Real estate mogul Donald Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Republican and Democrat primaries in New Hampshire on Feb. 9. The wins by both men proved that voters, at least those in the Granite State, are fed up with the establishment candidates.
Trump had been leading polls since last summer, but his margin of victory was still a surprise. He won 34 percent of the vote, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich came in a distant second with 16 percent, notes CNN. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who won Iowa last week, came in third with 11 percent. But former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio also earned 11 percent of the vote.
While Rubio took a huge hit thanks to his infamous robotic performance at the last debate before Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could not turn his attacks of Rubio into votes. He only got 8 percent of the vote and is heading back to New Jersey to rethink his campaign.
For Democrats, it was a stunning defeat for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Sanders easily beat Clinton, 60 percent to 39 percent. Just like Trump, Sanders had earned a major lead in pre-voting polls, but this loss was a tough one for Clinton to swallow.
“Now we take this campaign to the entire country,” Clinton said during her concession speech, reports The New York Times. “We’re going to fight for every vote in every state.”
New Hampshire, which has long been an important state for both her and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, revealed Clinton’s many faults. She admitted that she is going to have to do more work to win over younger voters, who are rushing to support Sanders.
As for Trump, his victory speech was as boisterous as could be expected. He promised to be “the greatest jobs president that God ever created” and insisted he will “knock the hell out of ISIS.”