Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley walks off stage after announcing the suspension of her presidential campaign at her campaign headquarters on Daniel Island, South Carolina. Haley’s announcement comes after losing all GOP primaries except Vermont on Super Tuesday.
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley walks off stage after announcing the suspension of her presidential campaign at her campaign headquarters on Daniel Island, South Carolina. Haley’s announcement comes after losing all GOP primaries except Vermont on Super Tuesday.
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Nikki Haley’s announcement that she was suspending her campaign for president didn’t come as a surprise. She’s trailed front-runner Donald Trump in all but two Republican primary contests so far.
Haley did manage to sway some Republican voters away from Trump. She also managed to recruit independents and Democrats, too. As she ended her campaign on a stage in South Carolina, Haley did not endorse Trump. She said he would have to earn their votes.
Nikki Haley appealed to Republicans who did not want another four years of Trump. Now that she’s out of the race, where will her voters go?
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