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Title: BREAKING NEWS: Trump claims victory in New Hampshire with a third of the vote in early counting
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Daily Mail Online
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... ily-s-German-Shepherd-dog.html
Published: Feb 9, 2016
Author: David Martosko, U.S. Political Editor, i
Post Date: 2016-02-09 20:23:31 by cranky
Keywords: None
Views: 4964
Comments: 32
Donald Trump, who put his gold-medal hopes on hold a week ago, claimed the top prize in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday as he defeated a gaggle of establishment politicians and the outsider senator who bested him in Iowa. With about 5 per cent of the votes counted in the Granite State, Trump led the field at 33 per cent of the total vote in an election that poll-watchers expected would set a new record for voter participation. The margin of victory, if it holds, will be stunning even in the face of late polls that had the billionaire real estate developer ahead by double digits. John Kasich, the Ohio governor who made a late surge on the strength of a longstanding in-state organization, was sitting in second place at 17 per cent. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush held 12 per cent, keeping pace with his poll numbers. Marco Rubio, who stumbled in the closing days of the campaign when he repeated himself often enough to be saddled with a 'robot' nickname, looked as though he would finish the night in single digits. An official with the Rubio campaign hung up the phone when DailyMail.com called for comment. At Trump’s headquarters in Manchester, a whoop went up when TV commentators declared the national front-runner had won. As CNN projected that Hillary Clinton would lose her battle with democratic socialist Bernie Sanders, the cheers grew louder still. 'Burn the witch!' someone was heard shouting. According to CNN, 46 per cent of GOP primary voters told pollsters on Tuesday that they made up their minds in just the last three days. Fully 65 per cent said they thought the most recent debates were important factors in their decision-making. Trump skipped one of those two debates, less than two weeks ago in Iowa, in favor of holding a rally to announce the results of a $6 million fundraising drive to benefit veterans organizations. Ten per cent of Republicans at the polls said debates were the single most important factor in their thinking. Trump performed well in Saturday's lone New Hampshire debate, but faced a deficit in hand-to-hand campaigning and the armies of volunteers deployed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Bush's campaign said Tuesday that it knocked on more than 100,000 doors during its time in New Hampshire. And Kasich has focused on the Granite State intensely for months, seemingly putting all his eggs in one New England basket. Trump, by contrast, disappeared from the state entirely for 24 hours last week, preferring to sleep in his own New York City apartment. With snow squalls brewing, airports closed and a rally to attend in South Carolina, The Donald had to cancel what was to be the first of several small-scale town hall events New Hampshire voters are notoriously demanding of candidates and take presidential politics as seriously as they do pro football – at least once every four years. A handshake of the sort that has been lacking in Trumpland can go a long way with people from Portsmouth to the Canadian border. Canvassers working for Bush and Kasich told DailyMail.com over the weekend that no one in their organizations had reported seeing a single Trump door-knocker in play. Three-quarters of Republican voters said they were very worried about the U.S. economy, and six in 10 said had the same level of concern about the threat of global terrorism. About 90 per cent are dissatisfied with the federal government, with four in ten saying their frustration rises to the level of anger. Half said they feel Republican politicians have betrayed them by failing to push in office for the policy pledges that won them votes. One bright spot for The Donald, however: About half also said they want the next U.S. president to be someone who comes from outside America's political 'establishment.' There were also long lines and traffic james reported throughout the state as voters raced to get to the polls before they shut. In one town, Merrimack, New Hampshire, cars stretched for at least two-miles long as voters edged their way to the community's one polling place.
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#9. To: cranky, redleghunter, TooConservative (#0)
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Trump won across the board .Well done . Now let's see what he does in more competitive states . Kasich deserves a second look . But he most likely shot his wad unless a fresh infusion of cash comes in. Bush got a boost . Don't worry about Cruz . He will rock when the race switches to wholesale campaigning . He has the money and the organization. Yes the economy is the key . The candidate that has a pro-growth message will do well now and be a viable candidate against the extreme socialism we are seeing from the Dems. Nanny Bloomy is still floating an independent run. He would take votes almost exclusively from the Dems . His strenghts are in large blue states .Mark Levin spoke of the possibility of him picking off some large elector states and throwing the election to the House of Reps . That would be fun!
