CNN —Former President Donald Trump is the closest thing in modern political history to an incumbent who doesn’t hold the office.
But these considerable advantages also raise questions about his general election chances given his inability to completely win over Republican primary voters.
Despite effectively clinching the Republican nomination with a near-sweep of Super Tuesday states, Trump couldn’t escape the shadow cast by former South Carolina Gov.
Haley dropped out Wednesday after consistently winning 30% or so of the GOP primary vote in the states she competed in.
Undoubtedly some of the Republican voters who backed Haley in the primaries and caucuses will return to the Trump fold in November, maybe even a majority.
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