Nikki Haley to end her run in the 2024 presidential elections
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A source close to Nikki Haley has announced that the candidate plans on exiting the race, giving the stage to a Trump vs. Biden theatrical.
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Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley makes comments at a campaign event in Forth Worth, Texas, on Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP)
A source close to presidential candidate Nikki Haley revealed that the former US ambassador to the United Nations will be dropping out of the race, leaving Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the face-off.
According to the source, Haley will be delivering a speech at 10:00 am on Wednesday declaring her plans. She intends to delegate her supporters' votes, a significant number of Republican and independent voters, to former President Donald Trump.
Haley's decision comes after her crushing defeat against Trump during Super Tuesday. Out of the 15 states geared up for the Republican primary elections, she won Vermont only.
Super Tuesday was supposed to be the last real chance for Haley to overturn Trump's march toward becoming the party's nominee once again against Biden.
Read more: Trump beats Haley, wins Missouri, Michigan Republican caucuses
The Washington win goes to waste
Nikki Haley won the Republican presidential primary in Washington DC on Sunday, scoring her first victory as she struggled to remain relevant in her race against Donald Trump.
Washington is a solidly Democratic town with a small number of registered Republicans. CNN, which was among the outlets reporting that Haley won on Sunday, put it at just 22,000.
Haley garnered 63% of the votes in a primary held in just one place -- a downtown hotel, according to Politico, which quoted Washington party officials.
A battle of who is worse
According to a poll announced Saturday, strong voter disapproval of Joe Biden's job performance has hit 47%, the greatest negative polling percentage at any point during his administration. According to a Siena College survey commissioned by The New York Times, Biden presently trails likely Republican contender Donald Trump by 43% to 48% among registered voters nationwide.
Just one in every four voters (24%) believe the country is headed in the right direction - a critical topic in the run-up to a national election - and more than twice as many people said Biden's policies had directly harmed them as those who claimed his policies had benefited them.
A total of 63% who believe the country is headed in the wrong direction said they would vote for Trump.
Biden's approval rating was 38%, while Trump had a 44% positive rating.
It is worth noting that Donald Trump is currently being prosecuted for several fraud and sexual harassment cases, while Joe Biden is steering a genocide in Gaza.
