The Republican primary on Tuesday is the first since Trump was convicted of felonies at his criminal trial in New York City, becoming the first president—past or present—to be found guilty of such a crime.
This is also the first round of GOP presidential races since Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and U.N. ambassador, who was Trump’s last opponent for the nomination, declared she would support him in the general election after months of silence.
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Despite being virtually a zombie candidate, Haley, who halted her campaign in early March, has managed to secure up to 20% of the vote in Republican presidential primary. In New Mexico, Haley will be on the primary ballot.
The “uncommitted” option on the ballot will probably still be used to cast a protest vote against the president, since many people are against his backing of Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
The struggle for Senate majority is poised for Tuesday’s primaries.
Sen. primaries are being held in three states, setting up general election matchups that might determine whether or not the Republicans retake the chamber.
Tim Sheehy is the overwhelming favorite to win the Republican Senate nomination and face Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in November in the consistently red state of Montana.
Republicans are focusing a lot of their efforts on Tester, who the GOP views as being particularly vulnerable in a state that Trump won by 16 points four years ago.
