12:30 Report — Haley drops out; Biden loses to no-namer

It’s Wednesday. Yesterday was a pretty boring Tuesday in the sense of Super Tuesday. However, to be fair, there was some interesting information as well. I’ll summarize it below.

• republican presidential candidate nikki haley This morning, he withdrew from the presidential election. FWIW: she did not support the former president trump.

• senate republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) surprised some this morning by supporting the former president despite their rocky relationship.

• president biden and Mr. Trump won almost every election on Super Tuesday, but Mr. Biden lost one race to a candidate named… Jason Palmer. 🤔

• Democrats are starting to panic Regarding Biden’s vote count And the fact that Trump will actually be the Republican nominee. Keep reading that report.

• apple Adding searchable transcripts to podcasts (!)

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Former South Carolina Governor nikki haleyHe suspended his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination this morning after losing 14 of 15 races to the former president on Super Tuesday. president trump .

Did she support Trump?no.

From Haley: “It’s now up to Donald Trump to win the votes of those who didn’t support him, both inside and outside our party, and I hope he does.” The best part is getting people into your cause, not pushing people away. And our conservative cause needs more people. Now is his time to choose. is.”

💻 Watch Haley’s presentation

📸 Photos from Hayley’s presentation

The big question is: Who will her voters support? : Haley has evolved in recent months into both an opponent and an alternative to Trump. In early states, he performed well among independents and Republicans uncomfortable with Mr. Trump’s approach.Recent Quinnipiac University Poll suggest Roughly half of her supporters say they prefer Trump as their second choice, 37% prefer Biden and 12% are undecided. This will be an important story to watch as the Trump and Biden campaigns move into the general election.

Immediately after nikki haley Dropout, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell(Republican, Kentucky) Supports the former. president trumpDespite their bitter rift and frosty relationship, the White House made a bid.

From McConnell : “It is clear that former President Trump has the necessary support of Republican voters to be a candidate for President of the United States. It is no surprise that he has my support as a candidate.”

Member of Parliament ralph norman The only member of the House of Representatives (R.S.C.) to back Haley’s campaign told reporters that Haley currently supports Trump.

The results on Super Tuesday weren’t all that exciting. president biden and the previous president trumpLast night, they won nearly all of their respective contests, moving both of them closer to the general election. The result was a “snoozefest”, but with a few surprises.

Biden lost in one fight.: A little-known Democrat. Jason Palmerdefeated Biden in the Democratic caucus in American Samoa. Answer the following natural questions — Who is he?

Trump also lost the battle. : nikki haleyHe defeated Trump in the Vermont Republican primary in an unexpected upset.this is first time A Republican woman wins the state presidential primary.

more results :

• Nearly 20 percent (!) of Democratic voters in Minnesota voted “irresponsible” for Biden in protest of the incumbent’s handling of the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza. That’s more than 45,000 Democratic primary voters. *Cue Team Biden chugging in unison. *

  Backstory and why this matters

• Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is the leading candidate for the California Senate seat vacated after the senator’s death. dianne feinstein(D). republican party

  steve garvey, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, also advanced to the general election. Schiff is likely feeling pretty good, since Republicans haven’t won statewide in California since 2006.

  Details about this race

• biden won for the first time in history Iowa Caucuses (!) This is noteworthy since he has run for president in 1988, 2008, 2020, and now in 2024 as well.

😳 The subtext here is *powerful* :Member of Parliament dean phillips(D-Minnesota) is mounting a long-term challenge to Biden. Posted in X: “Congratulations joe bidenuncommitted, Marianne Williamson and nikki haleyYou’ve shown more appeal to Democrats than I have. ”

“Well, the party won’t start until I come in.” : NBC News Bourne Hillyard The photo has been posted of “roger stone & Lee ZeldinI walked into Trump’s Super Tuesday victory party at Mar-a-Lago. ”

Not the most exciting night for reporter Nikki Haley : Washington Post dylan wells Posted“Hello from reporter Nikki Haley. I’m broadcasting live from my hotel room in Charleston. Haley has no public events today, including tonight’s watch party. Her campaign will discuss the results with her staff tonight. “The atmosphere is jubilant,” he said.

