Despite the showing in New Hampshire, Rubio is poised for join Trump and Cruz for a long one past South Carolina, Nevada and Super Tuesday. Ohio Gov. John Kasich claimed second place after devoting nearly all of his campaign resources to New Hampshire, while Florida Sen. In Iowa, Rubio had the highest share of the somewhat conservatives (29%), while Trump did best among Republican moderates (34%).
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He then went after Trump by saying they should not back somebody whose position on Obamacare was close to that of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
According to ad buy data provided by Morning Consult, Bush and his super PAC have spent an astounding $36.1 million in the Granite State.
Shaking hands, hitting talking points and trying to rally support any way they can, it all came down to Tuesday for presidential candidates courting the New Hampshire vote. His second-place Iowa finish will not have been a fluke. She declined to offer a prediction of the outcome as polls showing her facing a double-digit deficit against Bernie Sanders.
On the Democratic side, Clinton maintains a 12-point lead over Sanders- 51% to 39%. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who also staked his candidacy on New Hampshire, lagged behind the pack as votes were being tallied.
As returns first started to come in Tuesday night, a subdued crowd of about 200 Jeb Bush supporters let out hardly a sound as Donald Trump was quickly declared the victor of the New Hampshire Republican primary. Clinton’s campaign was hoping to narrow the gap with Sanders in New Hampshire, a state where she pulled off an unexpected victory over Barack Obama eight years ago. “They only have a New Hampshire campaign”, Rubio said.
The large Republican field was winnowed after Iowa, but there remains a crowded grouping of more traditional candidates, including Rubio.
“Early on, often times, voters want to just vent and vote their passions”, he told CBS News in an interview that aired on Tuesday. “You know what she said?”
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Republican presidential candidates must have finished in the top three in the Iowa caucuses, the top five in the New Hampshire primary election or the top five in SC opinion polls to participate in Saturday’s debate at the Peace Center, CBS announced Tuesday afternoon. Some party leaders believe both Trump and Cruz are unelectable in the general election, especially if Clinton is the Democratic nominee.
