Posted on 02/08/2024 7:42:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
GOP front-runner Donald Trump secured another win in the US Virgin Islands caucus Thursday night, locking in a third consecutive primary win over 2024 rival Nikki Haley.
The former president came out with 73.98% of the vote, while Haley had 26.02%.
The USVI caucus awards four delegates and is technically third after Iowa and New Hampshire, as results are tabulated hours before Nevada.
The ranked-choice ballot included Haley and Trump, as well as other candidates who did not withdraw their names like former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Perry Johnson and biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy.
Trump and Haley had both been vying for victory on the islands, sending down surrogates and participating in video messages in an attempt to sway Republicans.
Neither made it down to the US territory situated in the Caribbean, but reached out to voters using other methods.
Thursday morning, Trump released a video message to the USVI, asking for voters to “go out and caucus” and predicting that he was going to “take it all.”
“It looks like we have the Republican nomination pretty much locked, and that’s the way it should be,” Trump said in the video message.
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But you’re right, Puerto Rico tends to be very liberal but St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John, the USVI are a little less so. And St. Croix makes pretty good rum.
Thanks for the follow up. Glad to hear those other islands
are less so. I like Rum mixed in with other things from
time to time.
“Was there a Perry Johnson running for the 2024 president nomination at one time? I had no idea!”
A friend sent a 2-minute video.
Perry Johnson has a pasted-on lawyer’s smile, says all the right things, but I see ZERO charisma. The right man but the wrong times...
Winning an election to political office should not be a popularity contest or a cult devoted to somebody’s flashy, splashy personality, but....in year 2024 America, it is that way, and I don’t see it changing except by some happy accident of fate. I don’t see our voters suddenly becoming more thoughtful and wise in a collective way.
A vulture is a very patient creature.
Make America Great Again. Wonder which candidate repeats that in every speech? DeSantis? Haley? Vivek? Christie?
I think it is only Trump?
but Haley is STILL second to None!
Maybe Nikki is waiting for the Jamaican Republican Primary! 🤓 Then she’ll drop out...
She needs to quit, if she ever wants to be elected to anything in the future.
“She needs to quit, if she ever wants to be elected to anything in the future.”
She’s the female Christy Cream only there to hurt Trump.
Oprah would win in a landslide.
Common error. Puerto Rico is the Gateway Airport for USVI and BVI.
Puerto Rico is a Protectorate, USVI are American Territories, St, Thomas, St.John’s And St. Croix.
What is my error exactly? I’m well versed in global airline networks. It’s literally my job.
Apologies. I posted to the wrong response! Speaking of errors...
No trouble. Have a super day.
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