Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley claimed her loss in the Nevada Republican Party presidential primary was because former President Donald Trump “rigged” it.
The New York Times reported that Haley won 31% of the vote in the state, while a whopping 63% of those who participated in the primary chose “None of These Candidates,” with 89% of the vote counted.
No delegates are awarded in the state’s primary, only the state’s caucus, which the failing Republican candidate didn’t sign up for.
Responding to the loss, Haley said:
“No, I mean, Nevada, it’s such a scam. They were supposed to have a primary.”
“Trump rigged it so that the GOP chairman, who’s been indicted, would go and create a caucus,” she said.
“We knew months ago that we weren’t going to spend a day or a dollar in Nevada, because it wasn’t worth it.”
“And so we didn’t even count Nevada. That wasn’t anything we were looking at,” she said.
“We knew that was rigged from the start. Our focus is on South Carolina, Michigan, and Super Tuesday,” Haley added.
“So, if you look what we did in Iowa and you look at what we did in New Hampshire, we’re continuing to grow. That’s what matters, I think, more than anything else.”
“But look at what happened this week,” she continued.
“Here you have, Republicans lost a major vote on the border, Republicans lost a major vote on Israel.”
“Donald Trump was found that he will not have immunity in all of these court cases coming up.
“The RNC chair is fired,” she said.
“All of this chaos is happening around us and Donald Trump’s fingerprints are on every bit of it,” Haley added.
“We can’t continue as the Republican Party to go forward with this chaos.”
“You don’t defeat Democrat chaos with Republican chaos. And that’s why we’ve got to see a change.”
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NEWS: @NikkiHaley responds to losing the Nevada GOP primary to "none of these candidates:"
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) February 7, 2024
She tells me NV's system was a "scam" that was "rigged from the start."
There were no delegates at stake so she didn't "spend a day or a dollar there."
Via @TheIssueIsShow pic.twitter.com/L5wxTHaEqO
Last week, Haley vowed that her campaign was not over, despite trailing way behind Trump by more than 50 points in the RealClearPolitics average.
The Daily Fetched reported:
During an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s “The Lead”,” Haley was asked about RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel who suggested she needed to drop out of the race.
“I absolutely think it was inappropriate,” Haley said.
“We have had two states that have voted. You need 1,215 delegates. Donald Trump has 32. I have 17. We still have 48 states and more territories to go before we get there.”
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