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Wednesday 10 February
Sanders defeats Clinton, Trump wins in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, New Hamp- Christie, who had dedi- A couple is seen through an American flag as they walk to a polling place for the New Hampshire
shire (AP) — Bernie Sand- cated a significant amount primary, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. Bernie Sanders won a commanding victory over
ers won a commanding of time to New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, and Donald Trump also scored a big win
victory over Hillary Clinton lagged behind early in the in a triumph of two candidates who have seized on Americans’ anger at the Washington political
in the New Hampshire pri- vote count. establishment.
mary Tuesday, and Donald Rubio appeared to be
Trump also scored a big win breaking away after a (AP Photo/David Goldman)
in a triumph of two candi- stronger-than-expected
dates who have seized on third-place showing in
Americans’ anger at the Iowa, but he stumbled in
Washington political estab- Saturday’s Republican de-
lishment. bate under intense pres-
Both outcomes would sure from Christie. The New
have been nearly unthink- Jersey governor has relent-
able not long ago. Sand- lessly cast the young sena-
ers, a self-described demo- tor as too inexperienced
cratic socialist, beat a for- and too reliant on memo-
mer secretary of state and rized talking points to be-
first lady once seen as the come president.
all-but-certain Democratic At stake Tuesday were less
nominee. than 1 percent of the del-
While Clinton remains the egates who, at party na-
favorite in the national tional conventions in July,
race for the Democratic will choose nominees to
nomination, the win by the succeed President Barack
Vermont senator could be Obama. But a strong show-
a springboard into a com- ing in New Hampshire can
petitive, drawn-out primary give a candidate momen-
campaign. tum ahead of state con-
For Trump, the brash real tests in coming weeks, in-
estate magnate and tele- cluding the March 1 “Super
vision personality who has Tuesday, when 11 states
never run for public office, vote.
the win was an important Nearly half of voters in the
rebound after his loss to Republican primary made
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in last up their mind in the past
week’s Iowa caucuses, the week, according to early
first nominating contest. exit polls conducted by Ed-
Trump has led national polls ison Research for the Asso-
for months and the New ciated Press and the televi-
Hampshire victory rein- sion networks. Republican
forces his position as front- voters were more negative
runner, proving he can win about their politicians than
votes, and giving credibility Democrats, with about half
to his upstart populist can- of Republican voters say-
didacy. ing they felt betrayed by
For some Republican lead- party officials.
ers, back-to-back victories In a sign of Trump’s impact
by Trump and Cruz, an un- on the race, two-thirds of
compromising conserva- Republican voters said
tive, add urgency to the they support a ban on
need to coalesce around Muslims entering the U.S., a
a more mainstream can- position the billionaire out-
didate to challenge them lined last year amid rising
through the primaries. fears of terrorism emanat-
However, it was unlikely ing from the Middle East.
that New Hampshire’s con- Early exit polls showed
test would clarify that slice Trump drew support from
of the field. voters looking for an out-
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, an sider and from those who
afterthought in Iowa, was made up their minds a
vying for second place while ago.
against Texas Sen. Ted Among Democrats, Sand-
Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco ers, who narrowly lost in
Rubio and former Florida Iowa, had maintained a
Gov. Jeb Bush. All were sizeable advantage over
hoping a credible show- Clinton in New Hampshire
ing would lead to an influx for weeks. He has ap-
of new donor money and pealed to liberal Demo-
attention as the election crats who believe Obama
moves on to the Feb. 20 hasn’t done enough to ad-
South Carolina primary. dress the nation’s disparity
New Jersey Gov. Chris in wealth. q
