New Hampshire was supposed to be where a strong Rubio performance would force some of his establishment competitors, like Jeb Bush and John Kasich, out of the race, allowing him to scoop up their donors and support. Ted Cruz close behind.
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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. It’s a worst-case scenario for Rubio and many Republican officials alike who hoped to avoid a prolonged and painful nomination fight in 2016.
We’re going to hear more speculation that Trump will either now win everywhere, or that we’re headed for a contested convention with no candidate winning an overall delegate majority. Meanwhile, Clinton trounced Sanders among mature and, uh, very mature women. “Remember, you started it”.
He went on to say Trump isn’t a conservative and that he “tries to insult his way to the nomination”. “There’s magic in the air with this campaign”.
“Hillary Clinton’s got until SC to prove this is all a fluke”. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) 2008 presidential campaign, said Rubio needs a miracle. The biggest advantage for Trump, however, is that neither Florida Sen. Towns in Hillsborough and Rockingham counties were Trump territory.
From a big win for Donald Trump to a decisive loss for Hillary Clinton, here are the winners and losers from New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary election.
“You can’t beat Donald coming from the left”.
The Ohio governor said he plans to stick to the positive campaign message that has carried him for eight months. “He seems like a true populist”.
Asked about Trump, Parker said, “He’s being judged by the standards people use to decide whether or not they like an entertainer or a celebrity compared to standards people have to assess whether or not they like someone who wants to be President of the United States”. Yes, Marco Rubio has not fully imploded. Yet. Rubio trailed Bush by less than a percentage point.
There remains an open audition in the GOP for an alternative to Trump. “His supporters are still energetic and in good spirits”.
No one, though, wasted their money more than Sen.
But retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson gamely stayed on despite finishing at the bottom of the table while Florida Senator Marco Rubio the new establishment favourite prepared for his second act after the exit of his tormentor Christie. It came too late for Christie. “It is just going to take a little longer, but we are going to get there”.
Then he turned philosophical. Sharpton has not endorsed either candidate, nor has the Congressional Black Caucus PAC – but both could give one candidate a valuable nod before voters go back to the polls.
Christie’s supporters were deflated upon seeing the early results.
When former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says that “there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other”, I call foul. But I woke up this morning ready to keep fighting for the issues you and I believe in.
To Jeannie Teller of Bedford, the Trump and Democratic Sen. But strong distrust of party “establishments” unites adherents of both parties. Not everybody maybe, but my early reports are people who sat around and said ‘You know, I like Kasich, he’s smart, he’s experienced, he’d be a great president, but he’s at 1% in the polls.
Rubio supporters at his primary night party at the Radisson in Manchester were resolute, however.
“He doesn’t come from a part of the country where African-American politics are a daily part of political life”, she said. The simple fact is that we now live in a country where a woman as accomplished as Hillary Clinton can’t get away with claiming she deserves a job just because she’s a woman.
Rubio, 44, attracted a number of younger voters in his primary push. Organizers said it would not be involved in the Democratic primaries and would be focused on November’s election and beyond. “I was excited to vote today”.
Many working-class white voters feel embittered toward the whole political establishment. Having said that, I don’t think there’s a clear front-runner on the Democratic side. “I think his family values will influence his decisions as President”. Most people see her as a very controversial and compromised person who has been in the news for almost 30 years.
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At another Clinton rally featuring campaign surrogate Angela Bassett, this time at South Carolina State University, student Taylor Honore had some tough questions on Clinton’s record.
