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Many Americans are dreading a Trump-Biden rematch, but no one feels the anguish quite like a Nikki Haley voter. And I think Donald Trump is horrible.”With Ms. Haley expected to end her 2024 campaign, a crucial new equation is emerging in the electoral math: Where will her voters — and voters like them in key battlegrounds across the country — go in a general election contest between Mr. Trump and President Biden? “The million-dollar question is, will they vote, will they sit it out — or will they vote for Joe Biden?” former Gov. Jim Hodges, a South Carolina Democrat, said of Ms. Haley’s centrist supporters in the state. “A moderate Republican voter in Charleston is not all that different than a moderate Republican voter in the Milwaukee suburbs.”

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☆ With Haley’s Departure, the Rematch Between Biden and Trump Is Now Set
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The exit by Nikki Haley from the Republican primary after a string of resounding losses on Super Tuesday assured former President Donald J. Trump of his party’s nomination, kicking off a general election contest with President Biden that both sides expect will be bitter, brutal and long. The matchup that many Americans had long hoped to avoid — the 2024 sequel of Biden vs. Trump — is now an inescapable reality. It will be the country’s first presidential rematch in nearly 70 years, a consequential yet familiar collision of starkly different visions of American power, policy and democratic governance. And it will be an eight-month slog, with two nominees who polls show are deeply unpopular and who are each determined to make the race about his opponent, leaving both bent on running exceedingly negative campaigns. “I’m not the gift of all presidents,” Mr. Biden told donors at a fund-raiser last month, “but I’m sure in hell better than the last guy.”

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☆ Haley Dropped Out, Making Way for a Biden-Trump Rematch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She pointedly declined to endorse Trump, instead challenging him to win over her supporters. Haley’s departure makes the contest many Americans had hoped to avoid — a rematch between Trump and President Biden — an inescapable reality. Haley had spent the past several months inching up in polls and attacking Trump as an aging, mentally unsound agent of chaos. But her failure to truly threaten his campaign underscored how out of touch she was with today’s Republican Party. My colleagues talked with nearly 40 Haley supporters to see what they’re thinking.

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Super Tuesday confirmed what Americans already knew: Barring a dramatic event, it's a two-person race now, with a November rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Here are some takeaways:Both Trump and Biden Lost Support to Protest Voters. In Minnesota, the "uncommitted" got 19% of the vote, attributed to unhappiness over Biden's policy toward the Gaza war. Trump, meanwhile, lost Vermont to the now-departed-from-the-race Nikki Haley and lost sizable chunks of the GOP primary electorate to the former South Carolina governor. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff had two Democratic colleagues, Rep. Katie Porter and Rep. Barbara Lee, vying with him for the top two lines.

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☆ Trump can insult Haley's supporters all he wants, but he'll need them in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He did include a brief plea for Haley voters to back him, but he also insulted some of them. But the reality is simple: The former president will need Haley's voters come November. The Washington Post cited Quinnipiac University, which found that while a large portion of Republican and Republican-leaning Haley voters would back Trump, 37% would vote for Biden. Regardless, the GOP primary showed how Trump continues to struggle in suburban areas that often have more educated voters. Haley might have had key policy differences with Trump on foreign policy, such as supporting Ukraine and reassuring North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.

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☆ Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump for president after years of frosty ties
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will support Donald Trump for the presidency, a move that comes more than three years after they have last spoken and after the Kentucky Republican pointedly blamed Trump for the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. “It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States,” McConnell said in a statement. The public support from McConnell, who announced last week he would step down as GOP leader at the end of the year, also came after his other top Republican senators have endorsed Trump. 2 Republican in the chamber who is running to replace McConnell, endorsed Trump earlier this month. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, another possible McConnell successor, backed Trump after he won the New Hampshire primary.

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☆ Paul Ryan: Trump would be 'wise' to listen to Haley about appealing to traditional conservatives
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPaul Ryan: Trump would be 'wise' to listen to Haley about appealing to traditional conservativesFormer House Speaker Paul Ryan joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the 2024 race, what's next for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, what to make of a Biden-Trump rematch, and more.

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☆ Nikki Haley to exit GOP presidential race Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Kylie Atwood | Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Nikki Haley will announce Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race, according to sources familiar with her plans, clearing the path for former President Donald Trump. Still, in her campaign, Haley became the first Republican woman to win two primary contests: Vermont and the District of Columbia. Former 2024 candidates, including biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and North Dakota Gov. At the time, Haley was seen as a rising GOP star and potential vice presidential pick in 2012 and 2016. Haley spent six years as governor of South Carolina before becoming Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations in 2017.

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☆ Push to pay Trump legal bills grows within Republican National Committee
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A growing number of Republican National Committee members believe its campaign arm should help pay mounting legal bills for former President Donald Trump, a move that could strain the party's ability to financially support other candidates in the 2024 election. "I support the RNC paying President Trump's legal bills," Yue said. And the RNC historically has raised money to support candidates up and down the ballot, not to pay for a candidate's legal bills. There also might be a decision made at that meeting on whether the RNC will pay for Trump's legal bills. "The only mission of the Republican National Committee is to elect our presumptive nominee Trump as the 47th President," Yue wrote.

