Close X
Friday, November 1, 2024
ADVT 
International

Nikki Haley suspends race for White House after more losses 

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Mar, 2024 04:56 PM
  • Nikki Haley suspends race for White House after more losses 

Washington, March 6 (IANS) Nikki Haley, the former US Ambassador to the UN, suspended her campaign for the Republican nomination for President after a severe drubbing in the primaries held in more than 10 states on Tuesday.

Former President Donald Trump will now become the presumptive Republican nominee to take on President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the November election. He has a lock on the nomination with 955 delegates, which is just a bit shy of the winning threshold of 1,215 delegates. (Every state gives the candidates a certain number of delegates who will vote to elect a nominee in the party convention later in the year. Haley has picked up only 88 thus far).

The Indian American Republican did not endorse Trump in a brief speech she delivered announcing she was suspending their campaign. She said the former President must earn the support of the party

"It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party who did not support him, and I hope he does," she said. "This is now his time for choosing."

Haley ran a gritty campaign coalescing Republican voters who did not want Trump to be their nominee again. But, in the end, their numbers fell far short of winning her the nomination. But she did raise substantial sums of money, garnering the support of some of the party’s largest donors, such as the immensely resourceful Koch Network, which in a sign of things to come, withdrew its support to Haley last week.

Haley won the primaries in only two states thus far, to Trump’s 22.

Calls had been mounting from within the Republican party for her to exit the race and let Trump focus on his contest against Biden. But Haley stayed in, arguing she was the better candidate than both Trump and Biden, who are battling voter scepticism on account of their age and, for the former president, a litany of civil and criminal charges, some of which he has lost and could end up in jail someday.

Haley’s exit raises questions about her future. Could she join Trump as his running mate? She has said before she is not interested in a position in a Trump administration and that she is not auditioning for a job. But that could change. She is a woman and as a woman of colour, she brings unmatched equity to the ticket.

But is Trump interested? He has not included her in a shortlist he discussed in a TV interview recently. Also, Haley’s Republican supporters are stridently anti-Trump and their vote and support is unlikely to transfer to the former President if he were to be joined by Haley.

But Haley has also set herself up as a formidable candidate for the Republican nomination in 2028. The comparison being drawn by most experts is Ronald Reagan’s run for the nomination in the 1968 Republican primaries. He lost to Richard Nixon, who went on to serve one term and a second truncated term. Reagan established himself as a significant figure in the party and the country and went on to win the nomination and the Presidency in 1980.

MORE International ARTICLES

Indian-origin woman banned from teaching in UK for committing fraud

Indian-origin woman banned from teaching in UK for committing fraud
Dipti Patel moved to Bolton from London when she became the head of physical education at Manchester Academy in Moss Side in 2018, The Bolton News reported.  She was then referred to the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) by the Manchester Academy.

Indian-origin woman banned from teaching in UK for committing fraud

Indian-American dies rescuing son from California beach waters

Indian-American dies rescuing son from California beach waters
Srinivasa Murthy Jonnalagadda, who did not know how to swim, was enjoying with his family at Panther Beach in Santa Cruz last week when the tragedy struck, according to a fundraiser set up by family and friends seeking help.

Indian-American dies rescuing son from California beach waters

Indian-origin man admits to attacking cop in Singapore

Indian-origin man admits to attacking cop in Singapore
Nikhil M. Durgude, 25, pleaded guilty on Thursday to eight charges including one for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty. Also charged with possessing cannabis and consuming methamphetamine, Nikhil is expected to be sentenced on June 16.

Indian-origin man admits to attacking cop in Singapore

Indian-American announces bid for Texas county commissioner

Indian-American announces bid for Texas county commissioner
Born to Indian immigrants who came to the US in the 1980's, Patel was appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021 to serve in his administration as a Liaison for the White House. He has also served as a Law Clerk for the Department of Justice Criminal Division in the Public Integrity Section fighting corruption, and bribery. 

Indian-American announces bid for Texas county commissioner

Indian-origin student shot dead by unknown men in US: Report

Indian-origin student shot dead by unknown men in US: Report
A 21 year-old Indian-origin student was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Philadelphia, a media report said.  Jude Chacko, hailing from Kerala's Kollam district, was gunned down while he was returning from work on Sunday (local time), Khaleej Times reported. His parents migrated to the US more than 30 years ago. 

Indian-origin student shot dead by unknown men in US: Report

Indian jailed in S'pore for duping employer into paying over Rs 31 cr

Indian jailed in S'pore for duping employer into paying over Rs 31 cr
Hussain Naina Mohamed, a 47-year-old assistant shipping manager at a construction firm, pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine counts of cheating involving more than SG$$2.5 million and one count of moving a portion of his ill-gotten gains out of Singapore, The Straits Times reported.

Indian jailed in S'pore for duping employer into paying over Rs 31 cr