![]() INSKEEP: That's former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley standing before a bank of American flags this morning - Daniel Island, S.C., which is where she suspends her campaign. INSKEEP: Let's just mention Nikki Haley is now beginning her campaign statement. INSKEEP: So the broken glass option on the ballot would be a good one for her, I suppose. Then, I said, OK, what if it were Biden versus Trump? And she told me, I would walk over broken glass before voting for Joe Biden. And then I had some voters - I had one voter in particular who absolutely could not vote Trump when she checked her ballot in South Carolina. I had some voters say, I might not even vote for president. You know, it - should she drop out, what do you do next? And that was where I really heard a mix. KURTZLEBEN: But at Haley rallies, there were - when I would ask them, OK, but what would you do if it were Biden versus Trump? That was really the key question. Of course, you don't hear from these voters at Trump rallies. And I would hear from them at - you know, at polling places and at Haley rallies. I can't go there.ĭANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Yes, I did. But very briefly, did you hear from a lot of Republican voters on the ground who said, I just - I'm just not comfortable with Trump. And we should warn you, Danielle, that we're maybe a minute away from hearing from Nikki Haley. And let's bring in NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben, who has covered both the Haley and Trump presidential campaigns at different times, to talk about that aspect. So the question then becomes, what do those voters do? ![]() There are significant numbers of voters in a number of states who either chose Nikki Haley or who indicated dissatisfaction with Donald Trump. But despite that, there are signs of vulnerabilities for the presumptive nominee - or at least he will be the presumptive nominee soon. And you add in last weekend's primary in Washington, D.C., that gave her a total of just two victories in the primary season. ![]() I just want to remind people Nikki Haley won only Vermont yesterday. MARTIN: There have been, although the numbers don't necessarily indicate - her primary victories or lack thereof don't necessarily indicate what else might be happening on the ground. And Michele, there have been quite a few Republicans who've been skeptical. She is not expected to endorse her Republican primary rival, former President Donald Trump, at this time, instead challenging Trump to earn the votes of Republicans who have been skeptical. And as first reported by the Wall Street Journal, she's going to not do something that is significant here. And in the next couple of minutes, we think, we expect to hear from the presidential candidate, who, we have been able to confirm, is expecting to suspend her campaign today. We're looking at a video feed of a lectern in Daniel Island, S.C., which is near Charleston - Nikki Haley's home state. This is live Special Coverage from MORNING EDITION and NPR News. At the top of the news this hour, Nikki Haley is suspending her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. ![]()
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