Former United States President Donald Trump won the North Dakota caucuses, which makes him closer to becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
The Republican businessman handily won the state but the number of delegates has not yet been announced. However, if the former president wins them all, his total number would rise to 276 across the United States, compared to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's 43 delegates.
North Dakota Caucuses
The sites were kept open from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and included Trump, Haley, and long-shot candidate Ryan Binkley. The latter recently officially ended his presidential campaign. The race also had David Stuckenberg on the ballot.
Additionally, former presidential candidate Gov. Doug Burgum, who dropped out to endorse the former president, is expected to speak on Trump's behalf virtually. The results of the North Dakota caucuses were not surprising as Trump is widely expected to win by a large margin in the race, similar to what he did in nearly all other contests so far, as per the Washington Examiner.
On the other hand, Haley won her first primary victory in Washington, D.C. on Sunday and was able to win all 19 delegates. However, she still needs to have a massive showing on Super Tuesday in order to give the former president a challenge in the race to become the GOP presidential nominee.
The caucuses in North Dakota are considered a prelude to the most important primary contest, Super Tuesday, in which 865 delegates are available. The former president is expected to win the overwhelming majority of the delegates. In order to win the GOP nomination, a candidate has to have 1,215 delegates out of the total 2,429 that are available.
Trump is dominating the Republican races similar to how his former rival, President Joe Biden, is dominating the Democratic races. In a statement on Monday, retired music teacher and librarian Karen Groninger said that she voted for Trump, saying that he was the best choice.
Donald Trump's Presidential Campaign
The 76-year-old Almont resident also cited Trump's 2020 speech during the annual March for Life anti-abortion event that was held in Washington, D.C., which was the first made by a sitting president, as well as his border policies, according to the Associated Press.
On the other hand, Sen. Dick Dever said that he voted for Haley, but noted that he believes she is unlikely to win the GOP nomination. The 72-year-old said that he heard a lot of people say that they really liked Trump's policies but did not like how he conducted himself.
Despite Trump's victories, a small but substantial chunk of Republican primary and caucus voters said that they would not vote for the former president if he becomes the GOP nominee for the presidential race.
Surveys of the first three head-to-head Republican contests, two in 10 Iowa voters, one-third of New Hampshire voters, and one-quarter of South Carolina voters would be so disappointed by the former president's renomination that they would refuse to vote for him in the November general elections, said Yahoo News.
