OnPolitics: Haley is still racking up votes in the primaries. What this means for Trump.
Hey OnPolitics readers! Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign in March, but she’s still going strong in the Republican primaries as she racks up a notable share of votes against Donald Trump, spelling a warning sign for the former president, experts say.
Haley built a broad coalition of voters, including moderate and anti-Trump Republicans, during her presidential run that cut into the former president’s commanding lead in the primary polls, your OnPolitics author reported. As her now “zombie campaign” continues to receive support, Trump could be in danger if he doesn’t make an effort to reach out to the dissatisfied group in his GOP base who could reject him come the general election.
?How much votes did Haley garner in recent primaries? On Tuesday, Haley received 20% of the vote in Maryland, 17.9% in Nebraska and 9.4% in West Virginia. In the Indiana primary last week, Haley garnered 21.7% of the vote.
? How much danger is Trump in? Numerous polls show that Trump is leading Biden in key battleground states. But getting a substantial amount of Haley voters to back him could help close the gap for Biden in the general election, especially in metro and suburban areas where their vote has been particularly strong.
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? Can Biden win these Haley voters over? Whether Haley voters will choose Biden in the general election or a third-party candidate is also up in the air. Biden has lost support from key groups, including young voters, Black voters and Hispanic voters, on issues such as his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the economy. Aaron Kall, a politics expert at the University of Michigan, said it’s up to Biden to make earning Haley voters a part of his winning strategy in the general election.
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