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Nikki Haley surprises and beats Trump in Vermont

Vermont is a small state, contributing only 17 delegates to the Republican national convention, less than half as many as Massachusetts and three less than Maine, to name the other New England states. But it was the big surprise of the night, along with Samoa, and the scene of the fiercest scrutiny. Donald Trump began winning in the first phase of the count, but Nikki Haley, who has been ensuring for weeks that there is still a race left and that she is not planning to throw in the towel, immediately began to close the gap, until she turned the score around when 60% had been counted. of the votes.

Haley has the support of donors who resist seeing Trump in the White House again and that is why she endures with all the odds against her. Or almost all of them, judging by his victory on Sunday in Washington, where he won the 19 Republican delegates in the running, and this Tuesday in Vermont. The candidate has prevailed over her rival by four points, 50% compared to 46% for her former president.

Two candidates long removed from the race, Ron DeSantis and Chris Christie, also appeared on the ballots, which is why they took, respectively, 1.6% and 1.5% of the votes.