Former President Donald Trump inched closer to becoming the Republican presidential nominee on Monday with another victory in the primary, this time in the North Dakota caucuses.
Mr. Trump won the North Dakota caucuses and finished first in polls conducted in 12 caucus sites, according to an Associated Press call for the race shortly after voting closed on Sunday. received 29 delegates.
Victory continues Trump’s dominance The former president won this year’s Republican primary for the ninth time in 10 attempts, moving him closer to becoming the Republican representative for the third time.
The only race Trump lost so far was last weekend’s primary in Washington, D.C.
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Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump departs after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC 2024 in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The victory comes as the Trump campaign has shifted its attention to the general election and an almost certain rematch with President Biden in 2020, with the Trump campaign telling Fox News Digital ahead of this week’s campaign that the primary is “that’s all.”
“Republican voters delivered resounding victories for President Trump in all primaries, and this campaign is over,” a campaign spokesperson said. “We are now focused on Joe Biden and the general election.”
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley (left) is the only remaining candidate running against former President Donald Trump (right).
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The former president already had a commanding lead this week, having 10 times as many delegates as Haley before picking up 29 with her North Dakota victory on Monday.
The loss was another blow to Haley’s campaign, but the former South Carolina governor has vowed to stay in the race as long as there is a path to victory.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at the District of Columbia Republican presidential primary rally at the Madison Hotel on Friday, March 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
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That path will probably have to start emerging on Super Tuesday. Voters in 15 more states will head to the polls on Super Tuesday to decide who will receive their share of the 865 delegates. Neither candidate will reach the 1,215 delegates needed to win the nomination this week, but if President Trump continues to dominate, Haley will have an almost impossible climb.
Meanwhile, Haley’s campaign is investing heavily in rebuilding Super Tuesday, announcing a seven-figure ad buy earlier this month aimed at targeting many states scheduled for Tuesday.