I dunno. Ron Paul pulled second in NH in 2012 and he didn't get a second look. Huntsman wasn't far behind RP in NH and he just dropped out before SC, I think. With Bush fighting for third place against Cruz (not expected to do well) and Rubio, I think Bush might be finished unless Rubio just drops out now. Bush has a strong operation in SC and his brother/mother are there campaigning. The Bush family is less unpopular there than they are elsewhere. Bush's superPAC needs to go after Trump tooth and nail. I'm just not sure they're going to do it. They've spent too much time and money trying to destroy Rubio instead. And it was Christie's debate attack that made Rubio go down in flames, not Bush's superPAC ads. People are saying now that Rubio is susceptible to panic attacks and that that is what happened during the NH debate when Christie knocked him off-stride. Kasich has no ground operation anywhere except NH (and Ohio). I don't see how he capitalizes on a second-place in NH with that. Perhaps he becomes the establishment choice but I see Bush (and possibly Rubio) sticking around to contest that at least through SC. And Kasich has little appeal in SC, probably less than Bush does. The Trump train is leaving the station. The GOPe has to be panicking already. Even throwing in with Cruz may not help them. And you know they can't stand Cruz anyway. I'm not sure why since Cruz was a well-known and moderate-to-conservative member of the Bush administration. As prez, he'd likely mostly revert to form.
You prefer Bush to Trump. Telling. I always knew you loved the establishment. With Rubio taking 5th place you establishment types are back to Bush. lol
Actually, I just think Bush is on his last legs and he has a superPAC with a lot of money. He can't win by taking down Rubio (he tried and it failed; it was Christie who got Rubio to implode). If Bush doesn't spend it now, he'll never get the chance. South Carolina pretty much has to be Bush's last stand. I'm not for Bush. I'm for Cruz.
Ok. I like Cruz too. What I liked about the results yesterday. I liked that all the establishment candidates were within a few points of each other. I liked that Kasich came in second. I like that Bush beat Rubio. I like that Cruz beat Rubio and Bush. I like it because now all the establishement candidates, even Christie who was a couple or three behind Bush. I like it that they all now think they have a chance. That was they will stay in the race and divide their vote. Bush and Rubio are staying in to Florida and beyond. I hope Chistie comes in second or third next time.
Didn't I hear that Christie went home to NJ last night? That sounds like a dropout. Really, if he can't win/place/show in NH, where would he win? He probably can't beat Trump in NJ or NY either. Rubio gave up his Senate seat so he has no incentive to quit. But he'll run out of money, I think. Unlike Cruz, he isn't that flush with cash unless his donors really step up big time. I think Bush makes his last stand in South Carolina where the Bush name isn't so toxic. A strong second or a win there could revive him. A third-place in SC won't do it for Bush and he would drop out. As with Christie in NH, if Bush can't sell himself in SC, the writing will be on the wall. Florida comes late enough in the new schedule that neither Bush nor Rubio can count on Florida to do much for them, even less if both are still in the race. And the RNC is insisting on strict proportional awarding of delegates for Florida (after FL tried to screw the RNC in both 2008 and 2012, resulting in FL getting demoted to a much later primary).
Yeah he's gone . Suspended his campaign today .
He's just picking up some fresh laundry?
Sorry for your archives:
#29. To: redleghunter, Exorcist Intervention (#28)
Note that the Senator from Alberta avoided answering the question, or looking in the mirror. Sooner or later he's going to get doused with Holy Water by The Donald's Evangelical Presbyterians.
good one , very effective and spot on !
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#11. To: tomder55 (#9)
Trump won across the board .Well done . Now let's see what he does in more competitive states . Kasich deserves a second look . But he most likely shot his wad unless a fresh infusion of cash comes in. Bush got a boost . Don't worry about Cruz . He will rock when the race switches to wholesale campaigning . He has the money and the organization.
#17. To: TooConservative (#11)
Bush's superPAC needs to go after Trump tooth and nail.
#18. To: A K A Stone (#17)
You prefer Bush to Trump. Telling. I always knew you loved the establishment.
#19. To: TooConservative (#18)
I'm not for Bush. I'm for Cruz.
#20. To: A K A Stone (#19)
I like it because now all the establishement candidates, even Christie who was a couple or three behind Bush. I like it that they all now think they have a chance. That was they will stay in the race and divide their vote.
#23. To: TooConservative (#20)
Didn't I hear that Christie went home to NJ last night? That sounds like a dropout
#24. To: tomder55, Jersey Laundry (#23)
went home to NJ last night? That sounds like a dropout
#28. To: hondo68 (#24)
Replies to Comment # 28. Man attempts exorcism on Ted Cruz during campaign event. ‘He’s possessed by a demon’
#32. To: redleghunter (#28)
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