Before the start of the second game of the Republican primary, Trump's main opponent, Florida Governor DeSantis, announced his withdrawal, which almost meant that Trump would win the primary.
Before the U.S. presidential election, the major parties first decide on the most popular candidate and then nominate that candidate for the presidential election. How to put forward this candidate depends on the party primary.
Since US President Joe Biden is a Democrat, he will be nominated by the Democratic Party. The Republican candidate was supposed to be decided from among the three popular contestants.
In the Iowa Republican presidential primary, Trump was far ahead, with 51.1 percent of the vote. Florida Governor DeSantis was at 21.2 percent, and former U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Haley was at 19.1 percent.
That said, both DeSantis and Haley are Trump's main rivals. Soon, they will face off in the next round in New Hampshire.
However, before the start of the New Hampshire primary, DeSantis abruptly announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race, and also expressed his support for Trump, calling on Republican voters to "give Trump another chance."
Originally, in the New Hampshire poll, Trump's projected approval rating was 50 percent, Haley's approval rating was 39 percent, and DeSantis' approval rating was 6 percent. Now, DeSantis' withdrawal from the race in favor of Trump means that Trump will have an even greater advantage.
Historically, it only takes two primaries to win 100 percent of the presidential nominations. In other words, if Trump can take New Hampshire, he will almost certainly be able to enter the presidential election.
At that time, 78-year-old Trump and 82-year-old Biden will once again stage a pinnacle showdown in the presidential race. Whoever emerges as a winner will be able to enter the White House again and become the new voice of the United States.
By the way, American realpolitik is no different from "House of Cards", whether people are friends or enemies depends on political interests. Originally, Trump and DeSantis still had a deep grudge entanglement.
Trump supported DeSantis in his bid for governor of Florida in 2017, but DeSantis ran with him for the Republican nominee, for which he denounced DeSantis as "disloyal." Trump has also threatened to expose DeSantis's "black material".
However, after DeSantis withdrew from the election and switched to Trump, Trump immediately threw away the previous unpleasantness, publicly congratulating DeSantis on a good campaign, Trump said: "He is very amiable and very supportive of me, so I am grateful." I appreciate that, and I'm looking forward to working with DeSantis and everyone else to defeat the "liar" Joe Biden. ”
It seems that Trump is determined to win the US presidential throne this time, and Biden has to be careful.