Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders have shaken up the USA presidential race with decisive victories in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.
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In every election since 1968, Republicans have nominated a candidate who placed first in either Iowa or New Hampshire.
Sanders nearly doubled Clinton’s tally and Trump bested second place OH governor John Kasich by nearly 20 percentage points.
The so-called “establishment lane” of the GOP race is a mess.
Rubio’s senior team concedes the New Hampshire setback will extend the Republican nomination fight for at least another three months, if not longer. The only age group where she came out ahead was the over 65s.
“And you know why she said that?” he asked the crowd.
“My number one objective forever has been in public life, create an environment for job creation because if people don’t have jobs, nothing really works”, said Kasich. “But they’re also hungry, they’re hungry for solutions”. Most voters don’t think she is honest and trustworthy.
Clinton’s campaign said it’s focused on the 28 states that award 56 percent of the Democratic delegates in March.
But when it came to Donald Trump, who nabbed the Republican vote in New Hampshire, the self-declared democratic socialist was at an uncharacteristic loss for words. On Wednesday, he met the Rev. Al Sharpton in Harlem, an overture to African-American voters. Bernie Sanders appeared on The View, and it would seem the win emboldened him to speak freely – even more freely than usual. “Remember that”, Mr. Trump said, adding that Mr. Sanders was planning to “give away America”, referring to the string of welfare measure that he promises.
It’s also possible the Republican race could soon shrink.
It was a must win for Trump, after his embarrassing performance in Iowa called into question his showmanship strategy and his brand as a victor.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz finished third in New Hampshire, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was fourth and Florida Sen.
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio turned up the heat on his opponents – proactively calling them out by name – while campaigning in SC on Thursday.
It’s a tough blow for a candidate whose campaign had trouble from the start about raising money and building support in a crowded field dominated by Trump.
But they will have to first garner some momentum. The campaign on Wednesday released a radio ad featuring former President George W. Bush endorsing his brother. He survived only by exceeding very low expectations. But after Marco Rubio’s strong third-place finish in Iowa, a three-man contest suddenly spoiled that plan.
He could only offer supporters a mea culpa.
Many working-class white voters feel embittered toward the whole political establishment. “I love you all!”
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“I walked in Washington”, she said. But he stumbled in Saturday’s debate under intense pressure from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has relentlessly cast the young senator as too inexperienced and too reliant on memorized talking points to become president.
