Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanderswon New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Tuesday,multiplenews outletsdeclared, with former Indiana mayorPete Buttigiega very close second — and, essentially, tied for first.That same night, Democratic candidatesAndrew Yang, a businessman, and Colorado Sen.Michael Bennetboth announcedthey were leaving the raceafter disappointing showings.Former Vice PresidentJoe Bidencontinued his middling streak with what looked to be a fifth-place finish in New Hampshire after coming in fourth in last week’sIowa caucus.Minnesota Sen.Amy Klobuchar, who came in fourth in Iowa, jumped to third in New Hampshire while Massachusetts Sen.Elizabeth Warrenfell from third in Iowa to fourth in New Hampshire.Biden, who for months had polled ahead of his many Democratic challengers, now rests his campaign hopes on what his team has described as the larger and more diverse voting bodies in Nevada and South Carolina where, they say, his support lies.Sen. Bernie Sanders (left) and his wife Jane Sanders at a campaign event in Iowa on Feb. 3.Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAs of late Tuesday, Sanders had about 25.7 percent of the vote and Buttigieg had about 24.4 percent — with some 3,500 votes separating them.However, they were tied in the number of delegates each would receive at the national party convention this summer, where the presidential nominee will be chosen.Klobuchar earned about 20 percent of the vote; Warren got about 9.5 percent and Biden got about 8.5 percent as of the results late Tuesday, with more than 85 percent of the vote in but some precincts still not counted.(In what amounted to a formality, PresidentDonald Trumpoverwhelmingly won New Hampshire’s Republican primary.)“Our victory tonight is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump,” Sanders, 78,tweetedTuesday.“What we have done together here is nothing short of the beginning of a political revolution,” hewrote— echoing a key part of his campaign promise to voters: that he is the vanguard of progressive change needed in America, which conservatives including Trump have happily dismissed as unwanted socialism. (Sanders, an independent, is a democratic socialist who votes with Democrats in Congress but has also, since 2016, chosen to run for their party’s presidential nomination.)Scott Olson/Getty ImagesOn Twitter as well, Buttigieg took subtle shots at Sanders and touted his own kind of victory,writing, “We go forward knowing that this is our chance—our only chance—not just to end the era of Donald Trump, but to launch the era that must come next.”Last week, both Sanders and Buttigieg claimed victoryin the disputed Iowa caucus, which saw disastrous issues in the ballot-counting delay the results for days. Buttigieg emerged with a razor-thin delegate lead, though both campaigns called for a recanvass of the results,according to CNN.In Iowa, Sanders pointed out that he had earned a few thousand more votes than Buttigieg.The Democratic Party will make its pick for presidential nominee this summer in Milwaukee at the Democratic National Convention in mid-July.Sanders missed out on the Democratic Party’s 2016 nomination after he received 43 percent of the vote in the national primary. The party’s eventual nominee,Hillary Clinton, received 55 percent of the primary vote, fending off Sanders’ surprisingly strong showing. She narrowly lost to Trump that November.“We’re taking on not just the whole Republican political establishment,” Sanders said at a campaign event over the weekend, according toThe Washington Post. “We’re taking on the Democratic establishment.”The race continues with the candidates heading to Nevada for the state’s caucus on Feb. 22.The remaining candidates will hold a debate in Las Vegas three days ahead of the Nevada caucus, while there will also be another debate on Feb. 25 ahead of the Feb. 29 South Carolina primary which follows Nevada.
Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanderswon New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Tuesday,multiplenews outletsdeclared, with former Indiana mayorPete Buttigiega very close second — and, essentially, tied for first.
That same night, Democratic candidatesAndrew Yang, a businessman, and Colorado Sen.Michael Bennetboth announcedthey were leaving the raceafter disappointing showings.
Former Vice PresidentJoe Bidencontinued his middling streak with what looked to be a fifth-place finish in New Hampshire after coming in fourth in last week’sIowa caucus.
Minnesota Sen.Amy Klobuchar, who came in fourth in Iowa, jumped to third in New Hampshire while Massachusetts Sen.Elizabeth Warrenfell from third in Iowa to fourth in New Hampshire.
Biden, who for months had polled ahead of his many Democratic challengers, now rests his campaign hopes on what his team has described as the larger and more diverse voting bodies in Nevada and South Carolina where, they say, his support lies.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (left) and his wife Jane Sanders at a campaign event in Iowa on Feb. 3.Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
As of late Tuesday, Sanders had about 25.7 percent of the vote and Buttigieg had about 24.4 percent — with some 3,500 votes separating them.
However, they were tied in the number of delegates each would receive at the national party convention this summer, where the presidential nominee will be chosen.
Klobuchar earned about 20 percent of the vote; Warren got about 9.5 percent and Biden got about 8.5 percent as of the results late Tuesday, with more than 85 percent of the vote in but some precincts still not counted.
(In what amounted to a formality, PresidentDonald Trumpoverwhelmingly won New Hampshire’s Republican primary.)
“Our victory tonight is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump,” Sanders, 78,tweetedTuesday.
“What we have done together here is nothing short of the beginning of a political revolution,” hewrote— echoing a key part of his campaign promise to voters: that he is the vanguard of progressive change needed in America, which conservatives including Trump have happily dismissed as unwanted socialism. (Sanders, an independent, is a democratic socialist who votes with Democrats in Congress but has also, since 2016, chosen to run for their party’s presidential nomination.)
Scott Olson/Getty Images
On Twitter as well, Buttigieg took subtle shots at Sanders and touted his own kind of victory,writing, “We go forward knowing that this is our chance—our only chance—not just to end the era of Donald Trump, but to launch the era that must come next.”
Last week, both Sanders and Buttigieg claimed victoryin the disputed Iowa caucus, which saw disastrous issues in the ballot-counting delay the results for days. Buttigieg emerged with a razor-thin delegate lead, though both campaigns called for a recanvass of the results,according to CNN.
In Iowa, Sanders pointed out that he had earned a few thousand more votes than Buttigieg.
The Democratic Party will make its pick for presidential nominee this summer in Milwaukee at the Democratic National Convention in mid-July.
Sanders missed out on the Democratic Party’s 2016 nomination after he received 43 percent of the vote in the national primary. The party’s eventual nominee,Hillary Clinton, received 55 percent of the primary vote, fending off Sanders’ surprisingly strong showing. She narrowly lost to Trump that November.
“We’re taking on not just the whole Republican political establishment,” Sanders said at a campaign event over the weekend, according toThe Washington Post. “We’re taking on the Democratic establishment.”
The race continues with the candidates heading to Nevada for the state’s caucus on Feb. 22.
The remaining candidates will hold a debate in Las Vegas three days ahead of the Nevada caucus, while there will also be another debate on Feb. 25 ahead of the Feb. 29 South Carolina primary which follows Nevada.
source: people.com
