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| Reuters |
Republican candidate Nikki Haley has stated that she plans to continue in the race for the party's presidential nomination against Donald Trump, despite the severe defeat suffered this Saturday, in which the former president won by more than twenty points.
"I am a woman of my word. I will not abandon this fight when a majority of Americans disapprove of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden," she told her supporters at a party convened to celebrate her anticipated victory.
She added that she feels the obligation to provide voters in the upcoming states' primaries with a different option than Biden/Trump.
"In the next ten days, 21 states and territories will speak. They are entitled to have real choices, not a Soviet-style election with only one candidate. And it is my duty to give them that choice," concluded the former UN ambassador.
In other words, Haley is keeping her promise — made a few days ago — to hang on in the race until the so-called Super Tuesday, which will be on March 5, when 16 states choose the Republican candidate and thus seal their fate.
This Saturday, the former governor of South Carolina (2011 to 2017) could not make a dent in Trump's momentum in his home state, despite holding a large number of campaign events and arguing that the accusations against Trump would hinder him in a duel with Biden.
South Carolina only contributes 50 delegates to the Republican Convention in July, where the party's presidential candidate will be named.