Sanders collected 60 percent of the votes in the Democratic primary, swamping former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with 37.
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In that regard, Christie eagerly collaborated with the Democratic Party press.
Sanders’ candidacy has built to a crescendo in the past few months, but his lopsided victory is still surprising given Clinton’s long-held connections in New Hampshire.
Former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina also dropped out of the Republican race after coming behind Christie and only receiving 4.2 percent of the vote.
So where do the other candidates go from here? He spent more than 40 days in the state, according to member station WNYC, despite a moderate resume that history suggested wouldn’t appeal to conservative caucusgoers.
After her trouncing in New Hampshire, Clinton, the country’s top diplomat from 2009 to 2013, conceded to Sanders, even as she pressed her contention that his proposals are unlikely to be enacted in politically fractious Washington.
“Of course they’re gonna campaign for me – they love me, I love them”.
Voting for Sanders, the political revolutionary is voting against Clinton who has the support of the “establishment”.
“One thing that Trump does is he has a very passionate crowd of people that follow him”, a woman said, explaining the disparity.
They are also anxious about economic turmoil, illegal immigration and the threat of terrorist attacks on American soil.
Of all the “what ifs” in the Republican presidential campaign, Christie’s is perhaps the most alluring. The next battle is in Nevada on February 20, followed by SC.
Donald Trump wins by repeating what he did in New Hampshire. What’s more, for the first time in Morning Consult’s polling of the race, Sanders boasts a higher favorability rating among Democrats, enjoying the approval of 78 percent of his party’s voters, compared to 75 percent for Clinton. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Trump then jokingly “reprimanded” the person for saying it.
Perhaps, given Trump’s large margins among people who are looking for a candidate who tells it like it is, his rivals should let people know how often the man lies.
So Kasich and Rubio should be ready for more groups “unconnected” to a candidate named Bush – but doing his dirty work.
There is still a long way to go in the campaign for the party’s nominations, which now moves to SC.
While he downplayed his dilemma on his first day in SC after the New Hampshire setback, the first-term Florida senator discussed his political challenges at length during an unusual 45-minute question-and-answer session with reporters aboard his campaign plane on Wednesday.
Rubio banked on coming into SC as the clear favorite for traditionalist Republicans wary over Trump and Cruz, creating effectively a three-man race going forward.
For now the great disruptor in Republican politics is Donald Trump, a candidate who has given an angry voice to that fear and anxiety.
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“I think New Hampshire’s sick and exhausted of politicians”, Trump supporter Jim Lamb said. “I’m grateful that they ran”. Cruz ended up winning over Trump by a little over three percent with Marco Rubio just a little over one percent behind Trump and in third place.
