprised to lose this process to the option of “None of these candidates.” And the former governor of South Carolina obtained 32% of the votes, while 61% of voters decided on the option of not choosing any of the names on the ballot.
While the results of the Nevada primaries do not award delegates due to the dispute between state authorities and Republican leaders, they have a significant symbolic impact, as they add to the defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire that the official has suffered.
The former governor’s campaign team tried to minimize the importance of the result, claiming that it was a “game rigged by Trump.”
The next primaries will take place in South Carolina, and are scheduled for February 24. From there, those in Michigan will be held on the 27th of the same month.
Later, on March 5, “Super Tuesday” will take place, a day in which the process will be carried out simultaneously in the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia.
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