Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she will not be quitting the race, even after losing to “none of these candidates” in Nevada’s GOP primary.
“Just know, I’m not going anywhere. I’m in this for the long haul,” Ms. Haley said at a campaign event Wednesday in Los Angeles.
“This is going to be messy and this is gonna hurt and this is gonna leave some bruises. At the end of the day, I don’t mind taking them if you go right along with me,” she said.
Ms. Haley faced no opposition on the Nevada primary ballot on Tuesday. The only options were Ms. Haley, several candidates who had already dropped out and “none of these candidates.”
Roughly 63% of Nevada voters chose “none of these candidates.” Ms. Haley placed second with 30%.
Mr. Trump was not on the Nevada primary ballot because he instead will participate in the Nevada Republican caucuses on Thursday.
Nevada long held only caucuses, but the state this year required the political parties to participate in primary elections. Exploiting a loophole in the primary law, the GOP opted to hold a primary in which no delegates were at stake and caucuses in which all of its 26 delegates were up for grabs. Candidates were not allowed to compete in both.
Mr. Trump knocked her embarrassing finish in the primary by joking, “She’ll soon claim Victory!”
Ms. Haley and Mr. Trump are the only two remaining candidates for the GOP nomination. Ms. Haley has been focusing her energy on the Feb. 24 primary in her home state of South Carolina, where she served as governor from 2011 to 2017.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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