On February 6, the U.S. primary was held in Nevada, which was the first time that the U.S. had a primary in the western region. The final results showed that Biden won the Nevada Democratic primary with a comfortable victory of nearly 90% of the vote, and with the previous primary victory in South Carolina, Biden has won two primaries.
However, a Republican primary was also held in Vada on the same day. But because the Democratic-dominated Nevada legislature opposed the primary, Trump was absent from the event, and Haley failed to win.
The Nevada Republican caucus will convene on Feb. 8 to distribute the Nevada Republican votes, and Trump will be the only candidate to participate, while Haley will miss the event, suggesting that Trump will win again.
In this regard, many people are confused: what kind of caucus is the Republican Party going on?
According to the relevant regulations of the primary election in the United States, all 50 states in the United States, Washington, D.C., and the territories of the United States will hold primaries or caucuses to determine the candidates.
However, the U.S. Constitution does not prescribe a specific procedure. Over time, the Democratic and Republican parties developed their own election procedures. Some states will have primaries, some will only have primaries, and some will have a combination of both, but the primaries and caucuses cannot be on the same day.
The primaries usually start in the first two months of the year and end around June before November. In addition to primaries and caucuses, political parties also hold caucuses, which are private events and indirect elections.
In caucuses, voters do not directly choose candidates, but decide the number of people in the national conventions of each political party who receive representation rights from the states, and then these delegates elect candidates.
Caucuses are held to circumvent state and local** restrictions while preventing voters from going to the polls to cast their ballots, the equivalent of Nevada Republicans voting privately. Since Haley's name was not included in the Republican party's Huada caucus meeting, Trump was able to win.
According to the latest data released by the Associated Press, Trump has now received 33 votes for party representatives, compared to Haley's 17 and Biden's 91.
The number of party delegates each candidate receives is related to whether or not he or she will ultimately be the party's nominee candidate. The Republican Party elects three delegates at the state convention, for a total of about 168 delegates.
About 85 percent of the Democratic Party's representatives are "sworn delegates," which are distributed to candidates based on the results of primaries and caucuses, and the other 15 percent are uncommitted superrepresentatives, including current Democratic governors, current Democratic congressmen, former and current Democratic representatives, and deputies.
So, although Trump's name does not appear on the list of Republican candidates in the Nevada primary, his victory through the caucus can still be considered his victory in the state's primary.
Haley's attempt to shake Trump's position within the Republican Party is nearly unavoidable. According to the latest poll results released by the NBC on February 6, Haley's support within the Republican Party has declined, with 36% of Republicans having a negative view of his candidacy, that is, not supporting it. A November survey showed that Haley's approval rating was 43 percent, and now it is just 34 percent.
Meanwhile, NBC's latest poll showed that 61% of Republican voters support Trump as the leader of the Republican Party, further reducing the likelihood that Haley will become the Republican nominee.
Therefore, there are basically no surprises for the Republican nominees in the United States. We look forward to the final showdown between Trump and Biden. However, we don't know if there will be another "cheating" similar to 2020 in the United States** in 2024.