“None of these candidates” won out over Nikki Haley in the Nevada Republican primary. A Michigan mother is the first parent to be held criminally responsible for their child’s mass shooting. And Trump voters aren’t buying into a Taylor Swift conspiracy theory.
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Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in Nevada primary
Nevada voters in the state-run Republican primary had a choice to reject all the candidates on the ballot, and they did just that, choosing “none of these candidates” over Nikki Haley, according to NBC News projections. The stinging rebuke of the former U.N. ambassador came even as she faced no major challenger (former President Donald Trump will be on the ballot in tomorrow’s Republican Party-run caucuses).
This marks her third consecutive loss in an early-state primary contest, but her campaign indicated the results wouldn’t affect how long she stays in the race. She’s expected to perform better in South Carolina later this month than she did in New Hampshire, where she got 43% of the vote.
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Even if Haley had won in Nevada, it wouldn’t have put her closer to a presidential nomination because the state’s Republican Party decided that only candidates who took part in the caucuses can win delegates. Read more about Haley’s loss here.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden easily won the Nevada Democratic presidential primary, putting him one step closer to a nomination and likely rematch with Trump. Read more about Biden’s win here.
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