Politico reports:
In 2016, Indiana put Donald Trump on the doorstep of the GOP presidential nomination. But eight years later, the state he called “Importantville” delivered his campaign some flashing red warning signs as Nikki Haley cleaned up in the suburbs.
By virtue of its late-in-the-nominating-calendar primary, the Hoosier state has always occupied a unique and occasionally powerful perch to make or break candidacies: Sen. Ted Cruz and then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich dropped out immediately after Trump’s victory that year. But the barn-red state also often acts as a pace car for Republicans nationally.
A zombie Haley candidacy continued to punch above its weight in the Trumpiest of states: The former South Carolina governor is on track to break 20 percent for the first time since she dropped out of the race two months ago.
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Unexpected warning signs for Trump in busy Indiana primary https://t.co/6OD51ibzzu
— POLITICO (@politico) May 8, 2024
Nikki Haley dropped out 2 months ago.
Tonight she’s picking up over 100,000 votes and 22% of the primary vote in *Indiana*
Trump has a GOP base problem. pic.twitter.com/u0pQIT4TNz
— Ammar Moussa (@ammarmufasa) May 8, 2024