Hailey to Announce Withdrawal from Primary
Trump Confirmed as Republican Candidate
Democrat Biden Wins Big Outside S Samoa
In the upcoming U.S. presidential election this November, Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump will face off again after four years.
The U.S. Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 6th (local time), citing sources, that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who challenged for the Republican presidential nomination, is expected to withdraw from the race. According to the report, Haley is scheduled to officially announce her withdrawal at 10 a.m. on the same day (midnight on the 7th Korean time) in Charleston, South Carolina. If she drops out, former President Donald Trump will be confirmed as the Republican presidential nominee.
Haley suffered a complete defeat to former President Trump in the Republican presidential primary held on the U.S. "Super Tuesday," the 5th. On that day, when primaries were held simultaneously in 16 locations, she lost in all contests except for the Vermont primary.
President Biden won all the Democratic primaries held simultaneously on the 5th in 15 states including Virginia, North Carolina, and California, as well as the U.S. territory of Samoa, except for Samoa.
Foreign media analyzed that, including the primaries held that day, President Biden has virtually swept 1,497 out of 1,507 delegates in the Democratic Party. To win the Democratic presidential primary, a candidate must secure 1,968 delegates. Former President Trump was expected to secure a total of 995 delegates, including those decided in this Super Tuesday primary. To win the Republican presidential primary, a candidate must obtain 1,215 delegates.
Although many states still have primary schedules remaining, President Biden is effectively running without competitors in the Democratic primaries. Former President Trump is already far ahead of his only competitor, former Ambassador Haley, who is expected to suspend her campaign, allowing him to enter the general election phase early.
Current polling trends show former President Trump leading President Biden. According to The Hill, a political news outlet, which averaged 591 nationwide polls up to that day, in a hypothetical matchup between Biden and Trump, Trump leads with an average support rate of 45.6%, ahead of Biden's 43.5% by 2.1 percentage points. However, since there is still time until November and the margin is within the margin of error, some observers say it is premature to predict a clear advantage.
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