I am disappointed with the Super Tuesday results although fully expecting the outcome. America needs young and energetic leadership to lead us to the next chapter.
This has nothing to do with politics. People in their 80s have challenges with cognitive abilities among other aging-related issues. Biden has repeatedly shown that deficiency in public. Trump has also mis-identified people. These natural declines are common among seniors who are retired. But to put our nuclear button into Biden or Trump's hand is too risky.
It's time for Biden and Trump to stop and smell the roses. Unfortunately, we voters keep them going. Sigh.
美国共和党的黑利(Nikki Haley)3月6日正式宣布退出党内总统初选,并指“是时候了”。此意味前总统特朗普(Donald Trump)笃定获得共和党提名,将在11月美国总统大选与民主党的拜登(Joe Biden)对战。黑利未有在退选宣言上表态支持特朗普。
路透社报道,黑利表示“是时候暂停竞选总统了”,她表示恭贺特朗普,并表示会希望对方安好。她说:“我没遗憾。”
未表态支持特朗普
外界关注她在退选后会否表态支持特朗普,她仅指“我一直支持我们共和党的提名人,但这取决于特朗普去赢得我们党的选票。”
在美国大选的“超级星期二”(Super Tuesday),争夺共和党党内提名的特朗普在多个州份大胜,美媒3月6日较早前已引述知情人士报道,他的唯一对手黑利计划在当地时间6日早上公布停止竞选的消息,退出党内初选。
52岁的黑利为美国前驻联合国大使、南卡罗来纳州(South Carolina)前州长,曾是特朗普下属。
在共和党初选选战中,特朗普一直遥遥领先,据美媒预测,“超级星期二”的15个州份初选中,黑利仅在佛蒙特州(Vermont)以些微优势胜出,在其馀州份均败于特朗普。