By Jerald Jimenez
05 Mar 2024, 09:07 AM EST
Donald Trump, favorite to obtain the Republican nomination, achieved a resounding victory this Monday in the North Dakota caucuses against Nikki Haley, one of the states that hold their primaries before Super Tuesday.
According to official results, Trump obtained 84.6% of the votes, compared to 14.1% for Haley, his only rival in the conservative race. In this way, the former president took the 29 delegates at stake in this state.
Trump, after this victory, has added 273 delegates, well above Haley’s 43, who has only managed to win in the District of Columbia, where the country’s capital is located, last Sunday. The former president has won in all the other states that have held their primaries so far.
The Republican candidate was confident in maintaining his winning streak on Super Tuesday, the most important date on the primary calendar, where 865 delegates are distributed, which represents 35.6% of the total. To obtain the Republican nomination, 1,215 delegates will be needed.
“We are very happy with the result in North Dakota. It is a great state, with wonderful people. “We are going to continue working hard to win Super Tuesday and make America great again,” Trump said after achieving victory.
On Super Tuesday, 15 states are called to vote, including California and Texas, the most populated and with the most delegates in the country. Similarly, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont and Virginia celebrate their primaries.
There is a possibility that Trump could win in the majority of states according to polls, something that could leave Haley out of the race. The former ambassador has tried to present herself as a moderate and sensible alternative to Trump’s controversial and populist style, and with this she seeks to convince the Republican base.
“We continue in the race, we are not going to give up. We believe that there are many voters who want real change, not a media show. “We are going to continue defending our values and our vision for the country,” Haley said at a campaign event.
With information from CNN / EFE