Rubio appeared to have momentum coming out of the Iowa caucuses, and polls showed him surging in New Hampshire. However, his debate performance Saturday night may hurt him in New Hampshire, allowing some of the governors like Kasich, Bush, or Christie to move up.
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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he does not have to win the New Hampshire primary vote on Tuesday to secure the nomination, apparently tamping down expectations despite holding a double-digit lead in that state’s polls. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have all staked their White House bid on New Hampshire, hoping a strong showing here will lead voters – and crucial financial donors – to give their candidacies another look. Most remained steady in their numbers compared to a similar poll in January, with the exception of Bush, who rose 9 points, contradicting concerns that his campaign was dying, notes The Washington Examiner. She has 57% with Sanders standing at 28%, both sides lost support since the last poll with Clinton losing 4% and Sanders 6%.
Growing doubts about Mr Rubio seemed to portend a fight for delegates to the party’s national convention that could extend for weeks or months – to the dismay of Republican Party leaders hoping for a quick consolidation behind anyone but Mr Cruz or Mr Trump.
Sanders led Clinton 54% to 40%, down slightly from an 18 percentage point lead in the previous Poll of Polls. But his campaign did take issue with Clinton’s claim that Sanders benefited from Wall Street money donated to Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, with campaign manager Jeff Weaver arguing it “suggests the kind of disarray that the Clinton campaign finds itself in today”.
“I am thrilled to be here the day before the first in the nation primary to make my final push to convince as many Granite staters as possible to come out and vote for me, ” Clinton said during a stop in Manchester Monday.
As for Cruz, who was the top vote-getter in last week’s Iowa caucus, Trump said he should have been more direct and forceful when discussing waterboarding and interrogation techniques at the most recent GOP debate.
In a Web-only video called “No Comparison”, Kasich is contrasted unfavorably to Bush for his stand on everything from guns to Medicaid.
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“Tomorrow”, Trump said, “you have to get out and you have to vote no matter what”.
“I’m exhausted of politicians who push down a group of people” to promote themselves, he said.
“She just said a awful thing”.
Christie told reporters he picked up support after a well-reviewed debate performance in which he eviscerated Rubio over “scripted” remarks and a general lack of experience. Trump joked Monday with supporters in Salem. But it has also left him more vulnerable to mood swings among the New Hampshire electorate.
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Bush said leadership shouldn’t be about “the volume” of your voice “or how profane you can be or how insulting you can be”.
