Another defeat for Haley
Trump wins primary in Missouri
March 3, 2024, 12:59 a.m
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Things aren’t looking good for Republican Nikki Haley in the presidential race. Her competitor, former President Donald Trump, has prevailed against her in all previous primaries – and now also in Missouri. Whether the former US ambassador will remain in the game could be seen on Super Tuesday.
A few days before the so-called Super Tuesday, former US President Donald Trump achieved another primary election victory in the state of Missouri. According to consistent forecasts from US broadcasters, the Republican prevailed against his internal party rival Nikki Haley in the Midwestern state – as he has done in all of the conservative party’s primaries so far this year.
The 77-year-old right-wing populist is thus further expanding his lead over the former US ambassador to the United Nations in the Republican presidential race. It is now considered virtually certain that Trump will win the national primaries and thus run for the Republicans in the presidential election on November 5th.
Will Haley throw in the towel?
The decision could come next Tuesday: On Super Tuesday, Republicans will hold primaries in 15 states, including the most populous US states, California and Texas. Haley is expected to throw in the towel should she perform unsuccessfully again that day.
The primaries for President Joe Biden’s Republicans and Democrats run until the beginning of June. The Republican nomination convention will take place from July 15th to 18th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to a poll published on Saturday, Trump would have a good chance of defeating Biden in the fall presidential election. In the survey commissioned by the New York Times, the ex-president got 48 percent and the incumbent only 43 percent.