{"id":16518,"date":"2024-03-06T12:46:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T12:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/trump-dominating-haley-winning-her-first-state-round-out-top-moments-from-super-tuesday\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T12:46:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T12:46:27","slug":"trump-dominating-haley-winning-her-first-state-round-out-top-moments-from-super-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/trump-dominating-haley-winning-her-first-state-round-out-top-moments-from-super-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump dominating, Haley winning her first state round out top moments from Super Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former President Donald Trump and President Biden continued marching toward their respective parties\u2019 presidential nominations largely unhindered this Super Tuesday as both swept nearly every contest on the largest primary night of 2024.<\/p>\n

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, hoped to find some light at the end of the tunnel after staking her candidacy on the 15 states casting ballots, while Biden\u2019s top challengers looked for any glimmer of success after making their case against the president\u2019s age and ability to take on Trump in a general election rematch.<\/p>\n

From Haley securing her first statewide victory to Biden suffering a shocking defeat to an obscure businessman, here are the top moments from what many thought would be an uneventful Super Tuesday:<\/p>\n

1. Trump triumphs, though Haley wins first statewide contest in Northeast nail-biter<\/h2>\n

Trump won nearly every Super Tuesday state as he got closer to clinching the GOP nomination for president. Still, after winning her first contest in the race for the Republican nomination in the Washington, D.C. primary over the weekend, Haley secured her first statewide victory by narrowly edging Trump in Vermont.<\/p>\n

The Fox News Decision Desk called the race after both candidates alternated taking the lead as the votes were counted over a period of a few hours following polls closing.<\/p>\n

Haley was widely expected to do well in Vermont, one of the few states that held an open primary on Tuesday night where both Republicans and Democrats could vote.<\/p>\n

Leading up to the primary, Haley held an event in the state featuring Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott, a vocal critic of Trump, who had previously endorsed her White House bid.<\/p>\n

Vermont will award 17 delegates in the primary. If Haley hits 50%, she will be awarded all the state\u2019s delegates. If not, the delegates will be divided up between her and Trump.<\/p>\n

Vermont was a staunch red state up until the election of Democrat President Bill Clinton in 1992. Former President George H.W. Bush defeated former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in the state four years prior. Democrats have easily won the state every election since.<\/p>\n

2. Biden suffers first 2024 loss to little known challenger<\/h2>\n

Biden lost his first contest in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination to a largely unknown candidate in the U.S. territory of American Samoa, while his better-known challengers, author Marianne Williamson and Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, failed to gain much traction with voters.<\/p>\n

The Fox News Decision Desk projected that Jason Palmer, a self-described entrepreneur and investor, would win American Samoa\u2019s caucuses, taking four delegates to Biden\u2019s two.<\/p>\n

On his campaign website, Palmer describes himself as a 52-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, with leadership and executive experience working for companies like Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, among others.<\/p>\n

According to Palmer, he also has 25 years of small business experience in addition to his executive-level experience.<\/p>\n

A Mar. 1 press release from Palmer\u2019s campaign says the businessman will appear on the ballot in 16 states and territories, and touts him as being the youngest Democrat candidate for president.<\/p>\n

Palmer reacted to his victory in American Samoa in a post on X, saying, \u2018Honored to announce my victory in the American Samoa presidential primary. Thank you to the incredible community for your support. This win is a testament to the power of our voices. Together, we can rebuild the American Dream and shape a brighter future for all.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Biden campaign downplayed the loss by pointing to what it said was the likelihood that less than 500 total votes were cast in the contest.<\/p>\n

As a territory, American Samoa does not get a vote in the general presidential election, and is only permitted to send delegates to the convention during the primary season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3. Haley remains vague on her campaign\u2019s future<\/h2>\n

Haley did not make any public address on Tuesday after most of the races had been called for Trump except for her lone victory in Vermont\u2019s primary. It\u2019s unclear if she intends to remain in the race, but a statement released by her campaign after most of the races had been called claimed a \u2018large block\u2019 of Republican voters still had \u2018deep concerns\u2019 about Trump.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re honored to have received the support of millions of Americans across the country today, including in Vermont where Nikki became the first Republican woman to win two presidential primary contests,\u2019 campaign spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Unity is not achieved by simply claiming \u2018we\u2019re united.\u2019\u00a0Today, in state after state, there remains a large block of Republican primary voters who are expressing deep concerns about Donald Trump. That is not the unity our party needs for success. Addressing those voters\u2019 concerns will make the Republican Party and America better,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n

After losses in Iowa and New Hampshire earlier in the year, Haley invested heavily in her home state of South Carolina, only to lose to Trump by a massive 20-point margin.<\/p>\n

She then vowed to stay in the race and appeared to be staking her campaign on the results of Super Tuesday.<\/p>\n

4. Concern grows over Trump\u2019s ability to win over Haley supporters<\/h2>\n

Although Haley came out on top in just one contest on Tuesday, recent polls suggest large portions of voters supporting her say they were motivated by their opposition to Trump, and that they might not shift their support to him as the Republican nominee in November.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean those would automatically show up to support Biden, but, as Fox News contributor and Republican strategist Karl Rove said amid Tuesday\u2019s results being tallied, \u2018Team Trump ought to be concerned about unifying the Republican Party.\u2019<\/p>\n

Rove, who made the comments while appearing on Fox News\u2019 Super Tuesday coverage, pointed to Haley winning a significant share of the vote in Vermont, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine, and North Carolina.<\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s still some work to be done to unify the Republican Party, and that\u2019s going to depend a lot on [Trump\u2019s] tone tonight, and whether or not he stops doing things like calling [Haley] \u2018birdbrain,\u2019 and threatening that if you give money to her campaign you\u2019re going to be permanently banned,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Trump spoke for around 20 minutes not long after Rove\u2019s comments, but didn\u2019t once mention Haley. He has consistently condemned Republicans not considered part of the \u2018MAGA\u2019 wing of the party.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.<\/p>\n\n

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