Former President
Donald Trump won the Nevada Republican presidential caucuses on Thursday,
in which he was
the only major candidate
to participate, and
scored his
third consecutive state victory in his attempt to secure
the nomination for the White House.
The former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, his main rival in the race
, did not appear
at these caucuses, the only ones in Nevada that count for the Republican nomination.
because they provide voters.
Haley
called them an unfair process
that favors Trump and instead entered the presidential primary on Tuesday, finishing
behind “none of these candidates.”
A humiliating defeat for the candidate.
How many electors does Trump need to be nominated?
Trump's victory in Nevada gives him most, if not all, of the 26 state delegates
.
He needs 1,215 to formally secure the
GOP nomination, a figure he could reach
in March.
The next stop in the Republican primary will be
South Carolina,
where Haley was born, on February 24.
Trump remains popular in the
deeply conservative
state , but Haley, who was twice elected governor there,
hopes her roots will give her an advantage
.
The next stop in the Republican primary will be South Carolina, where Haley was born.
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Trump aims to win a large number of delegates in the
Super Tuesday votes on March 5
to get closer to the nomination.
On Super Tuesday,
several states hold primaries at the same time.
That same day, it is likely that the Supreme Court will rule on whether the former president can be eligible for an official position, a case that it heard this Thursday and will analyze since then.
In his brief speech after winning in Las Vegas, Trump dwelled on reports of long lines forming to vote and
was eager to declare victory
in the upcoming race in South Carolina.
“We are ahead of everyone,”
he said.
”Is there any way we can call the elections next Tuesday?
It is all I want".
Although Trump has been the favorite, the Nevada caucuses are considered especially tilted in his favor because of the intense grassroots support a candidate must garner across the state to win.
The party's state affiliate reinforced its advantage last year when it barred candidates from running in primaries and caucuses and restricted the role of super PACs, such as those that were key to Florida Gov. Ron's now-concluded campaign. DeSantis.
Caucuses typically require participants
to attend a meeting in person on a specific day and time
, while participation in primary elections can be more flexible because polls
are open most of the day and voting can be done by mail or by mail. advance form
.
Nevada Republicans established
other rules
such as requiring participants to show a government-issued ID.
With information from AP