Former US president, Donald Trump, wins North Dakota Republican caucuses ahead of the Super Tuesday elections.
Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, extending his winning streak heading into Super Tuesday.
The former president finished first in voting at 12 caucus sites, ahead of former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. The outcome restores Trump’s winning streak, which was briefly disrupted on Sunday when Haley won her first campaign victory in the District of Columbia’s primary.
The White House hopefuls now turn their attention to Super Tuesday, when results from 16 states and one territory will be in, totaling the single largest delegate haul of any day in the presidential primary. Trump and Democrat President Joe Biden are leading their respective races and are expected to win their nominations later this month.
North Dakota’s rules state that candidates can win delegates if they receive at least 20% of the vote. However, a candidate who receives at least 60% of the vote is guaranteed all 29 delegates from the state.
Four candidates appeared on the ballot, including Trump and Nikki Haley. Other candidates who have received little attention include Florida businessman David Stuckenberg and Texas businessman and pastor Ryan Binkley, whose campaign ended recently.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who ended his unsuccessful presidential campaign in December, spoke on Trump’s behalf Monday night. He endorsed Trump ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
“I think we’re going to send a message that is going to be a kickoff to tomorrow, which is President Donald Trump is going to close this out, this is going to be the end of the trail, and we’re going to say we have a nominee, and let’s go after it, and beat Joe Biden in the fall,” Burgum said in a virtual address to caucusgoers.
Karen Groninger, a retired music teacher and librarian from Almont, said Monday that she voted for Trump, calling him the best choice. The 76-year-old cited Trump’s 2020 speech at the annual March for Life anti-abortion event in Washington, D.C.—the first by a sitting president—as well as his border policies.
We await results from the Super Tuesday elections.
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