New Hampshire Primary by Benjamin Schoonmaker
Last Tuesday, former president Donald Trump won the New Hampshire Republican primary with 54% of Republican votes. His only remaining opposition, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, had 43% of the Republican vote. Trump secured 12 of the New Hampshire delegates while Nikki received 9. To secure the presidential nomination for a party, a candidate must obtain 1,215 delegates.
States have some jurisdiction over how their party elections are held, and Nevada’s system has become very relevant for the 2024 primaries. Using a voting process difficult to understand, Nevada has two ballots this election, and the two Republican candidates are separate from each other.
At the end of the day, what matters in the big picture of the 2024 election is that Haley cannot win delegates in Nevada. At this point, Trump has almost double the delegates Haley has, though only two states have held their primaries so far. This margin will only increase after Nevada.
Haley has been saying that she would be a stronger opposition towards Biden as the Republican nominee. Regardless if that’s true, Republican voters that only care about beating Biden are not convinced and as a majority are supporting Trump for the nomination.
After Nevada, South Carolina will be the 4th state in the primary. Nikki Haley served as governor from 2011 to 2017, meaning that the state is very familiar with her as someone in a position of authority. This makes South Carolina critical for her hopes at winning the Republican nomination. It will be extremely bleak for Haley if she loses the state that is seen as her hometown as a former governor. On the contrary, if she secures the state, it will be a huge blow to Trump, breaking what has seemed like a political invincibility.
It is a huge understatement to say the South Carolina primary is pivotal for the Republican primary. In fact, it could be the very thing that determines the outcome of it. There continues to be a lot of drama and energy around the Republican primaries. Those in opposition to a Biden v. Trump 2024 election continue to hope for Haley’s success. Only time will tell if Trump and his followers are right about Haley’s persistence being futile.
States have some jurisdiction over how their party elections are held, and Nevada’s system has become very relevant for the 2024 primaries. Using a voting process difficult to understand, Nevada has two ballots this election, and the two Republican candidates are separate from each other.
At the end of the day, what matters in the big picture of the 2024 election is that Haley cannot win delegates in Nevada. At this point, Trump has almost double the delegates Haley has, though only two states have held their primaries so far. This margin will only increase after Nevada.
Haley has been saying that she would be a stronger opposition towards Biden as the Republican nominee. Regardless if that’s true, Republican voters that only care about beating Biden are not convinced and as a majority are supporting Trump for the nomination.
After Nevada, South Carolina will be the 4th state in the primary. Nikki Haley served as governor from 2011 to 2017, meaning that the state is very familiar with her as someone in a position of authority. This makes South Carolina critical for her hopes at winning the Republican nomination. It will be extremely bleak for Haley if she loses the state that is seen as her hometown as a former governor. On the contrary, if she secures the state, it will be a huge blow to Trump, breaking what has seemed like a political invincibility.
It is a huge understatement to say the South Carolina primary is pivotal for the Republican primary. In fact, it could be the very thing that determines the outcome of it. There continues to be a lot of drama and energy around the Republican primaries. Those in opposition to a Biden v. Trump 2024 election continue to hope for Haley’s success. Only time will tell if Trump and his followers are right about Haley’s persistence being futile.