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Donald Trump was robbed of a big victory in the states on Super Tuesday with Nikki Haley’s victory in Vermont.
But it was still a dominant performance for the Republican front-runner, who is now focused on his rematch with Joe Biden in November.
While the overnight results were not surprising, exit polls gave a glimpse into what Republican voters are thinking ahead of the general election.
As Republican voters left polling stations across the United States on Tuesday, they were less concerned about Trump’s numerous legal battles and more concerned about the current state of immigration.
One of the most pronounced findings from the Super Tuesday exit polls revealed how Trump’s ‘MAGA’ platform and his bulldog approach to his numerous legal cases have captivated the Republican Party.
Many Republican supporters still fervently support Trump and will not be deterred by his numerous legal battles, even if he is convicted of a crime.
But Nikki Haley’s supporters are unwilling to back Trump should she fall, posing a challenge to her prospects for victory in November.
It also showed that immigration remains the main issue of concern among voters.
DailyMail.com looks at the biggest takeaways from Super Tuesday.
Voters in 16 states and American Samoa went to the polls on Super Tuesday
Most Republican voters told pollsters that Donald Trump would be fit for office even if convicted of a crime.
Trump has unwavering support despite legal problems
Exit polls by Edison Research conducted in several Super Tuesday states found that Republican voters are particularly strong supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Majorities of Republican voters in North Carolina, Virginia and California said he would remain eligible for office even if convicted of a crime.
Specifically, less than 23% of Republicans who voted for him in California think he is “unfit” to serve as president, even if he ends up being convicted of a crime.
However, a minority of Republican voters in two of the states voting on Super Tuesday consider themselves members of the MAGA movement, CNN exit polls revealed.
In Virginia, 31 percent of voters said they were MAGA compared to 59 percent who said no, while 39 percent of those in North Carolina said “yes” and 54 percent said “no.” “.
When asked if Trump would still be eligible for the presidency if convicted of a crime, 53 percent in Virginia said yes, while 40 percent said no.
In North Carolina, 64 percent of primary voters said the former president would still be fit to hold office if convicted of a crime, while 32 percent said he would not.
Additionally, 60 percent of North Carolina voters, 46 percent of Virginia voters and 57 percent of California Republican voters said Biden was not legitimately elected, a false claim that Trump has repeated since the 2020 elections.
Meanwhile, Haley’s supporters are not fans of the former president or his rhetoric surrounding the 2020 election.
A ABC Exit Poll found Tuesday that majorities of Haley voters in North Carolina (78%), Virginia (68%) and California (69%) would not commit to backing whoever the Republican nominee is.
Haley attracts many independent and more moderate voters, a crucial crowd Trump will have to convince to vote for him in November if he becomes the party’s nominee.
However, many of those voters would not support the former president if he were convicted of a crime, unlike his stronger Republican base.
They also disagree with Trump’s claim that Biden’s election was illegitimate.
TO CBS exit poll in Virginia found that 68 percent of moderates who voted in the Republican primary voted for Haley.
However, most of her supporters said their vote was primarily against Trump, rather than for Haley.
He also won a majority of moderate voters in North Carolina, according to Edison Research.
Donald Trump crushed Nikki Haley among non-white voters in a warning sign for Biden
According to Super Tuesday data compiled by Edison, Trump beat Haley with 72 percent of nonwhite voters to 23 percent.
That’s the same group of voters who are critical of Democrats.
In the 2020 election, Biden beat Trump among Hispanics by almost 20 points.
However, a recent New York Times/Siena College Poll It also found that Trump is outperforming Biden among Hispanic voters.
The poll showed former President Trump leading Biden by six points among the demographic.
If Trump continues to gain support from Hispanics and other non-white voters, it could be a sign of trouble for Biden.
Nikki Haley has not made plans to make any Super Tuesday announcements
Haley has previously said she would reevaluate her campaign after Super Tuesday.
Immigration is the main issue among voters
Exit polls in Virginia and North Carolina, conducted by CBS News, reveal that the immigration crisis is the main issue ahead of the 2024 elections.
43 percent in Virginia and 37 percent in North Carolina preferred immigration over the economy, abortion and foreign policy when asked about their concerns at the polls.
California Republican voters said the economy was their top issue, and immigration was mentioned almost as much.
Most Republican voters in those states also believed that immigrants without legal status should be deported.
In North Carolina, 62 percent of voters said immigrants without legal status should be deported. In Virginia that figure was 59 percent, while in California it was 69 percent.
Border security, immigration among top issues for voters in 2024 election
Border security had recently been rated the number one issue among voters in this year’s election, and it is the primary issue on which Trump launched his 2016 presidential bid.
‘Build that wall!’ voters chanted back then.
And voters want to build that wall again today.
A February Monmouth poll found that for the first time in history a majority of Americans (53 percent) want a border wall with Mexico.
Four years ago, in a 2019 poll, only 42 percent of Americans supported the idea.
The poll also shows that 84 percent of voters view illegal immigration as a very serious or somewhat serious problem, a figure that has increased significantly since 2019.