Delegates, conventions and Nikki Haley's uphill battle - Daily Trojan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : The next few states to vote -- and the 16 on Super Tuesday -- are Haley's best chance to gain those delegates before the winner-take-all states lock in delegates for Trump.
59% : Only a tiny fraction of the total delegates at stake have been distributed, but many are already hailing Trump as the winner of the primary; a Republican National Committee member even submitted a draft resolution to the party seeking an early declaration of Trump as the party nominee.
57% : Trump currently has 33 delegates and Haley has 17, but to win the nomination, a candidate needs 1,215 delegates at the convention.
55% : As long as she has the funds to keep campaigning, which she does, collecting as many delegates as she can may put her in a good position if Trump is convicted -- or taken off the ballot, in the case of an insurrection conviction.
45% : Haley says she is determined to stay in the race, even implying on Saturday Night Live that the promise won't be swayed by the loss of her home state -- which seems likely with the RealClearPolitics Poll Average showing Trump ahead by around 30 points in the Palmetto State.
37% : At least that vote didn't mean anything, but the Nevada caucus Thursday will inevitably leave Trump with the state's delegates because Haley isn't even on the ballot.
33% : I'm no political expert, but I'd say it's partially because Trump could be a convicted felon by the time of the general election.
32% : The question everyone seems to be asking is, "Why is Haley staying in the race if Trump has such a clear lead among GOP voters?"
28% : The RNC mandates that states voting prior to March 15 must allocate delegates proportionally, and only states voting after March 15 can use a winner-take-all system -- which will greatly disadvantage Haley, even if the gap between her and Trump narrows.
26% : On Feb. 6, Trump was denied immunity in special counsel Jack Smith's 2020 election fraud case by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
21% : Trump's legal team argued that a former president could not be held accountable for actions taken while in office, and most experts expect Trump to appeal this plea to the Supreme Court.

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