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☆ No, Michelle Obama isn't going to swoop in and replace Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michelle Obama isn't running for president in 2024. The former first lady's office says she's backing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' reelection campaign. On Tuesday, the former first lady's office told NBC that "she will not be running for president." "Mrs. Obama supports President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' reelection campaign," said Obama's communications director, Crystal Carson. In 2019, Obama told The National there was "zero chance" of her running.

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☆ Nikki Haley is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAfter a series of second-place finishes on Super Tuesday, Republican former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley seems poised to end her presidential campaign. Her dropping out of the race would leave former President Donald Trump the only remaining major candidate in the running to obtain the GOP nomination. Hayley had a relatively poor showing on Super Tuesday itself, losing to Trump in 14 of the 15 voting states. Earlier in the race, Haley's best bet to win the nomination was outlasting Trump in the hope he'd drop out of the race amid his slew of ongoing legal issues. A more likely pick, as Trump himself previously suggested, would be Sen. Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, or South Dakota Gov.

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☆ The 2024 Republican race is the fastest-narrowing field in recent history
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Alex | Leeds Matthews | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Nikki Haley suspended her campaign Wednesday morning, leaving former President Donald Trump as the presumptive GOP nominee. Haley’s exit, 51 days after the Iowa caucuses, makes 2024 one of the fastest-narrowing primary fields in recent history. In 2008, Senator John McCain secured the delegates for the Republican nomination on March 4, 61 days after the Iowa caucuses and about a month after that year’s Super Tuesday. No other competitive primary fields since 2004 narrowed to a final candidate within 100 days of the Iowa caucuses. In some instances, losing candidates have remained in the race even after the eventual nominee secured the required delegates.

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☆ Super Tuesday: It'll be a 'sweep or a near sweep' for Trump, professor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSuper Tuesday: It'll be a 'sweep or a near sweep' for Trump, professor saysLarry Sabato of the University of Virginia discusses former U.S. President Donald Trump's lead over Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primaries.

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☆ Donald Trump still has a problem with suburban voters, and it could cost him the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIn Mecklenburg County, which contains Charlotte and many of its most populous suburbs, Trump only won by 7 points (52%-45%). The pattern repeated itself in Wake County, which is anchored by the state capital of Raleigh and its suburbs. While Trump won Wake by 20 points (58%-38%), it was well below his roughly 51-point edge over Haley statewide. Glenn Youngkin in 2021 — Trump also underperformed in suburban areas including Loudoun County and Henrico County. And in Henrico County, a former GOP stronghold that is still filled with many suburban voters who once fully embraced the party's candidates, Trump only won by 11 points (55%-44%).

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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Haley and her family walk back into the South Carolina State House after her inauguration in 2011. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Haley waves to the crowd during the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2013. Alex Wong/Getty Images Haley hugs her husband after his Army National Guard unit returned in 2013. Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg/Getty Images Haley takes the stage at her election night watch party in Charleston, South Carolina, in February 2024. Haley “won’t just go away,” said Katon Dawson, a longtime Haley ally and former chair of the South Carolina Republican Party.

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☆ Trump dominates Super Tuesday, but Nikki Haley avoids a sweep
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump easily defeated his former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on Super Tuesday in every state except Vermont, all but guaranteeing him the Republican Party's presidential nomination. The Republican former president was surprisingly unable to beat Haley in Vermont on Super Tuesday. Today, in state after state, there remains a large block of Republican primary voters who are expressing deep concerns about Donald Trump," Haley national spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said in a statement. As it stands, Haley can still win the nomination, though it'd require handily defeating Trump in state after state, surpassing polling. Despite her win in Vermont, Haley did not give a speech Tuesday evening, while Trump gave one from Mar-a-Lago without mentioning her name once.

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☆ Democrat Dean Phillips drops out of 2024 presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Representative Dean Phillips speaks to the media as he arrives at Londonderry High School during U.S. presidential primary election, in Londonderry, New Hampshire, U.S., January 23, 2024. Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, Minn., has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed President Joe Biden. "And it is clear that Joe Biden is OUR candidate and OUR opportunity to demonstrate what type of country America is and intends to be." Biden's campaign has been in general election mode for weeks, kicking into high gear after the president swept New Hampshire and South Carolina. Though Biden's age was not enough to singlehandedly keep Phillips' campaign afloat, it is still a top vulnerability as the general election nears.

