Tuesday, former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is set to sweep the Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) in Nevada, clinching an outright win. Former President Donald Trump’s name is not printed on the ballot for the state-run primary at all. While Haley will likely ride the momentum of a purported victory, she won’t exactly strike gold in the Silver State.
At the Republican National Convention, Haley will not be awarded any of the 26 delegates from Nevada. Instead, the delegates will be awarded through caucuses run by the Nevada Republican Party on Thursday. By this method, Trump is essentially guaranteed to take all the delegates in the hospitable territory of Trump loyalists and MAGA enthusiasts who make up the base of the party. The only other candidate set to appear in the caucuses is Texas pastor and millionaire Ryan Brinkley.
A 2021 Nevada…