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Donald Trump's victory in the New Hampshire primary cements his dominance over the Republican Party and advances his nomination as the United States presidential candidate in the November election, they say Crusoe.
“Donald Trump remains undefeated in the Republican Party primary and is on track to become the party's nominee for the November presidential election. This Tuesday, January 23, he won the New Hampshire primary, the second event on the calendar. The victory wasn't as overwhelming as last week's Iowa caucuses, when he won by 30 percentage points. This time the lead was eleven percentage points. But the scenario was less favorable.”
“Since the day before the election, opposition to the former president has been focused on a single candidacy, that of Nikki Haley. Additionally, New Hampshire is a much more moderate and secular state than Iowa. Nevertheless, Trump managed to mobilize his base and win a clear victory. It is a matter of time before there are no more competitors. Whenever Republicans were in opposition, they elected a candidate to the presidential election who won Iowa and New Hampshire.”
“Trump's latest opponent, Haley, represents the traditional wing of the Republican Party. The former South Carolina governor is running the most expensive campaign in this primary when the costs of super PACs, tax entities used by corporations to circumvent legal restrictions on direct campaign funding, are taken into account. In the first 10 days of January, Haley spent $62.9 million on advertising, more than $50 million of which came from Super PACs. During this period, Trump spent a total of 39.5 million. “There are a lot of traditional Republicans with significant resources who really loathe Trump and are willing to do anything to oust him,” says Geoffrey Layman of Notre Dame University. The Republican elite welcomed Haley because she prioritized traditional goals (also called liberal economic policies) and was morally sober, which also made her popular with moderates and independents. Haley received three times as many votes as Trump in this portion of the New Hampshire electorate.”
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