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☆ Dean Phillips is very mad and getting feisty on X after being wiped out on Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Dean Phillips got wiped out on Super Tuesday. The Minnesota congressman lost his home state to President Joe Biden by a landslide. AdvertisementRep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota didn't seem too happy after getting wiped out on Super Tuesday. "Congratulations to Joe Biden, Uncommitted, Marianne Williamson, and Nikki Haley for demonstrating more appeal to Democratic Party loyalists than me," Phillips wrote on X on Tuesday after losing his home state to President Joe Biden by a landslide. "And, Jason Palmer," Phillips wrote in a subsequent post, referencing the sole presidential candidate who won the Democratic primary in American Samoa.

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☆ Trump’s Super Tuesday Speech: Assessing 10 False and Misleading Claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Angelo Fichera | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But in his 20-minute victory remarks, which offered a grim view of the United States under his successor, Mr. Trump resorted to a string of false and misleading claims — on immigration, economics, energy and more — some of which were variations on familiar assertions. WHAT WAS SAID“They flew 325,000 migrants — flew ’em in, over the borders, into our country. So that really tells you where they’re coming from, they want open borders.”This is misleading. Mr. Trump appeared to be referring to reports about documents obtained by a group that pushes for restricting immigration. The group reported that the documents showed some 320,000 migrants were flown into the United States in 2023 by receiving authorization by using a mobile app started by Customs and Border Protection.

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☆ Trump insults Nikki Haley and her voters, then encourages them to back him
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Geoff Weiss | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday morning, former President Donald Trump insulted his former rival — as well as her supporters — before inviting them to support him. "Nikki Haley got TROUNCED last night, in record setting fashion," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. On X, a spokesperson for Nikki Haley called out the differences between Trump's and Biden's reactions to the ex-UN ambassador dropping out of the race. AdvertisementIn Biden's statement, he said it "takes a lot of courage to run for President," and applauded Haley for being "willing to speak the truth about Trump." "Donald Trump made it clear he doesn't want Nikki Haley's supporters," the president said.

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☆ 5 Takeaways From Super Tuesday: Trump Wins and Haley Is Set to Exit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Adam Nagourney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nikki Haley is said to be planning to drop out of the presidential race. Donald J. Trump rolled up victories across the country on Super Tuesday, and by the end of the evening it was clear that the former president had left Nikki Haley in the delegate dust. Ms. Haley plans to make it official on Wednesday morning, according to multiple people familiar with her plans, with an event where she will drop out but not immediately offer her endorsement to Mr. Trump. That is important because tucked inside Mr. Trump’s often dominant statewide victories on Tuesday were signs of vulnerability for the fall. He showed some of the same weakness in the swingy suburban areas that cost him the White House in 2020.

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☆ Opinion | After Super Tuesday, Trump Is Stronger Than He’s Ever Been
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

About 18 months ago, Donald Trump suffered one of his worst political defeats, when many of his loyalists and handpicked candidates were defeated in a midterm landscape that clearly favored the Republicans. A lot of people — I was one of them — thought that this might be the beginning of the end for him, a stark indicator of political weakness that would encourage G.O.P. Instead today Trump arguably occupies a more politically commanding position in American politics than at any other point in the past eight years. His romp through Super Tuesday last night completes the replay of 2016’s Republican primaries, with his opposition once again fatally divided and his coalition this time much stronger from the start. Sticking with Biden didn’t just mean that Democrats were stuck with apparent presidential decrepitude to go along with an unpopular economic record.

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☆ The general election is here and it’s Trump v. Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“We’re going to win this election because we have no choice,” Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago resort as he savored his sweetest election night since he beat Hillary Clinton in 2016. The time for that excuse is going to fast run out now that the shape of the 2024 general election is clear. “Until now, people didn’t think it was going to be Biden versus Trump, but here we are and we’re ready to go,” he said. One reason why Trump didn’t come across as a loser to his supporters was that he convinced grassroots GOP voters that he didn’t actually lose the 2020 election. Democratic control of the Senate and the tiny House GOP majority that fell short of red wave expectations were widely blamed on his botched strategizing.

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☆ Was Trump’s Nomination Always Inevitable?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Charles Homans | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nikki Haley’s exit from the presidential race this morning all but assures former President Donald Trump of the Republican nomination, in a contest that has been notably lacking in suspense. But that wasn’t always the case. As recently as a year ago, less than half of Republican voters in FiveThirtyEight’s polling average named Trump their preferred candidate. Or were there moments along Trump’s road to victory that could have led to another outcome? They considered several moments that loom large in retrospect, starting in the final days of Trump’s presidency, and discussed how things might have gone differently.

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CNN —President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took big steps toward making their seemingly inevitable rematch official, as both notched huge Super Tuesday wins. Here are takeaways from Super Tuesday:Trump wins bigThe former president continued his run of dominance in the Republican nominating contest, despite losing one state, Vermont, to Nikki Haley. His approval ratings remain low, and the general election horse race polling is worrisome for Democrats. But on Super Tuesday, like every other primary day, he has dominated his few rivals – typically winning around 80% of the vote. “Tonight’s numbers showed that President Biden cannot earn back our votes with just rhetoric,” Vote Uncommitted MN spokesperson Asma Nizami said in a statement.

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