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This victory strengthens the former US president's advantage in the race to be the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the elections to be held next November.
Trump has won all the primaries so far and has won 63 delegates – and this number does not take into account those won in South Carolina. Nikki Haley received 17. It takes 1,215 votes to win the party's nomination – and compete for the White House against incumbent President Joe. Biden.
Haley lost in her home state, consolidating Trump's path to the Republican nomination for a third consecutive time. Haley did not comment until the last update to this report.
According to the Associated Press, South Carolina's first primaries have historically been a reliable indicator for Republicans. In all but one primary since 1980, the Republican winner in South Carolina has become the party's nominee. The only exception was Newt Gingrich in 2012.
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