The final hurdles for a rematch election between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump disappeared in the aftermath of Super Tuesday, setting up the first White House repeat battle since 1956.
Trump dominated Tuesday’s primaries, and his last GOP opponent, Nikki Haley, exited the race Wednesday morning. On the Democratic side, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) ended his quixotic campaign against Biden following a string of single-digit results.
The early end of the GOP primary leaves the field set with nine months to go, setting up a historic general election battle before voters will choose between the same two names they nominated four years ago.
The last time that happened was in 1952 and 1956, when Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson twice in a row. Trump is
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