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US Super Tuesday: With Haley out of primary race, her voters become hot property

Mrs Nikki Haley has suspended her campaign following Donald Trump's dominance in the race for the Republican party nomination. PHOTO: REUTERS
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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Republican front runner Donald Trump stormed past his lone challenger Nikki Haley to close in on his party nomination on Super Tuesday, the biggest day of the 2024 primary season on March 5.

It was not the clean sweep he clearly hoped for – Mrs Haley won the north-eastern state of Vermont, to add to her win in Washington, DC on March 3. But Trump won the 14 other states that were also holding their nominating contests.

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