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Former Republican statesmanlike campaigner Nikki Haley took a wound retired of nan GOP superior elector guidelines successful Pennsylvania — contempt dropping retired complete a period ago.
Haley won conscionable nether 157,000 votes successful nan Pennsylvania Republican superior election connected Tuesday, according to early reports.
That equates to astir 17% support pinch 90% of votes already cast.
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Nikki Haley, erstwhile politician of South Carolina and 2024 Republican statesmanlike candidate, speaks during an predetermination nighttime watch statement successful Charleston, South Carolina. (Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Former President Trump, nan only Republican campaigner near successful nan superior field, won nan superior pinch complete 80% of votes cast.
Pennsylvania operates connected a closed superior predetermination system, meaning voters tin only ballot successful nan predetermination of their ain party's nominee.
Haley's sizable chunk of nan electorate is astonishing to predetermination researchers arsenic nan erstwhile ambassador to nan United Nations dropped retired of nan title pursuing Super Tuesday astatine nan opening of March.
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Former President Trump pumps his fist arsenic he arrives for a GOP fundraiser successful Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
It raises questions astir Pennsylvania voters' support of Trump arsenic nan presumptive statesmanlike nominee.
The Keystone State looks headed for different tight title arsenic President Biden and Trump are successful a dormant power successful nan latest Fox News study of Pennsylvania voters.
The study of registered voters, released Thursday, recovered nan erstwhile and existent presidents tied astatine 48% each, a flimsy improvement for Biden, who was down by 2 percent points successful March.
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President Biden speaks during a run arena successful Scranton, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Trump won Pennsylvania by little than a constituent successful 2016, and Biden reclaimed by conscionable complete a constituent successful 2020.
Fox News Digital's Victoria Balara contributed to this report.
Timothy Nerozzi is simply a writer for Fox News Digital. You tin travel him connected Twitter @timothynerozzi and tin email him astatine [email protected]
