US Election 2024: Trump easily wins 5 more states
(Baonghean.vn) - The former US President faced virtually no opposition as all other key Republican candidates dropped out.
Leading Republican candidate Donald Trump easily won the party's primaries in five more states. Incumbent US leader Joe Biden did the same for the Democrats, as the two politicians head towards a rematch in the November presidential election.
According to media reports, Trump won a resounding victory on March 19 (local time) in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio, securing the support of all delegates.
He faced virtually no opposition because all of his high-profile Republican rivals, including former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, had dropped out of the race.
With the exception of Haley, who stated that Trump had to “win” the support of her voters, all the other former Republican candidates have expressed support for the former president.
Mr. Trump received the support of a majority of delegates last week, making him the Republican nominee expected to run in the crucial November election.
Biden made similar strides in the Democratic primary on March 19, securing the support of all delegates in the same five states. In Florida, the incumbent was the only candidate whose name appeared on the ballot.
Like Trump, Biden has secured enough delegates to become his party's nominee, facing virtually no opposition within the Democratic Party. While both candidates have essentially secured their respective nominations, they are expected to be officially chosen at the Republican National Convention in July and the Democratic National Convention at the end of August.
The US presidential election will be held on November 5th. According to the latest Morning Consult poll of registered voters, Trump and Biden are neck and neck, each receiving 43% of the vote. However, a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll in February showed Biden trailing his opponent in seven battleground states – Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, and Wisconsin.
