In one of the last contests before Super Tuesday, caucus-goers in Idaho and Missouri will pick between President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on March 2.
On the same day, the Michigan Republican Party will bind the remaining 39 of its 55 delegates, with most going to President Trump, who easily defeated Ms. Haley at the state primary on Feb. 27.
Meanwhile, Republican voters in DC are continuing to cast votes in its three-day presidential primary contest set to end on Sunday.
Rounding out a busy Saturday, President Trump is scheduled to address voters at a rally in Virginia.
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Clay County
KANSAS CITY, Missouri—Caucusgoers are arriving early for the Missouri GOP Caucus at the Clay County, Missouri, location in suburban Kansas City. As many as 1000 are expected to attend.
A number of the voters are wearing red Make America Great Again hats or memorabilia supporting former President Donald Trump.
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Multiple Michigan GOP Conventions Spell Uncertainty for Saturday Party Caucus
A battle over Michigan GOP leadership is creating confusion for party factions ahead of the Great Lakes State’s Republican convention caucus today.
After former state chairwoman Kristina Karamo was ousted from party leadership in January and replaced with Pete Hoekstra, multiple conventions have been scheduled throughout the state for Saturday.
Mr. Hoekstra was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and scheduled a convention in Grand Rapids. Ms. Karamo, who was ordered by a judge this week to stop calling herself the party chair, had scheduled a convention in Detroit.
A judge rejected Ms. Karamo’s request to invalidate Mr. Hoekstra’s Grand Rapids convention, leaving delegations from 24 counties in uncertainty as they missed the deadline to register for the Grand Rapids convention.
Leaders in the 1st and 4th District Republican parties were left to organize their own Saturday conventions. The 1st District is planning to meet in Houghton Lake, while the 4th District plans to meet in Battle Creek, according to 4th District chairman Ken Beyer.
—Jacob Burg
Haley Strives for Potential First Primary Win in DC
WASHINGTON—The Republican primary in the nation’s capital represents presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s best chance to secure her first primary victory.
The district has 19 delegates up for grabs in a winner-take-all race. Ms. Haley held a rally on the first day of the primary on March 1 at the Madison Hotel, the only location where D.C. Republicans could cast their votes. The polls will close on March 3.
The 2020 Republican primary here was uncontested, but in 2016, former president Donald Trump finished in a distant third behind Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Over 200 attendees packed the hotel room, showing their support for a candidate they describe as “level-headed,” “smart,” and “a good alternative.”
—Terri Wu
First Senator Endorses Haley, Days Before Super Tuesday
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is endorsing Nikki Haley for president.
On March 1, ahead of the Super Tuesday voting in 15 states, including The Last Frontier, Ms. Murkowski formally endorsed the former U.N. Ambassador. It’s Ms. Haley’s first endorsement in the Senate.
In a release, Ms. Murkowski said the country needs “someone with the right values, vigor, and judgment” to serve as the next president.
“In this race, there is no one better than her,” Ms. Murkowksi said. “Nikki will be a strong leader and uphold the ideals of the Republican Party while serving as a president for all Americans.”
In her statement, Ms. Haley said Ms. Murkowski represents the “best of Alaska.”
“She is a trailblazer and a strong, independent voice who doesn’t bow down to the powers that be in Washington,” Ms. Haley said. “As president, I will fight to make Alaskans—and all Americans—proud by restoring fiscal sanity, energy dominance, and limited government.”
—Austin Alonzo
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