The primaries and caucuses showed that a large swath of Republican-leaning voters still resisted the former leader who was impeached twice and indicted four times.
Among them were 43 percent of New Hampshire voters who voted for Haley, 40 percent in South Carolina, 27 percent in Michigan, and 19 percent in Iowa (when several other GOP candidates, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, voted ). And they're still in the running.)
A volunteer holds a sign outside a polling station at Oakman School in Dearborn, Michigan.credit: Bloomberg
He also struggled with college-educated Americans, moderates, and independents, including in suburban or college districts in battleground states like North Carolina, Michigan, and Virginia.
Exit polls revealed that one in three Republican voters believed that Trump would not be qualified to be president if he was convicted of a crime.
These are all the types of voters Democrats are now hoping will turn to Biden as he heads toward the general election in November.
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“I want to be clear: There is a place for them in my campaign,” President Biden said after Haley dropped out of the race.
But the primaries and caucuses have revealed challenges the incumbent faces as well.
Voters in Super Tuesday states raised concerns about the president's age, questioned whether he could beat Trump, and acknowledged that issues like the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border remain a liability.
Moreover, the coalition Biden needs to regain the White House — young people, black voters, progressives — is beginning to fray.
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This was evident as this headliner traveled to primary races across the United States to talk to voters about the 2024 election.
This was also evident in the Michigan primary race last week, where Arab Americans and Democrats launched a grassroots campaign encouraging people to vote “non-committal” in the Democratic primary race to send a message to the White House.
This was evident in Minnesota, where a similar campaign took place. With about half of the expected votes counted in that state, about 20 percent of Democrats indicated that their ballots were “uncommitted,” according to Edison Research.
Overall, Biden had a good night, winning all 15 states where he was on the ballot.
His only unexpected loss occurred in the territory of American Samoa, where a little-known businessman and distant rival, Jason Palmer, beat him by a handful of votes.
However, this will have no effect in November, because the territory does not have electoral college votes in the general election.
There, the president believes that Americans will swing behind him when faced with the alternative.
“Are we going to keep moving forward or will we allow Donald Trump to drag us backwards into the chaos, division and darkness that has defined his term?” he asked. Asked.
Haley had been asking the same question for months, and had built a large faction of voters who shared her concerns. These voters could make a big difference this November.
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