Haley wins a round, but it doesn’t matter.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley notched her first victory of the 2024 primary campaign, besting former President Trump in Washington, D.C.
Haley won the contest with nearly 63% of the vote, according to an Associated Press call of the race about 90 minutes after polls closed Sunday. The results mean the former South Carolina governor will walk away with 19 delegates.
Sunday’s primary had a lower turnout than in 2016. The tally now stands at 244 for Trump and 43 for Haley.
“In Washington, D.C.” is all you need to know about Haley’s win.
Washington, D.C., represented Haley’s possible best shot at notching a victory and ending Trump’s undefeated primary streak. While Trump won the district in an uncontested 2020 primary, he finished a distant third behind Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich during the 2016 primary. The district also leans heavily Democrat, with President Biden garnering 92% of the Washington, D.C., vote in the 2020 election.
“Leans”? LOL.
All this win does is give Haley some false hope and a talking point about why she should remain in the race. After Super Tuesday’s results, we can put the race to bed and begin focusing on the November election, with Trump facing whoever the Democrats decide to put on the ballot.
Trump has so far made easy work of this year’s GOP primary, notching victories in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virgin Islands, South Carolina and Michigan. The seemingly easy stream of wins has solidified the former president’s front-runner status in the race, with the campaign telling Fox News Digital ahead of the results that they have already begun to look forward to the general election.
“Republican voters have delivered resounding wins for President Trump in every single primary contest and this race is over,” a spokesperson for the campaign said. “Our focus is now on Joe Biden and the general election.”
Nimarata Nikki Randhawa Haley is delaying the inevitable.
Just drop out already.