{"id":38956,"date":"2020-02-12T09:05:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38956"},"modified":"2020-02-12T09:05:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:05:09","slug":"a-win-for-bernie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/02\/12\/a-win-for-bernie\/","title":{"rendered":"A Win for Bernie!"},"content":{"rendered":"

After much publicity, and far more hype than their delegate count warrants, the New Hampshire primary, is now in the history books, and it\u2019s a win for Bernie.  If that surprises anyone, please contact me about the bridge I have for sale.  It connects Manhattan to Brooklyn.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\"0212Bernie\"<\/p>\n

Senator Bernie Sanders narrowly won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, consolidating support on the left and fending off a late charge by two moderate rivals to claim his second strong showing in two weeks and establish himself as a formidable contender for the Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n

Mr. Sanders had about 26 percent of the vote with 90 percent of the ballots counted, while former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., was a close second. Mr. Buttigieg split the centrist vote with Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who surged in New Hampshire to finish in third.<\/p>\n

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders\u2019s progressive rival, finished a distant fourth in her neighboring state, and in a stinging blow to his candidacy, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. finished fifth.<\/p>\n

The results raised immediate questions about how much longer Mr. Biden and Ms. Warren, onetime front-runners, could afford to continue their campaigns. Both had already cut back their advertising because of financial strain<\/strong>\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <NY Times<\/a>><\/font><\/p>\n

Bernie Sanders declares victory in New Hampshire<\/a><\/p>\n