hill alexander boltonreports that “Democrats are starting to press the panic button as their previous policies disintegrate.” president trump campaign did not materialize, and a series of opinion polls suggest that president bidenIt’s weaker than it was four years ago. ”

What will happen to Trump’s legal battle?: “Many Democrats thought Trump’s legal problems would lead to his downfall, but the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump on his 14th Amendment case in a unanimous decision on Monday. Other high-profile cases have also been postponed, raising questions about whether they will be decided by Election Day.

the biggest alarm“Biden is trailing Trump in polls in several battleground states, highlighting concerns that his message may not be gaining traction with swing voters.” ”

Some states of concern for Biden : “A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll released last week shows Biden trailing Trump in several key states, including Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada and Wisconsin. In these states, 48% of voters said they supported Mr. Trump, and 43% said they supported Mr. Biden.

Read some of the panic expressed by Democrats

Republican strategist said in an interview on Fox News, Karl LoebThe Trump campaign called the unity of the Republican Party “concerning.”

Loeb said Tuesday night. : “There’s still some work to be done to unify the Republican Party, and a lot of that will depend on his tone tonight and whether he stops doing things like phone calls.” [Nikki Haley] He advertised himself as “Birdbrain” and threatened to permanently ban him if he funded her campaign. ”

Remember, Loeb said this before Haley left.

💻 See Rove’s full reaction

former president trump slammed nikki haleyWhen she withdrew from the race on Wednesday, she encouraged supporters to support him.

playing cards Posted About True Social: “Nikki Haley was arrested last night in record fashion…much of her money came from the Radical Left Democratic Party, as did many of her constituents… [I] Additionally, we want to invite all Haley supporters to join us in the largest movement in the history of this country. ”

And it wouldn’t be a Trump post without all caps.: President Trump concluded his post with, “Biden is the enemy, he is destroying our country.” Make America Great Again!!!” Read President Trump’s full post

The past I want to keep in mind: After the New Hampshire presidential primary, President Trump warned that anyone who contributed to Haley’s campaign would be “permanently banned from the MAGA camp.”

🍪 celebrate: Today is National Oreo Day!

🎙️ I’m actually pretty excited about this feature.: Apple will add transcripts to podcasts as part of the next software update. Transcripts will also be searchable. (The Verge)

📱 Reesa Teesa interview less than 8 hours long: ABC News’ “Good Morning America” ​​(GMA) interviewed TikTok user Leesa Teesa. Lisa Teesa went viral after posting an eight-hour series about her ex-husband, whom she describes as a “narcissist” and a “pathological liar.”Her series includes more It has been viewed 400 million times so far. Watch the GMA interview

🚓🚙🚓 It’s the most DC text : @leiitontheline I posted a screenshot Regarding the message he received from a DoorDash delivery driver, he said, “I was supposed to be here soon, but I got caught in the president’s motorcade (lol).”

It contains the House of Representatives and the Senate. president biden Located in Washington DC, vice president harrisLocated in Wisconsin. (always eastern)

• 12:30pm: Senators meet weekly for a caucus luncheon. 🗓️ Today’s topic

• 12:45pm : Mr. Harris and Acting Secretary of Labor julie sueVisit the construction site of the future Madison Metro Transit facility in Madison, Wisconsin.

• 1:05 p.m.: Harris and Sue speak.

• 1:30pm : White House Press Secretary Karine Jean PierreBrief reporter. 💻 live stream

• 2:15pm: 2 votes in the Senate.

• 3:25pm: Harris speaks at a campaign event in Madison.

• 3:30pm: First and last House vote. 🗓️ Today’s topic

• 4pm : First Lady Jill BidenNew U.S. postage stamps honoring former first lady betty ford. 💻 live stream

• 5:45pm: At least one more vote in the Senate.

• 6:45pm: Harris returns to Washington, DC

I’ve worked hard so far, see what happens When this person held a sandwich in his hand and pretended to be asleep.