Biden delivers in the Nevada Democratic primary and Haley crashes in the Republican primary

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, won the Democratic Party primaries in Nevada on Tuesday, a state that witnessed how the former US ambassador. before the UN Nikki Haley failed in the Republican version of these votes in which former President Donald Trump did not attend.

With 70% of the ballots counted, the American president won with 89.6% of the votes, while the author of self-help books Marianne Williamson came in at 2.7%, according to projections by The newspapers. New York Times and The Washington Post.

After learning of his victory, Biden took the opportunity to attack Trump, his most likely rival at the polls in November, through a statement.

“America was built on an idea: the idea that all women and men are equal (…) But this promise (…) has never been more at risk than now. Donald Trump is trying to divide us, not unite us; and drag us into the past, distancing ourselves from a promising future,” he said.

Biden's large lead over his opponents led the American media, equipped with technology to estimate electoral results, to announce their projections just one hour and forty minutes after the voting centers closed.

Victory in Nevada would allow Biden to obtain the 36 delegates assigned to that state. To be officially proclaimed as the Democratic presidential candidate he needs about 2,000 delegates.

In the case of Haley, approximately fifteen minutes after Biden's victory was certified, both newspapers confirmed that Republican voters gave the 'neither candidate' option 61.8% of their support and 31.6 % to the former governor of South Carolina, according to a vote of 62%.

Trump's shadow overshadows the Republican primaries

Trump's name did not appear on the Republican primary ballots because he will appear in a separate contest under the 'caucus' format this Thursday and, presumably, will win him the 26 delegates that are disputed in the known as the Silver State.

The Republicans opted for two models in Nevada: primaries this Tuesday and just two days later the 'caucuses', which are a type of assemblies in which voters must go at a precise time to vote for their candidate.

For decades, Nevada held 'caucuses'. However, as these appointments tended to cause some chaos, state legislators approved a law in 2021 that abandoned that voting model and established that state authorities had to organize primaries when there was more than one candidate.

But this law did not specify how the Republican Party would allocate Nevada's 26 delegates to the winner, so, taking advantage of that loophole, Trump pressured the Nevada Republican Party to ignore the state law and continue with its 'caucus' tradition.

“A bad night for Nikki Haley. Losing by almost 30 points in Nevada against 'None of These Candidates'. “Be careful, he will soon claim victory!” Trump expressed on the Truth Social platform during the scrutiny.

Haley could not compete in both the primaries and the caucuses because it was established that candidates had to choose between one or the other, while members of her own party days ago urged voters to check the 'neither candidate' box. ' to stop her almost completely in her fight with Trump.

Nevada, a key state for the November elections

In Nevada, about 2.3 million voters registered to vote. Of this total, 31% are Democrats, 28% are Republicans and 34% are independents, according to official data.

This is one of the so-called hinge states in which the candidates of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have similar support, which is why they are considered key to the outcome of the presidential elections.

Biden entered the Democratic primaries this Tuesday after his resounding victory in the South Carolina primaries, while Trump is on the verge of winning the Republican presidential nomination after his consecutive victories in Iowa, New Hampshire and almost certainly in Nevada.