– I think Donald Trump is the only one who can take our country back from the brink of destruction, says Elias (19). We need a strong and decisive leader like Donald Trump who can really help us. He meets news outside one of the polling stations in New Hampshire, in the north-east of the USA. When 12 percent of the votes have been counted, Trump has 52.1 percent of the vote, while Haley has 46.9 percent. CNN reports. The first election results to come in are from a polling station in New Hampshire’s largest city, Manchester. It shows that Trump won by 27 percent over Haley, according to CNN. In 2016, Trump won in the same district. Then with 20 per cent, but then more candidates were involved. The last polling stations closed at 02 Norwegian time. Voter turnout is higher than in 2016 in many cities. Mother of young children Rebecca Abel (29) is also one of those who voted for Donald Trump. Rebecca Abel has made the trip during lunch to vote. Photo: Eskil Wie Furunes / news – He works hard to get more jobs and keep the American jobs, she says. – I voted for Trump, says Lori, who is one of those news meets outside the polling station at the private high school Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire. Lori believes in Trump as the election winner. Photo: Eskil Wie Furunes / news – Trump is a real American. He loves our country. I love his politics. I believe that he is going to protect our borders. Many of our country’s problems stem from there, says Lori, who is one of many who voted at the lunch. – He (ed. Trump) is going to win here today. I have felt that the energy in the city has leaned towards him, she concludes. Trump supporters in place Many have turned up with Trump signs. And Trump is also getting help from congressman Byron Donalds, who is on hand at Pinkerton to help him win. Many have turned up with placards outside the largest polling station in New Hampshire. Photo: Eskil Wie Furunes / news Among other things, at the largest polling station in the state, he meets one of the voters with a large Trump sign who says: – Let’s just get the facts out here: President Trump has kept all his promises. Enough said, she says. The vast majority of news talk with votes for Donald Trump. Some won’t say what they’re voting for, while a couple of campaign volunteers for Democrat Dean Phillips won’t say anything. They have been told that they should not talk to the media, as they are not trained to do so. 19-year-olds Fiona and Mary stand with signs in support of Dean Phillips. Photo: Eskil Wie Furunes / news Decide who can be on the ballot When you register as a voter in the USA, you can register as a Democrat, Republican or independent. You can then take part in the nomination election in most states in the party with which you are registered as a voter. In some states you can choose which party’s nomination election you want to participate in, and in some states everyone can participate. In New Hampshire, those who are registered as independents can choose which party they want to vote for, while the others must vote for their party’s candidates. Nikki Haley* Born in Bamberg, South Carolina on 20 January 1972.* Educated as an accountant, worked in her parents’ clothing business. Elected to the South Carolina State Assembly in 2004.* Daughter of Indian immigrants who settled in South Carolina. Married with two children.* Was elected governor of the state in 2010.* Was UN ambassador during Donald Trump’s term in the White House, but left the Trump administration in 2018.* Is Trump’s only real challenger after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis withdrew from the nomination race.* During the election campaign, she criticized Trump for being too lenient towards China, North Korea and Russia. (Source: NTB) Donald Trump* Born on 14 June 1946 in Queens, New York.* Married to Melania Trump. Five children from three marriages.* Studied economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.* Started in the company of his father, real estate magnate Fred Trump. Established his own real estate business and eventually took over his father’s as well. Bought up airlines and casinos, eventually becoming very wealthy.* His companies had to be refinanced after financial problems in the early 1990s.* In 1987 expressed interest in entering politics. In 1999, he tried to be nominated as a presidential candidate for the Reform Party, but withdrew. He considered running for president in 2004 and 2012.* In 2015, he threw himself into the Republican nomination race. To the surprise of many, he won the election in November 2016.* Took office on 20 January 2017 as the 45th President of the United States. Lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, and has since claimed the election was “stolen” from him.* Trying to run for president again and expected to be the Republican nominee. Leading the opinion polls and getting 51 percent in the first election in Iowa. (Source: NTB) Nikki Haley became Trump’s last challenger when Ron DeSantis resigned on Sunday. – The United States does not engage in coronations, she said at an election campaign meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday. – Let’s show the media class and the political class that we have a different plan, and let’s show the country what we can do, she continued. More are standing behind Trump Several heavyweights in the Republican Party have stood behind Trump, something former challenger Ron DeSantis also did when he withdrew from the nomination election on Sunday. “He has my support because we cannot go back to the old Republican guard of the past, or a repackaged version of heated corporatism that Nikki Haley represents,” said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Facts about the nomination process in the USA * The presidential election in the USA is in November. * The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are chosen at caucuses and nomination elections in the US states. * The person who wins the most representatives will be chosen as a candidate at the parties’ national meetings in the summer. * On the Republican side, Donald Trump and Nikki Haley are running. * On the Democratic side, incumbent President Joe Biden stands. He is challenged by Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips, but both of these have marginal support. * Little Iowa in the Midwest traditionally kicked off the prom with caucuses on January 15. * The Democrats have decided that their caucuses in Iowa will take place later in the process because the state’s demographics are not representative of the party’s voters. Most of the residents are white, and there are no large cities in the state. * They instead have South Carolina as their first official nomination choice on February 3rd. In South Carolina, there is a large African-American minority and several cities. * The first primary after Iowa is in New Hampshire on January 23. * Then it goes on, usually on Tuesday, until all the states have made their elections in June. A large number of states hold nomination elections and election meetings at the same time on the so-called Super Tuesday at the beginning of March. * A normal nomination election is organized by the public as a regular election. (Source: NTB)
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Trump looks set to win in New Hampshire – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
