Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in Nevada GOP primary

Nikki Haley is expected to lose in Nevada’s Republican presidential primary, according to Decision Desk Headquarters, a surprising turn of events despite former President Trump’s name not appearing on the ballot. .

Voters were given the option to select a box on their ballot that said “None of these candidates,” but they were not allowed to write their names. That option was expected to win.

The former South Carolina governor was expected to come in second place.

There were no contested delegates in Tuesday’s primary. Trump’s name will not appear on the ballot, but instead he will attend the Republican-sponsored Nevada caucuses on Thursday. The caucus is expected to award all 26 of the state’s delegates to the winner, who is expected to be a former president.

Still, the fact that Haley lost is a major embarrassment for the candidate. He has argued that he is the better candidate in the general election to face President Biden, who is likely to be the Democratic nominee. I’ve been having a hard time. base.

In Nevada, a new state law mandated presidential primaries, but the state Republican Party pursued its long-standing caucus system anyway. After choosing to participate in the primary, Haley was barred from participating in the caucus.

“Your primary vote means nothing. It’s your caucus vote,” Trump told supporters in Las Vegas last month.

Clashes between primaries and caucuses are causing chaos in the Silver State. Candidates were unable to attend both events, but election officials said: Said That registered Republicans can vote for both.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) told the Nevada Independent before the vote that he would side with Trump in the caucuses, vote for the “none” option in the primary and vote in both elections. He said he intended to do so.

The option “None” is Required About the state-run ballot.

Trump won both Iowa and New Hampshire last month, and Haley won South Carolina, Haley’s home state and the next state on the ballot for the Republican candidate in the Feb. 24 Republican primary. far exceeds that of

Biden was expected to win Nevada’s Democratic primary to select delegates on Tuesday night.