Both Trump and Sanders are riding high this morning following stunning victories in New Hampshire.
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There hasn’t been a contested national convention since 1976, yet Republican National Committee officials have already had preliminary discussions about the possibility of no candidate securing a majority of delegates in the state-by-state primary contests.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders courted the African-American vote on Wednesday after thrashing former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary election and giving his anti-establishment campaign a major lift. We will all come together to say loudly and clearly that the government of our great nation belongs to all of us, not just a few wealthy campaign contributors. It is likely more candidates on the Republican side will drop out. She trailed Sanders by 60 percent to 38 percent in New Hampshire with 92 percent of precincts reporting. Within minutes of the polls closing, the races were called for Trump and Sanders.
At first glance, there isn’t much surprising in the results of the Tuesday night New Hampshire primary. He took 53 percent of the vote among people 45 to 64.
His Chief Strategist John Weaver says it is not a “must-win” state.
The real question is, how will New Hampshire influence the next two primaries in Nevada and SC? She is the inevitable choice for the Democrats.
She’s the candidate Democrats know best – and they clearly don’t like what they see. According to exit polls, 55 percent of women-including 70 percent of women under 30-backed the Vermont senator. There was a fuss, but nothing more, as it turned out. By contrast, Sanders won 85 percent among voters younger than 30. Clinton has a lot more money however, and the backing of the Democratic establishment. With the race pivoting to SC, the OH governor is getting a second look from Republicans still seeking an alternative to front-runner Donald Trump.
But here’s the problem for Rubio: Trump’s lead in SC has been commanding.
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders have little time to rest on their laurels after their thumping victories in the Granite State on Tuesday night. Overall, Clinton has amassed at least 392 delegates and Sanders at least 42; the magic number to clinch the nomination is 2,382. And we’re looking forward to seeing what Trump has to bring to the table.
NH prediction, 5 days out: Rubio 25, Cruz 22, Trump 19, Kasich 17, others single digits.
In a uneasy concession speech, Clinton immediately pivoted away from her months-long stump address, deploying messages created to appeal to black voters who can decide the next primaries in SC and Nevada.
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In the state’s three metropolitan counties, however, Obama won just 50.4 percent of the vote in the last general election.
