Nikki Haley plans to suspend campaign after one win on Super Tuesday

Mar 6

Karah Rucker Anchor

By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), William Jackson (Producer), Ian Kennedy (Video Editor)

Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump’s last standing rival in the Republican race for the 2024 presidential nomination, achieved a victory in Vermont on Super Tuesday, March 5. However, despite this win, multiple sources have confirmed that it was insufficient to sustain her campaign. Haley is expected to suspend her campaign Wednesday, March 6, marking Vermont as only her second win this election cycle, following a previous victory in Washington, D.C.’s primary.

Reports say Haley is not expected to endorse Trump. She is, however, likely to call on Trump to reach out to her supporters, both Republicans and independents.

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In Vermont, Haley garnered 50 percent of the vote, outpacing Trump, who received 46 percent. The state had 17 delegates available for the Republican candidates.

Following the results of the night, a spokesperson for Haley, the former United Nations Ambassador, released a statement addressing the division within the Republican Party: “Unity is not achieved by simply claiming ‘we’re united.’ Today, in state after state, there remains a large block of Republican primary voters who are expressing deep concerns about Donald Trump. That is not the unity our party needs for success.”

Tags: Nikki Haley, Super Tuesday, Vermont

[KARAH RUCKER]

SUPER TUESDAY WAS **NOT A CLEAN SWEEP FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN OR FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.

FOR TRUMP, HIS LAST REMAINING REPUBLICAN RIVAL – NIKKI HALEY – PULLING OFF A VICTORY IN VERMONT —

BUT MULTIPLE REPORTS CONFIRMING THIS MORNING IT WAS NOT ENOUGH. HALEY IS PLANNING TO SUSPEND HER CAMPAIGN TODAY.

VERMONT WAS ONLY HER SECOND WIN THIS ELECTION CYCLE – AFTER PICKING UP A VICTORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.’S PRIMARY THIS PAST WEEKEND.

HALEY GETTING 50 PERCENT OF THE VOTE IN VERMONT – TRUMP COMING IN WITH 46 PERCENT.

17 DELEGATES WERE UP FOR GRABS IN THE STATE ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE.

HALEY VOWED TO REMAIN A CANDIDATE THROUGH SUPER TUESDAY – BUT SCHEDULED NO FUTURE CAMPAIGN EVENTS.

SHE DID NOT SPEAK FOLLOWING LAST NIGHT’S RESULTS —

BUT A SPOKESPERSON FOR HALEY RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING:
“UNITY IS NOT ACHIEVED BY SIMPLY CLAIMING ‘WE’RE UNITED.’ TODAY, IN STATE AFTER STATE, THERE REMAINS A LARGE BLOCK OF REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS WHO ARE EXPRESSING DEEP CONCERNS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP. THAT IS NOT THE UNITY OUR PARTY NEEDS FOR SUCCESS.”