And, for the Republicans, the (relatively) strong showings of Gov. John Kasich of OH and former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida are fresh signals that, while Mr. Trump has won the heart of many Republican rebels, these two men – with extensive executive experience and robust establishment credentials – still have a claim on the GOP’s head.
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The hope for Republican elites is that Trump tops out at 35 percent, that he’s the beneficiary of a big field and that eventually the field will narrow. Ted Cruz of Texas, who won the Iowa caucuses, is one between insurrectionists and insiders.
Christie is returning to New Jersey Wednesday to await a final tally that will inform whether he presses on to SC or formally suspends his White House campaign. He will make a decision on next steps Wednesday, WNYC’s Matt Katz reports.
Bush, who beat Rubio by less than a percentage point in the primary, told his supporters he’s looking forward to SC. But this kind of win guarantees at least a few things – that the race is going to last for a while and that Sanders’s message, which is attracting many millions of small donors and many millions of dollars, will get heard. It should be noted that Hillary Clinton also has the lead in delegates to the Democratic Convention with the pledges of several superdelegates.
Many took to Twitter to show both their support for Sanders, as well as their troubles on the financing website. But it’s unclear whether that will be enough to overcome the former secretary of state’s name recognition and long-standing support among African American voters in later nominating matchups.
Still, for those of us who dismissed Sanders as a summer fling – that might have been me – it’s now the dead of winter, Clinton may be shaking up her campaign, and by March 15, there will have been something like 30 more states in play. “We are going to make America so great again”.
“We learned a lot about ground games in one week, let me tell you that”, Trump said as he addressed a victory rally, a reference to criticism he lacked the sufficient organisation to prevail in Iowa. It was more than double the second-place finisher…
“When the media kept saying, ‘Well, how are you going to do this?” Kasich asked a crowd of supporters. Like Kasich, the only thing he can do with his new lease on life is to hurt the party. He held more than 100 town halls and focused on a message of governance and compromise.
Among Republicans, New York billionaire developer Donald Trump, the national front-runner, is coming off a win Tuesday in New Hampshire, following U.S. Sen. But I woke up this morning ready to keep fighting for the issues you and I believe in. “Our disappointment tonight is not on you“.
Bernie Sanders has styled himself as a champion of the common people, and New Hampshire recognized it, but will SC? Despite a fourth-place finish, Bush sounded resurgent Tuesday night. It may be similar to George W. Bush’s landslide loss to John McCain in New Hampshire in 2000.
According to the summary of polling from Real Clear Politics, as of the Wednesday morning following the New Hampshire primary Mr. Sanders would defeat Mr. Trump by an average of 7.7 percent.
“Last night’s results in New Hampshire weren’t what we hoped for. I can’t wait to see him take on Hillary Clinton!”.
Hillary Clinton finished at 38 percent, over 20 percent less than her foe Bernie Sanders.
Clinton was headed to NY, home to her campaign headquarters, to regroup with top aides and prepare for Thursday’s Democratic debate.
Exit polls showed that two-thirds of New Hampshire Republicans back Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, proving that his wild plans are not just high-decibel rhetoric to grab headlines.
Tuesday’s outcomes would have been almost unthinkable not long ago.
While early states are important, campaign manager Robby Mook wrote, “The first four states represent just 4 [percent] of the delegates needed to secure the nomination”. He won because he ran as a committed and passionate liberal candidate at a time when the Democratic Party as a whole is becoming increasingly liberal. But there’s a potential generational divide even there.
“People have every right to be angry”, she said, as she conceded to Sanders.
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And as for Bush, his heart just isn’t in it, which means he’s likely not going to win anything. “Or maybe a first look”.
