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Looking forward, Nevada's primary contest on February 6 presents a peculiar situation: the GOP primary in Nevada is effectively non-competitive, with Donald Trump's name absent from the ballot as the state GOP has chosen not to participate directly in the primary process. Instead, Nevada will allocate delegates through a caucus held two days later, often fraught with logistical confusion.
In South Carolina, Nikki Haley’s home state, polls currently show her trailing Donald Trump by roughly 30 percentage points. Her performance there will be pivotal; a poor showing—particularly if she fails to place second—could significantly diminish her viability as a candidate, narrowing the race further toward a Trump-centric contest.