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Washington [US], February 26: Former US President Donald Trump is almost certain to represent the Republican Party in the presidential election next November, while current President Joe Biden is also unlikely to change his position to represent the Democratic side.
Yesterday, American media simultaneously predicted that Mr. Trump would win the primary election in South Carolina right after the voting period ended. According to ABC News, the former president won about 60% of the votes while the only remaining opponent in the Republican race, former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, had 40% of the votes.
The results are difficult to avoid
Mr. Trump's easy victory in Ms. Haley's home turf, where she served as governor for two terms, further solidified his leading position in the race to win the Republican nomination for the election in November against his Democratic opponent. Ms. Haley has announced that she will stay in the race at least until "Super Tuesday" election day (March 5), when Republican voters in 15 states and one territory go to the polls, according to AFP. However, the possibility that she can reverse the situation is unlikely when the former ambassador lost in her home state despite spending more resources than her opponent to mobilize voters, as well as arguing that the The prosecution will hinder Mr. Trump's ability to win over Mr. Biden.
Currently, Mr. Trump has won in all regions of the US, from the Northeast (New Hampshire), the Midwest (Iowa), the West (Nevada), the South (South Carolina) and even the territories of the United States. US Virgin Islands. In case he wins all 50 electoral votes in South Carolina, Mr. Trump will widen his lead and make it increasingly clear that he will soon reach the milestone of 1,215 electoral votes before the end of the election calendar. primary election in June. Not counting the results in South Carolina, Mr. Trump had 92 votes while Ms. Haley only had 17 votes.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the above results make the rematch between Mr. Trump and President Joe Biden in November become more and more certain, when the current owner of the White House will almost be the candidate representing the Democratic Party. owner.
Mr. Trump aims for a rematch
After winning in New Hampshire in January, Mr. Trump criticized Ms. Haley by name for still trying to hold on despite having "very bad" results. However, after yesterday's victory, he no longer mentioned the former ambassador but only focused on clarifying that the primary election campaign was over and his mind was now on the fight in November.
"We will come here on November 5 and we will look Joe Biden straight in the eyes and say he is destroying the country. And we will say: Joe, you are fired. Get out," Mr. Trump said first. Supporters in South Carolina's capital, Columbia, on the evening of February 24.
According to CNN, an adviser to Mr. Trump said it can be expected that the former president and his campaign team will begin to shift more deeply to the general election after the results in South Carolina, and there will be changes. discusses team building in key swing states like Michigan, Arizona and Georgia.
On the Democratic side of the race , President Biden won the primary election in South Carolina on February 3 and has only one opponent left, Congressman Dean Phillips, who is continuing to campaign in Michigan. before the primary election on February 27, although it is unlikely to defeat Mr. Biden. The Republican Party will officially announce its presidential and vice presidential candidates on July 15 while the Democratic Party will do the same on August 19. The two main candidates are expected to have 3 debates before entering the decisive election day, November 5.
According to The Economist , in case Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden are both representatives of the two parties, it will be the first rematch between two US presidential candidates after nearly 70 years. On average, survey results show that Mr. Trump is dominating with 46% support compared to Mr. Biden's 44%.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper