President Trump easily won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, as incumbents tend to do, but while his victory was predictable, the degree to which he drove voter turnout was another matter.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-campaign-releases-numbers-showing-massive-support-declares-victory-in-new-hampshire">The Daily Wire</a> highlighted, Trump&#8217;s campaign posted a series of updates over the course of the evening showing the president far outpacing previous incumbents in terms of voter turnout. After the dust settled Wednesday morning, Trump posted a graphic from Fox News presenting some eye-opening numbers.
With 87% reporting, Trump garnered 120,476 votes in New Hampshire. Two of the three previous incumbent presidents who went on to win re-election managed less than half that turnout, and one less than two-thirds the total: President Barack Obama drew 49,080 votes in New Hampshire in 2012; President George W. Bush 53,962 in 2004; and President Bill Clinton 76,797 in 1996.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<a href="https://t.co/I0eZ9UoIQJ">pic.twitter.com/I0eZ9UoIQJ</a>
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227610766662127616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Trump&#8217;s post follows a series of updates from Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Tuesday evening.
&#8220;Enthusiasm for [President Trump] is through the roof!&#8221; Parscale tweeted (posts below). &#8220;With approximately, 70% of precincts reporting, President Trump has surpassed the New Hampshire Primary vote total of every incumbent President running for re-election over the last four decades.&#8221;
&#8220;In NH primary tonight, [President Trump] is very likely to beat the vote percentages of the last 3 incumbent presidents who WON re-election. 1996 Bill Clinton 84% 2004 George W. Bush 80% 2012 Barack Obama 82% Trump right now is pushing 86%. This is historic strength!&#8221;
After promoting Parscale&#8217;s posts, Trump offered the left-leaning media the &#8220;big story&#8221; for which they are looking in vain on the Democratic side. &#8220;The Fake News Media is looking hard for the Big Democrat Story, but there is nothing too fabulous,&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;Wouldn’t a big story be that I got more New Hampshire Primary Votes than any incumbent president, in either party, in the history of that Great State? Not an insignificant fact!&#8221;
He followed that up with an early morning post Wednesday, declaring, &#8220;Fake News [CNN] and MSDNC have not surprisingly refused to talk about my record setting number of voters in New Hampshire (and in Iowa).&#8221;
While the primary results were streaming in Tuesday, Trump had some fun at his political opponents&#8217; expense, firing off shots at embattled presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tom Steyer, taking a swipe at &#8220;Crazy Bernie&#8221; Sanders (I-VT), and offering a phonetic spelling of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg&#8217;s name for those still trying to figure out how to pronounce it.
&#8220;Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, is having a really bad night,&#8221; Trump wrote in one trolling tweet Tuesday evening. &#8220;I think she is sending signals that she wants out. Calling for unity is her way of getting there, going home, and having a &#8216;nice cold beer&#8217; with her husband!&#8221;
&#8220;Impeachment King Steyer (how did that work out?) spent 200 Million Dollars and got less than 1% of the vote in Iowa, and only 3% of the Vote in New Hampshire,&#8221; he wrote in another. &#8220;Could it be that something is just plain missing? Not easy to do what I did, is it?&#8221;
&#8220;Bootedgeedge (Buttigieg) is doing pretty well tonight,&#8221; the president noted later. &#8220;Giving Crazy Bernie a run for his money. Very interesting!&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Enthusiasm for <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> is through the roof!
With approximately, 70% of precincts reporting, President Trump has surpassed the New Hampshire Primary vote total of every incumbent President running for re-election over the last four decades.
&mdash; Brad Parscale &#8211; Text TRUMP to 88022 (@parscale) <a href="https://twitter.com/parscale/status/1227431887838289922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
In NH primary tonight, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> is very likely to beat the vote percentages of the last 3 incumbent presidents who WON re-election.
1996 Bill Clinton 84% 2004 George W. Bush 80% 2012 Barack Obama 82%
Trump right now is pushing 86%.
This is historic strength! 💪
&mdash; Brad Parscale &#8211; Text TRUMP to 88022 (@parscale) <a href="https://twitter.com/parscale/status/1227444807217426434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
The Fake News Media is looking hard for the Big Democrat Story, but there is nothing too fabulous. Wouldn’t a big story be that I got more New Hampshire Primary Votes than any incumbent president, in either party, in the history of that Great State? Not an insignificant fact!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227453711540269057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Fake News <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> and MSDNC have not surprisingly refused to talk about my record setting number of voters in New Hampshire (and in Iowa). That’s why they are poorly rated Fake News! I will win both states in November.
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227556935299457024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, is having a really bad night. I think she is sending signals that she wants out. Calling for unity is her way of getting there, going home, and having a “nice cold beer” with her husband!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227417402167742466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Impeachment King Steyer (how did that work out?) spent 200 Million Dollars and got less than 1% of the vote in Iowa, and only 3% of the Vote in New Hampshire. Could it be that something is just plain missing? Not easy to do what I did, is it?
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227420618951479297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Bootedgeedge (Buttigieg) is doing pretty well tonight. Giving Crazy Bernie a run for his money. Very interesting!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227432921788801024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

President Trump Delivers Remarks At Dana Incorporated

Trump Posts Eye-Opening NH Graphic, Trolls Democrats For Dismal Night, Helps With Pronouncing Buttigieg

Barack Obama

Donald Trump

George W. Bush

New Hampshire

Tom Steyer

Dave Wasserman, editor of the non-partisan Cook Political Report, projected that socialist Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democrat primary.
Wasserman wrote: &#8220;I&#8217;ve seen enough. Projection: Bernie Sanders wins the NH Democratic primary.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
I&#39;ve seen enough. Projection: Bernie Sanders wins the NH Democratic primary.
&mdash; Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) <a href="https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1227415133976223744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Wasserman added, “Projection: Amy Klobuchar will finish in third place in NH, w/ roughly double the vote shares of Biden/Warren.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Projection: Amy Klobuchar will finish in third place in NH, w/ roughly double the vote shares of Biden/Warren.
&mdash; Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) <a href="https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1227410933095510017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
NBC News reported: &#8220;In New Hampshire Democratic primary, Joe Biden and Sen. Warren will not reach the 15% threshold statewide and in each congressional district, according to the @NBCNews Decision Desk, meaning they will not receive delegates from the #NHprimary.&#8221;
NBC News also confirmed that Sanders was leading in New Hampshire and that Buttigieg and Klobuchar were in second and third place respectively, although the final results still were not official.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
LATEST: Sen. Sanders is leading in the New Hampshire primary; Sanders, Buttigieg and Klobuchar will finish in the top 3, but the final order is still to be determined, as of 9:30 p.m. ET. 
Keep track of the results here &#8211;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/FDbtdGpN0q">https://t.co/FDbtdGpN0q</a> <a href="https://t.co/fkxBfBvfZh">pic.twitter.com/fkxBfBvfZh</a>
&mdash; NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1227419972667875328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Decision Desk HQ later called the race for Sanders.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
BREAKING: Decision Desk HQ projects <a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BernieSanders</a> will win the Democratic <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHPrimary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHPrimary</a> <a href="https://t.co/hHWpblxaug">pic.twitter.com/hHWpblxaug</a>
&mdash; Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1227441165605187590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The Daily Wire highlighted Sanders&#8217; history and political views in an in-depth profile piece last year:
<blockquote>Bernard Sanders has served as a U.S. senator from Vermont since 2007, and previously served as a U.S. congressman from Vermont from 1991–2007. He is a self-described “democratic socialist” and is presently second — behind only former Vice President Joe Biden — in most 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination polling. Sanders, who is Jewish by birth, is a native of Brooklyn, New York, and went to college at the University of Chicago. It was during his time in Chicago that Sanders first became active in socialist circles and involved with other far-left causes. Although he has sometimes caucused with the Democratic Party during his time in Congress, Sanders has spent most of his adult political life as a registered political independent.
Sanders’ first marriage ended in divorce, and he has been married since 1988 to Jane O’Meara Sanders, a social worker and college administrator. He has four children and seven grandchildren. If successfully nominated for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination, he would be the oldest nominee for a major American political party in modern history (he is now 77 years old).
Although Sanders’ far-left across-the-board viewpoints were once considered to be an outlier within Democratic/Democratic-adjacent circles, he is now widely reputed to be one of the Democratic Party thought leaders.
Electoral History: In the 1970s, Sanders unsuccessfully sought various political offices in Vermont under the partisan label of the Liberty Union Party, which is best described as “anti-war” and generally far-left in orientation. Sanders first successfully sought elected office in 1980, when he ran for mayor of Burlington, Vermont. He served as mayor of Burlington for eight years, and was known for restricting private property rights, imposing price controls, raising property taxes, taking “goodwill” trips to the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Sandinista-run Nicaragua, and flying a hammer-and-sickle Soviet flag in his mayoral office.
In 1990, Sanders became the first political independent to be elected to Congress since 1950. He was re-elected seven subsequent times, generally winning by wide margins. Soon after his election to Congress, he co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which he used as a vehicle for far-left political activism while still refusing to join the Democratic Party.</blockquote>
Continue reading: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/where-does-bernie-sanders-stand-issues-heres-josh-hammer">Where Does Bernie Sanders Stand On The Issues? Here’s Everything You Need To Know.</a>

