The Anti-Trump Vote Should Worry Republicans

Former President Donald Trump scored decisive victories in Tuesday evening’s primaries.

But a closer look at the electoral margins shows that a sizeable chunk of voters in several primary states cast protest votes for non-Trump candidates, yet another warning sign for the presumptive GOP nominee’s 2024 coalition ahead of an election that could be decided by tens of thousands of votes in a handful of swing states. Former presidential candidate Nikki Haley captured double-digit support from Republican primary voters in Ohio, Illinois, Arizona, and Florida, costing Trump about one-fifth of the primary electorate in those states.

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Former President Donald Trump scored decisive victories in Tuesday evening’s primaries.

But a closer look at the electoral margins shows that a sizeable chunk of voters in several primary states cast protest votes for non-Trump candidates, yet another warning sign for the presumptive GOP nominee’s 2024 coalition ahead of an election that could be decided by tens of thousands of votes in a handful of swing states. Former presidential candidate Nikki Haley captured double-digit support from Republican primary voters in Ohio, Illinois, Arizona, and Florida, costing Trump about one-fifth of the primary electorate in those states.