The parties will fight off Sanders and Trump eventually, although neither the consensus for Clinton on the Democratic side nor the consensus against Trump on the Republican side produced results in New Hampshire. We will all come together to say loudly and clearly that the government of our great nation belongs to all of us, not just a few wealthy campaign contributors.
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According to exit polling data, Trump ran strongest among Republican voters who were anxious about immigration, the fate of the economy, and the threat of a terrorist attack in the US.
With nearly all votes tabulated Trump, who finished second in Iowa, had 35.4% to 15.7% for second place finisher, Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Columbia public relations consultant Allison Dean Love said she has taken several online tests to see which candidate matches her opinions on issues. Sanders also had a strong performance on social media during the Iowa caucuses, where he lost narrowly to Clinton, the former secretary of state.
The results will hand the winners the momentum going into the next confrontations in SC for the Republicans and Nevada for the Democrats.
After a rousing introduction from U.S. Sen Tim Scott, R-North Charleston, Rubio joked: “I should have taken Tim Scott to New Hampshire”.
“This is something that we saw coming”, said Progress Texas executive director Ed Espinoza, who contends it’s not all bad for Hillary Clinton. By winning New Hampshire, Sanders becomes the first Jewish candidate to ever win a major presidential primary.
“People have every right to be angry”.
Meanwhile, Sanders’ Granite State win has triggered a windfall for his campaign fundraising. “But they’re also hungry, they’re hungry for solutions”, she said after congratulating Sanders on his win.
Both Carly Fiorina and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie suspended their campaigns Wednesday.
The two candidates are now focusing on the upcoming Nevada caucuses, scheduled for February 20, and the SC primary, happening one week later.
At stake Tuesday were less than 1 per cent of the delegates who, at party national conventions in July, will choose nominees to succeed Barack Obama.
A candidate must have total of 2,382 delegates in order to win the Democratic nomination.
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Trump appeared on stage with a beaming smile on his face and gave a thumbs-up to his crowd of supporters. But it won’t be much of a lead. Democrats have already grumbled about putting New Hampshire at the front of the calendar, and I expect conservative Republicans to begin organizing against it after another cycle in which mainstream conservative candidates were walloped there. Trump will win at least nine.
