Nikki Haley has finally come to the realization that there is no viable path to victory for her, after getting crushed by President Trump on Super Tuesday.
President Trump swept 14 of the 15 states that held Republican presidential primaries on Tuesday.
After enduring thirteen arduous months of campaigning since announcing her presidential bid in Charleston, South Carolina, Haley’s journey is expected to end. She is expected to announce the end of her campaign on Wednesday morning.
BREAKING: Nikki Haley is expected to drop out of the presidential race tonight, in the wake of Trump dominating Super Tuesday.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) March 6, 2024
Fox News reported:
Thirteen months after she launched her 2024 Republican presidential campaign in Charleston, South Carolina, Nikki Haley is ending her White House bid, two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Haley is scheduled to speak Wednesday from Charleston at 10 a.m. ET.
In a Republican presidential field that topped a dozen candidates last summer, Haley was the final remaining rival to Trump, who for months has been the commanding frontrunner in the GOP race as he makes his third straight White House bid.
Nikki Haley has not said that she would endorse President Trump.
NBC News reported:
Haley’s move cedes the Republican nomination to former President Donald Trump and effectively kicks off the general election, with Trump and President Joe Biden taking unofficial command of their parties early in primary season after a string of victories.
The “ball is in his court,” a source close to the Haley campaign said, referring to the former president.
Haley won’t announce an endorsement Wednesday, two people told NBC News. Instead she will encourage Trump, who is close to having the delegates needed to win the GOP nomination, to earn the support of Republicans and independent voters who backed her, one of the sources said.
NBC News has projected a near-sweep for Trump in Tuesday’s contests, with blowout races in every state except blue Vermont, where Haley won the state’s delegates by a more than 4 percentage point margin with about 96% of the expected votes in.