US-VOTE-2020-DEMOCRATS-DEBATE

Top Political Pollster Projects Winner Of New Hampshire Primary

Bernie Sanders

Following the absolute debacle that was the Democrats&#8217; first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses last week, tonight offers the Democrats a shot at redemption, of sorts, with the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary.
Here is what I&#8217;ll be watching for.
1. How long will we have to wait for results, this time? The first and most obvious question is not even a substantive question, but a procedural one. There is dropping the ball, there is really dropping the ball, there is really, really dropping the ball, and then there is the absolutely catastrophic dumpster fire that was the Iowa Democratic Party&#8217;s performance last week. Deep-dive essays, and perhaps full-length books, will assuredly be written that analyze just how badly the Iowa Democratic Party managed to botch its quadrennial moment in the sun. &#8220;<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-had-one-job">You had one job</a>,&#8221; as the popular meme goes. Alas, we shall see if Iowa manages to keep its first-in-the-nation status, come 2024. Hopefully in New Hampshire tonight, unlike in Iowa, we actually get results before we go to sleep.
2. Will favorite Bernie Sanders pull it off? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the Fidel Castro-praising communist who decided to ditch possible sojourns to the Caribbean or the Pacific islands in order to (literally) honeymoon in the frigid former Soviet Union, demolished Hillary Clinton in the 2016 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary. He is well-positioned to win yet again tonight, <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_presidential_primary-6276.html#polls">leading by an average of 7.4% in recent polling</a> and having led the overwhelming majority of Granite State polls conducted over the past month or so. If Sanders indeed does wipe away the field tonight, then he only buttresses his status as the <a href="https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/3633/Who-will-win-the-2020-Democratic-presidential-nomination">clear favorite</a> for the presidential nomination. All signs currently point toward Sanders pulling it off.
3. Can Pete Buttigieg pull off the upset and start two for two? If you believe the Iowa Democratic Party&#8217;s troubled (to put it mildly) results-reporting process, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg left the Hawkeye State with the highest delegate count. He enters tonight in a clear second place position in New Hampshire, and he is the only person not named Bernie Sanders to outright lead a New Hampshire poll in nearly a month. If Buttigieg pulls off the upset tonight, he likely overtakes Sanders as the slight favorite for the nomination; after all, since the advent of the modern political party presidential nominating contest in 1972, no candidate has won his/her party&#8217;s first two nominating contests (Iowa and New Hampshire) and gone on to lose his/her party&#8217;s presidential nomination.
4. Can neighboring state Massachusetts&#8217; Elizabeth Warren resuscitate her ailing campaign? New Hampshire may be a last stand, of sorts, for the troubled socialist-lite candidate from the neighboring Bay State. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) emerged toward the end of last summer and into early autumn as a frontrunner, but her campaign has all but collapsed and enters tonight&#8217;s battle as a shell of its former self. Warren desperately needs a shot in the arm tonight — at bare minimum, she cannot afford to be outpaced tonight by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
5. Could Joe Biden really get fifth place? Former Vice President Joe Biden is starting to look an awful lot like a (politically) dead man walking. He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-leaving-new-hampshire-early-i-think-ill-win-the-nomination">isn&#8217;t even sticking around tonight</a> to watch New Hampshire&#8217;s full results, and polls currently show him duking it out for fourth place. The man who was the frontrunner for most of the past calendar year could easily get fifth place tonight, making his so-called South Carolina &#8220;firewall&#8221; seem less and less like an actual firewall. My best guess? Biden is out by the time South Carolina is over.
&nbsp;
RELATED: <a href="http://lp.dailywire.com/getelectionwire/">Sign up here for Daily Wire Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer’s weekly newsletter on election news, polling data, and analysis: “Election Wire.”</a>
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/who-will-win-democratic-primary-latest-2020-josh-hammer">Who Will Win The Democratic Primary? The Latest On 2020 Presidential Primary Polling.</a>

