Washington, March 04 (Online): Nikki Haley has become the first woman to win a Republican primary following victory in Washington, DC.
\nThe former ambassador to the United Nations was declared the winner late on Sunday. The victory offers a small boost to her campaign, but former United States President Donald Trump retains a huge lead in the race to become the Republican candidate in November\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s only remaining challenger for the nomination won 62.9 percent of the vote in the capital. The controversial former president took 33.2 percent. The result handed Haley all 19 delegates at stake.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s not surprising that Republicans closest to Washington dysfunction are rejecting Donald Trump and all his chaos,\u201d Haley campaign spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said in a statement.
\nHowever, the GOP appears ready to look past that chaos, which includes numerous legal cases, including efforts to brand Trump ineligible to run in November.<\/p>\n
Haley faces near-impossible odds in her quest to win the Republican nomination to take on likely Democratic nominee President Joe Biden in November.
\nTrump won the first eight nominating contests by significant margins and is expected to increase his lead in this week\u2019s Super Tuesday races, which will see 15 states vote.
\nDespite the small and symbolic victory in DC, the primaries later this week are thought likely to test the former South Carolina governor\u2019s determination to fight on.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s campaign issued a statement shortly after Sunday\u2019s vote was declared, sarcastically congratulating her on being named \u201cQueen of the Swamp by the lobbyists and DC insiders that want to protect the failed status quo\u201d.
\n\u201cTonight\u2019s results in Washington DC reaffirm the object of President Trump\u2019s campaign \u2013 he will drain the swamp and put America first,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
The US Supreme Court is expected on Monday to rule on an earlier decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that disqualified Trump from running for president.
\nReferring to the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the Colorado court invoked a Civil War constitutional provision preventing those who \u201cengaged in insurrection\u201d from holding office.
\nThat ruling made him ineligible to appear on a Colorado ballot, including for Tuesday\u2019s primary vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Washington, March 04 (Online): Nikki Haley has become the first woman to win a Republican primary following victory in Washington, DC. The former ambassador to the United Nations was declared the winner late on Sunday. The victory offers a small boost to her campaign, but […]<\/p>\n
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