The remarks by Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state, and others by feminist icon Gloria Steinem were assailed as disparaging by young women supporters of Sanders.
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The results, though decisive, did little to clear up confusion about who would emerge as the establishment contender to Trump on the Republican side, and there were signs that the campaign of Sanders’ rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was defensive about her future prospects.
For Trump, the brash real estate magnate and television personality who has never run for public office, the win was an important rebound after his loss to Texas Sen.
‘Wow, wow, wow, wow, ‘ he declared, savouring his victory at a campaign rally before promising swift action as president on the economy, trade, health care, drug abuse and more.
For some Republican leaders, back-to-back victories by Trump and Cruz, an uncompromising conservative, add urgency to the need to coalesce around a more mainstream candidate to challenge them through the primaries.
In a somber speech, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he would weigh his next steps in the campaign, depending on final results in the Republican race that appeared to show him far behind.
Bush, who finished fourth in the New Hampshire primary, said Kasich had a “one-state strategy” in New Hampshire, where the OH governor finished a strong second.
“We are heading to South Carolina, Nevada and beyond”. She campaigned alongside four women United States senators, New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan and Lilly Ledbetter, the woman for whom an equal-pay law is named. He told supporters that instead of going to SC, he’ll head home to “take a deep breath” and take stock of his struggling presidential bid.
Republican US presidential candidate Marco Rubio pauses as he speaks to supporters at his 2016 New Hampshire presidential primary night rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. A strong showing in New Hampshire, ahead of Kasich, Bush and Cruz would have solidified the argument that Rubio was the establishment alternative to Trump and Cruz.
Among Democrats, Sanders, who narrowly lost in Iowa, appeals to liberal Democrats who believe Obama hasn’t done enough to address the nation’s disparity in wealth.
“In this campaign, you’ve heard a lot about Washington and about Wall Street”, she said.
“I know that when you go against Donald Trump, he gets upset and starts tweeting, you know, a fire storm of insults”, he said.
“People have every right to be angry”, Clinton said, “but they’re also hungry-they’re hungry for solutions”. According to a poll conducted by the New York Times and CBS News in January, he received 39 per cent support from female Democratic primary voters, up 10 percentage points from the previous month.
It is evident that both Sanders and Trump managed to successfully strike a chord with voters across state lines, but it remains to be seen if they can carry on with the same populist rage as the battle for nomination heats up in the days and weeks to come. The magic number to clinch the nomination is 2,382.
By winning New Hampshire, Trump will take the lead in the race for delegates for the Republican National Convention. But it will not be much of a lead.
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“New Hampshire, I want to thank you”. Even if neither candidate ultimately becomes his party’s nominee, whoever wins that nomination will have to reckon with the voter frustration they’ve tapped into.
