A primary election was held in western Nevada on the 6th to select the candidate of the opposition party and Republican Party for the US presidential election, and major media outlets in Central America, where former President Trump did not participate, said that there was no candidate for either candidate. It is now certain that she will surpass former United Nations Ambassador Haley. It seems that Trump's supporters and others voted ``None'', resulting in a difficult result for Haley, who lost to ``Mr. Trump in absentia.''

The stage for the third round of the opposition/Republican party's candidate selection for this November's US presidential election is Western Nevada.



A state-sponsored primary election was held on the 6th, but the Republican Party does not recognize the primary election as an official forum for selecting candidates, and instead plans to hold a party-sponsored caucus on February 8th. is.



While former U.N. Ambassador Haley participated in the primary, former U.N. President Trump had registered her participation in the caucus, and former U.N. Ambassador Haley's name was listed as the only major candidate on the primary ballot. .



As of 6 p.m. Japan time on the 7th, the tally was 83%, with 62.9% saying ``None of the candidates,'' and 30.8% for Haley, and major American media said ``None of the candidates'' said Haley. I told him that I was certain that I would surpass him.



Voters critical of Haley, including Trump supporters, appear to have voted ``neither,'' resulting in a tough result for Haley, who lost to the ``absentee Trump.''



Meanwhile, in Nevada, the ruling party and Democratic Party's primary elections were held simultaneously on the 6th, and President Biden, who is seeking re-election, won with nearly 90% of the votes counted at 86%.

History of Republican chaos in Nevada primary

Until the last time in Nevada, both the Democratic and Republican parties had caucuses to select candidates, but three years ago in 2021, with the Democratic Party, which has a majority in the state legislature, selecting candidates for both parties. A state law was passed stating that the selection would be made in a state-sponsored primary election.



However, the Republican Party opposed this and decided to hold a party-sponsored caucus separate from the primary election to officially select candidates.



For this reason, when selecting Republican candidates, Nevada's 26 delegates will be distributed according to the results of the caucuses, and the results of the primary election will not be reflected in the number of delegates won.



The Nevada Republican Party is said to be close to Trump, and Trump has announced that he will participate in the caucuses.



Meanwhile, Mr. Haley has registered his participation in the primary election.



Candidates can only apply for either the primaries or the caucuses, and in Nevada, Mr. Trump, who will participate in the caucuses, is expected to win delegates by default.



Trump and his allies are increasing pressure on Haley to withdraw from the race after losing her first contest in Iowa and New Hampshire in her second contest as the Republican nominee.



Nevada Governor Lombardo, who is close to Trump, publicly announced in January that he would vote for Trump in the caucuses and would vote for "no candidate" in the primary.



However, Haley's campaign continues to campaign by disclosing that in January alone, it has raised new funds of $16.5 million, or over 2.4 billion yen, the largest amount ever raised in a single month. It emphasizes posture.



Regarding her refusal to participate in the caucuses, which the Republican Party considers the official way to choose candidates in Nevada, Haley told reporters in January, ``If you ask the people of Nevada, they'll tell you that the caucuses are closed.'' "We're going to focus on more just states."



Haley's campaign manager also criticized the Nevada caucuses this week, telling reporters that they were ``rigged to benefit Trump.'' "We have not invested any money or effort into it," he said, emphasizing that Nevada is not placing any emphasis on it.



On the 5th, the day before the Nevada primary, Haley held a rally in her home state of South Carolina, where she once served as governor, to appeal for support, and American media reported that Haley's campaign was in Nevada with Trump. It is reported that they determined that they were unlikely to win even in a direct confrontation, and adopted a strategy of concentrating their funds and personnel on activities in South Carolina, where the primary election will be held on February 24th.