After Nikki Haley’s defeat on Super Tuesday when she only won the state of Vermont, it has been reported that the only challenger to former President Donald Trump is going to drop out of the race. This will leave Trump the Republican candidacy. ABC News reports that Haley will drop out of the Republican primary race after being unable to capitalize on her victory in Washington D.C. on Sunday, March 3.
Donald Trump was able to secure the votes of 14 states on March 5, winning a total of 848 delegates, bumping him up to 1,059 delegates out of the total 1,215 needed to win, according to information from NBC News. The Hill reported the former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) endorsed Trump after the news of Haley’s suspensions of her campaign. Talks of the endorsement came shortly after McConnell ended his 18-year career as Republican leader. Trump’s victory Tuesday almost guarantees a rematch against Democrat President Joe Biden, as the presidential candidate runs practically unopposed in his own party.
The presidential election wasn’t the only race to watch on Super Tuesday; NBC News reported on two key Senate races in the states of Texas and California. California watched the race to replace the former California Senator Dianne Feinstein. Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey were chosen to battle for the Senate seat in California. In Texas, incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is slated to race against Rep. Colin Allred in November after Allred won the election against his opponent Roland Gutierrez.
With 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats in the House of Representatives and 48 Democrats in the Senate (with three additional independents who caucus with Democrats) and 49 Republicans, November is set to be a decisive election cycle. CNBC reports that Biden may be losing his edge over Trump after a series of polls revealed that Trump has an edge of two to five points over the President. Without Haley in the race, the general election has drawn closer, even before the primary election is over.
