Super Tuesday live updates: Trump and Biden look to move closer to a rematch

GRAHAM, N.C. — As Haley fights an increasingly improbable battle to stop Trump’s march toward the Republican nomination, one voter told NBC News yesterday that he’d never considered voting for the former governor and U.N. ambassador “because she’s female.”

“All a woman’s good for in my book is having babies and taking care of the house,” North Carolina voter Emmett Martin said during an interview with NBC News, adding “but I’m old school.”

“Don’t take me wrong,” Martin continued, “females know what they’re doing, but they still got to have a little bit of guidance.”

Throughout her presidential campaign, Haley has faced sexist and misogynistic comments and attacks. While Haley has made nods toward her gender, she’s largely avoided making it central to her campaign. Her Sunday victory in the Washington, D.C., primary made Haley the first woman to win a Republican presidential primary. 

Martin said Trump will keep his support today, pointing to the former president’s economic policies.

“He’s pretty good guy, seems to know what he’s doing,” Martin said. “He’s helped the economy out, we had more jobs, we made more money, we didn’t have as much taxes– things were a whole lot better when he was our president.”

While Martin says he plans to back Trump in the presidential primary, he said Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper “does a good job.” Martin plans to back Cooper’s preferred successor, Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, in what’s expected to be one of the most competitive gubernatorial races in November.