For Trump Campaign, Nikki Haley Holdouts Aren’t Problem

The fact that Nikki Haley continues to get votes in Republican primaries has confounded many reporters and pundits. “She has dropped out and yet keeps getting votes,” the refrain goes. “This must be a sign that Donald Trump has problems unifying the GOP vote.”

This makes sense to those not steeped in election analysis. But the truth is that this is not unusual. In fact, the data show that, save one, Trump is the strongest nonincumbent putative GOP nominee of the past 40 years.

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Henry Olsen

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the author of The Working-Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism.

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The fact that Nikki Haley continues to get votes in Republican primaries has confounded many reporters and pundits. “She has dropped out and yet keeps getting votes,” the refrain goes. “This must be a sign that Donald Trump has problems unifying the GOP vote.”

This makes sense to those not steeped in election analysis. But the truth is that this is not unusual. In fact, the data show that, save one, Trump is the strongest nonincumbent putative GOP nominee of the past 40 years.

About the Author

Henry Olsen

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the author of The Working-Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism.