Sure, Nikki Haley lost big on Super Tuesday. But warning signs for Trump are flashing.

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Trump and Haley

Nikki Haley does not like to lose. And she didn't get in the Republican presidential primary to play games.

Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, often points to her winning record in politics. Before she entered this year's race, she hadn’t lost an election.

Yet, in the nominating contests so far, the only win Haley has notched is in last weekend's primary in Washington, D.C. Former President Donald Trump has dominated everything else.

That’s what he continued to do on Super Tuesday, with more than a third of delegates in 15 states and a territory on the table. Trump's early and decisive wins in Virginia and North Carolina ‒ states in which Haley had hoped to have a stronger showing ‒ set the tone for the evening.  dominated across the map, racking up wins from Tennessee to Texas and beyond.

And Trump is rapidly approaching the number of delegates (1,215) he needs to clinch the nomination.

Given that reality, what will Haley do?

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