Former South Carolina Governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley finally got a win Sunday night in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, claiming the Washington, D.C. primary by a 63-33 margin and thereby earning 19 delegates.
It’s a nice victory for Haley, but she still trails former President Donald Trump’s delegate count by 244-43.
She took to social media to celebrate her win:
🚨𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨
Nikki Haley wins the District of Columbia Republican Presidential primary! pic.twitter.com/fCmVWqKkn5
— Team Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaleyHQ) March 4, 2024
She faced good odds in D.C.:
Washington, D.C., represented Haley’s possible best shot at notching a victory and ending Trump’s undefeated primary streak. While Trump won the district in an uncontested 2020 primary, he finished a distant third behind Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich…
