Bernie Sanders won a commanding victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, and Donald Trump also scored a big win in a triumph of two candidates who have seized on Americans’ anger at the Washington political establishment.
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Rubio was hammered by his rivals, especially New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, in last week’s debate for being repetitive and scripted.
In the week since Mrs Clinton eked out a win in the Iowa caucuses, her campaign has worked aggressively to lower expectations for New Hampshire, where Mr Sanders has maintained a sizeable lead despite Mrs Clinton’s victory there eight years ago against then IL senator Barack Obama.
‘I don’t know where we’re going to finish, in terms of second, third, fourth, ‘ Florida’s junior senator said on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America.’ program. Those candidates who fare poorly could see donations dry up and face pressure to withdraw from the race.
Bush, who for once equaled or even got the better of Trump on the debate stage on Saturday, has been mounting a last stand in New Hampshire and on Monday lashed out at the former reality TV star on Twitter.
John Kasich grabbed second in New Hampshire after pouring almost all of his campaign resources into the state.
Both Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, and Trump, a real estate mogul who has never held political office, have tapped into the public’s frustration with the current political system.
The poll indicates that undeclared voters who do want to participate in Tuesday’s elections are about evenly split on which party’s contest they’d rather participate in, with 47% choosing the Democrats, 46% the Republicans and 7% still not sure.
Trump, the outspoken billionaire whose campaign style has shaken mainstream Republicans, cruised to an easier victory in the GOP primary, drawing more than twice as many votes as any rival.
Still, he closed the final full day of campaigning with a vulgar insult of Cruz.
Trump did get in a shot at Cruz during a massive rally in Manchester Monday night.
Before Saturday’s debate, many people were expecting the GOP field post-New Hampshire to be a three-man race – Trump, Ted Cruz and Rubio.
Rubio played into Christie’s hands by responding with the same well-rehearsed line each time he was challenged by the governor.
Bush was pressing on, declaring that New Hampshire voters had “reset the race”.
“We can not put another first-term United States senator as our nominee”.
At a polling location at McDonough Elementary School, just outside downtown Manchester, numerous midday voters said they would be supporting Sanders.
Unpredictable and known for last-minute decisions, New Hampshire voters had been expected to help winnow the crowded Republican primary, clarifying which of the candidates would emerge as the strongest alternative to front-runners Trump and Texas Sen.
Frontrunner Donald Trump is once again one of the more frugal spenders of the race when it comes to ad buys, spending $40 per vote. Amid her rallies and town hall events, she’s knocked on voters’ doors and made surprise visits to local coffee shops and restaurants.
Seeking to counter the notion of a misstep, Rubio’s campaign said it raised $600,000 during the debate, three times more than it has brought in during previous debates.
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In tiny Dixville Notch, whose residents have been voting at midnight since 1960, all four Democratic votes went to Mr Sanders. Some Clinton supporters also fear she isn’t doing as well with female voters as she should be, a concern that was magnified after high-profile women backing her campaign made eyebrow-raising comments that appeared to disparage young women supporting Sanders.
