Though it is unclear as of this writing if Nikki Haley will end her campaign for president, it is clear that she has no traction. Her home state of South Carolina, where she served as governor for 6 years, has chosen Donald Trump by a 60-40 margin in today's primary. If you cannot carry your home state, what chance is there anywhere else? Trump is 5-0 in the contests so far.
On the Democratic side, Joe Biden is 3-0 vs. the only remaining opponent, Dean Phillips. As only two states have awarded delegates for the Democrats so far, I won't call this one over yet but Phillips better have a good showing in the next 2 outings or he's also done.
RFK Jr. withdrew from the Democratic nomination even before voting began and is now running an independent campaign. Independent candidacies rarely achieve anything. Without a party to do ground work, he'll needed to create his own party apparatus to get the vote out. Unlikely to achieve even the impact of the Green Party or the Libertarian Party.
It does look like we are headed for a rematch from 2020. Both candidates now have presidential records that can be compared. Which one looks better? Does it matter? Of course, a lot can happen in the next 8 1/2 months.
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