Trump or Biden: Who will Nikki Haley's supporters back in November election? - BBC News

After the Republican drops out, the voters she leaves behind could play a key role in deciding the presidency.

17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Holly Honderichin WashingtonNikki Haley ended her failed bid for the White House much like she spent the final weeks of campaigning: with a warning for her former Republican rival.

"It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him," she said, pausing. "And I hope he does that."

Ms Haley's exit effectively marks the start of the 2024 general election, which will almost certainly be a rematch of four years ago between Mr Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

The new question coming into focus - one with serious implications for the presidential race - is where Ms Haley's voters will go now?

The former South Carolina governor's coalition of Trump-resistant Republicans and independents was simply too small to stop Mr Trump's march to the Republican nomination, which was all but assured after a commanding series of victories on Super Tuesday.

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