Senator Bernie Sanders got here out on high within the hotly contested Democratic main in New Hampshire on Tuesday, with South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg ending second, projections present.
The Vermont impartial claimed victory within the New Hampshire main after a number of retailers referred to as the vote in his favor.
Addressing his supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, Sanders described US President Donald Trump “as essentially the most harmful president within the historical past of this nation,” vowing to cease him from maintaining the Oval Workplace for 4 extra years.
“This victory right here is the start of the tip for Donald Trump,” Sanders stated to cheers from the viewers.
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Sanders, who formally requested a partial overview of final week’s Iowa caucuses, mired with chaos and reported irregularities, stated in his victory speech that he “received final week in Iowa” as nicely.
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Buttigieg, the official winner of the Iowa main, in the meantime, is projected to land second spot this time, with Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar rounding out the highest three.
Taking the stage, Buttigieg appeared to have conceded the defeat, congratulating Sanders on his sturdy efficiency on the polls.
“I admired Senator Sanders once I was in highschool, I respect him significantly to at the present time, and I congratulate him on his sturdy displaying tonight,” he stated.
With some 82 % of the precincts reporting, Sanders was within the lead with 26 % of the vote, with Buttigieg trailing behind with 24 %. Klobuchar was in third with 20 %.
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Each Sanders and Buttigieg are set to earn 9 delegates in New Hampshire, which places South Bend’s mayor into the place of an early frontrunner within the race with 23 delegates in complete. Sanders has to date received 21 pledged delegates.
The outcomes of the vote got here as a one other blow for institution favourite, former VP Joe Biden, who scrapped the New Hampshire main social gathering and flew to South Carolina in a bid to breathe new life into his so-far listless marketing campaign.
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Neither Biden, nor one other Democratic presidential contender, Senator Elizabeth Warren, are projected to obtain any delegates in New Hampshire.
