It was the slimmest of margins-four more delegates out of almost 1,400 awarded-an all-but tie that defied expectations as Sanders ran a people-powered race calling for a political and economic revolution, while Clinton called for more a gradual political evolution building on the Obama years.
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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. He said the results proved he was a viable candidate. New Hampshire. We love New Hampshire. “Clinton’s final delegate count was 699.57, according to the Iowa Democratic Party”.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton managed a razor-thin victory over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Sanders faces an uphill battle against Clinton, who has deep ties throughout the party’s establishment and a strong following among a more diverse electorate that plays a larger role in primary contests in February and March.
Cruz’s victory is something of an upset considering Trump was leading in multiple polls heading into the caucus.
“You all sit through; you give it the once-over; you make up your minds about what makes sense”, she told the New Hampshire audience. Coming in a close third, Florida Sen. The Monday showdown featured a three-way contest between Cruz, Trump and Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Now, all the candidates are turning their attention to New Hampshire, where the still-crowded cast of the candidates faces a less religious and mostly undecided electorate.
Sanders arrived in New Hampshire, the second nominating state, shortly after 4 a.m. Tuesday after taking an overnight charter flight from Iowa. That may be good news for Cruz, who is hoping to avoid the conservatives’ Iowa curse. And could it be that numerous people who attended those rallies were there just to hang out with a celebrity?
Following Tuesday’s event, Senator Cruz left for an event in SC but will be back in the granite state tomorrow. That wouldn’t bode well for states like SC where the demographics aren’t in his favor. Despite stealing the spotlight and driving the debate for months, he appears to have been out-organized by Cruz in Iowa. I was told by everybody, ‘Do not go to Iowa. Came in a strong second. “Great honour”, Trump tweeted.
The heavy favorite to win the nomination even before she announced her candidacy last summer, she faced increasing opposition throughout the fall and winter from Sanders, who appealed to younger and more liberal members of the party.
That won’t be easy.
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“We definitely don’t feel comfortable yet”, she said early Tuesday.
