Nikki Haley suffered a major embarrassment in Nevada on Tuesday, finishing far behind “none of these candidates” in a presidential primary in which Donald Trump didn’t even compete.
Haley’s second-place drubbing to the disembodied alternative on the ballot came in an otherwise no-stakes primary that will not award delegates to the Republican Party’s presidential nominating convention. Trump is expected to romp in the contest that will award delegates, the party-run caucus later this week.
For Haley’s allies, Tuesday’s setback — she has not yet won a single state in the presidential primary — was already the subject of heavy pre-spinning. Some Trump loyalists in the state had actively encouraged his supporters to mark “none of these candidates” to protest her.
“Trump’s supporters will follow that man through the gates of hell,” said Chuck Muth, a former Nevada Republican Party executive director and conservative activist and writer.Haley’s loss to “none of these candidates” is not unprecedented. It happened in a Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2014.
@Diplom4cyJackPatriot3mos3MO
Haley getting some bad advice - should have dropped out after New Hampshire. It’s only going to get more humiliating…
@KangarooTerryRepublican3mos3MO
I sort of think you are missing the point. This has nothing to do with winning. The longer she stays in the more money she makes. It’s all about her making more money. She is a grifter.
@CoconutEmiliaRepublican3mos3MO
Did she do her victory speech yet?
@CulturedGranolaRepublican3mos3MO
She got beat by her own shadow
@Patriot-#1776Constitution3mos3MO
This is about as much of a breaking news story as the fact that it could be sunny in Orlando this week. No one cares, because this is exactly what everyone expected.
@R3gulationBatRepublican3mos3MO
Everyone is missing the elephant in the room. At this point, it is clear that ,nobody close to her seems to care enough to tell her, you need to stop now it's over. It's like they want her to be humiliated to the maximum degree.
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