HOUSTON ∙ Nikki Haley has been blocked by former President Donald Trump. Despite their small numbers, the victory in Washington DC is very important for them. In the last Republican caucuses held in Michigan, Idaho and Missouri before the fight in DC, Donald Trump easily defeated the last challenger for the party's presidential nomination, Nikki Haley.
In the run-up to November's general election, Trump's easy victory in Michigan's Republican caucuses, which some Republicans fear will hurt Trump's campaign, has left supporters all but certain that he will be President Joe Biden's opponent in the general election.
The former president also won the Missouri and Idaho Republican caucuses, according to Edison Research. In all three states, Trump's defeat of Haley moved him closer to becoming his party's White House standard-bearer and a re-election bid against Democrat President Joe Biden. In Michigan, Trump defeated Haley in all 13 districts that participated in the nominating caucuses, the state Republican Party said.
Overall, Trump won with roughly 98 percent support. That means 1,575 votes for Trump. Holley is just 36. Pete Hoekstra, chair of the Michigan Republican Party, called it an 'overwhelming and overwhelming victory.' More than 1,600 party insiders attended the presidential caucus in the western Michigan city of Grand Rapids. There they chose delegates to either Trump or Haley, the former UN ambassador, to the party's national nominating convention in July.
It is almost certain that Haley will not be able to change the course of the Republican nomination race. Trump and Haley now face Super Tuesday, March 5, the biggest day of the primaries, when 15 states and one territory vote. If we can't get back here, Haley's way out. Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, US With wins in the Virgin Islands, South Carolina, and now Michigan, Missouri, and Idaho, Trump is well ahead of the race.
For this election cycle, Michigan Republicans have devised a hybrid nomination system, split into a primary and a caucus. Trump won the February 27 primary. It won 12 out of 16 delegates. He also carried Michigan's remaining 39 delegates on Saturday. At one of the 13 caucus meetings, the participants, knowing Trump would win handily, decided to save time by asking Haley's supporters to stand up if they had one. Interestingly, in a room of 185 voting delegates, only 25-year-old Carter Houtman stood up.
As Haley had hoped, they were able to win in Washington, DC. This was the last chance to come back. The United States' capital city will send only 19 of the 2,429 delegates to the Republican National Convention in July. A top official at the SFA Fund, the main super PAC backing Haley's bid, said DC favored her.
In the last Republican nominating contest in D.C. in 2016, Trump received less than 14% of the vote. Even after winning the national nomination, Trump did not receive any delegates. DC is one hundred percent the city. Residents are college graduates. The rural core of Trump's base is not here. He is particularly strong in areas of low education. If Trump wins, he will undoubtedly have the support of all demographics and geographies of the Republican Party.