Trump-Biden rematch increasingly inevitable after New Hampshire primary
by Lauren Gambino in Manchester, New Hampshire from US news | The Guardian on (#6J37H)
Ex-president in strong position to seize Republican nomination after sweeping first two contests of 2024 primary season
A sweep of the first two nominating contests in the 2024 primary season left Donald Trump in a strong position to seize the Republican party nomination, and made a rematch with Joe Biden even more inevitable.
Trump's Republican rival, Nikki Haley, vowed to fight on despite her second place finish in New Hampshire, a state where she had hoped for an upset, and her third place finish in the Iowa caucuses. But she faces long odds. There is no precedent for a candidate winning the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary and losing their party's nomination.
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