New Hampshire Democratic debate

HAMMER: What To Watch For During Tonight’s New Hampshire Primary

2020 Election

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Party

Elizabeth Warren

Joe Biden

Pete Buttigieg

After the Democratic Party’s voting fiasco in Iowa, the New Hampshire primary has taken on an especially important role for the presidential candidates looking to showcase electoral viability heading into Super Tuesday on March 3. But former Vice President Joe Biden apparently doesn’t think the state will be that important; in fact, Biden will be gone before the final votes are counted. 
According to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-skip-early-hampshires-primary-head-south-carolina/story?id=68912911">ABC News</a>, Biden plans to leave New Hampshire for South Carolina, where polling has consistently shown him outperforming the primary field, late Tuesday evening. He will nonetheless have campaign surrogates stay remain in New Hampshire for the official results. 
The former vice president insists that he has not resigned himself to losing the first-in-the-nation primary state and still remains partially optimistic he will perform well. “We’ve got a lot of great friends here who have helped us a lot. We’re still mildly hopeful here in New Hampshire. And we’ll see what happens,” Biden told reporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, according to the news agency. 
“I think it&#8217;s a real disadvantage if you don&#8217;t come from the neighboring states. So I think it&#8217;s going to be hard to win this thing,” said Biden, according to <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/biden-leaving-nh-early-to-head-to-sc-campaign-says/30874295">WCVB</a>, an affiliate TV station of ABC News.
“I’m going down to two very diverse states next, and I expect to do very well there. And, still, nationally, I’m still leading in all polls that I’m aware of, No. 1. No. 2, the endorsements keep coming in,” Biden told reporters Monday, as previously reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-bust-former-veeps-leads-slipping-in-nevada-and-south-carolina">The Daily Wire</a>. “We just talked to the folks down South Carolina, they’re pretty excited. So we are going there. Going to stop there probably on the way to Nevada.”
WCVB reports that Biden still thinks he’ll end up victorious in the end: “I think I’ll win the nomination.” During his final hours in the state, Biden has also been assuring supporters that he has not given up on New Hampshire and is not quitting on the early state’s voters, saying “we’re gonna stay all day and fight for every vote we have and then we’re heading down to South Carolina.”
After a reporter asked Biden whether he was “concerned about the message by going to South Carolina,” the former vice president responded by saying “no I’m not, not at all. They know we’ve worked hard here, we’re continuing, we’re going to go all the way – and this is it, I’m not concerned about it at all,” reports <a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1227314107268775936">The Hill</a>. 
Should Biden perform poorly in New Hampshire, his presence in South Carolina might serve to prevent any potential media speculation that the former vice president may soon drop out of the race. 
According to <a href="https://twitter.com/hollyotterbein/status/1227289322430324736">Politico</a>, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who won the 2016 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary against Hillary Clinton handily, smiled after reporters asked him what Biden’s early departure means for the state’s voters and his chances in the Granite State: “You’ll have to ask Joe, I don’t know. All I can say is we will be here tonight.”
Since the Iowa caucuses, every single New Hampshire poll has shown the self-avowed democratic socialist leading the state, with the exception of one poll showing Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, leading Sanders by one point, according to an updated polling synopsis available at <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/new-hampshire/">FiveThirtyEight</a>. 
The New Hampshire primary closes Tuesday at 8:00 PM EST, and results are expected to trickle in soon afterward.

Joe Biden Attends New Hampshire GOTV Event

Biden Leaving New Hampshire Early: ‘I Think I’ll Win The Nomination’

Iowa Caucuses

South Carolina

Former Vice President Joe Biden has been seen as the most electable of the Democratic primary since before he announced his candidacy. He has also used “electability” as a rallying cry for his campaign.
This past weekend, he told an audience in Manchester, New Hampshire: &#8220;Everybody knows two things. You have to win, you have to be able to beat Trump and you have to be able to elect Democrats in states we have to win.&#8221;
Polls have also demonstrated Biden’s electability. The most recent Quinnipiac University <a href="https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=3655">poll</a> showed 27% of respondents believed Biden was the most likely to beat President Donald Trump in November. Granted, that was a steep drop from the January Quinnipiac poll, which found 44% thought Biden was the most electable.
Tuesday morning, however, Biden undermined his entire campaign point by telling the hosts of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC that he refuses “to suggest any Democrat can lose.”
Biden was asked by host Willie Geist about recent comments from Democratic pundits saying the party had to stop Sen. Bernie Sanders (-VT) from getting the nomination because he would lose to Trump. Geist said people wouldn’t vote for socialism.
Biden responded by saying, “I refuse to suggest any Democrat can lose.”
“I think we could run Mickey Mouse against this president and have a shot,&#8221; he continued, to audience applause.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
&#8220;I refuse to suggest any Democrat can lose. I think we could run Mickey Mouse against this president and have a shot.&#8221; &#8212;<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> <a href="https://t.co/91dJpO5zCf">pic.twitter.com/91dJpO5zCf</a>
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) <a href="https://twitter.com/Morning_Joe/status/1227209966970380288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
If any Democrat could beat Trump, then what’s the point of the primary? What’s the point of candidates like Biden making an argument for the part to elect him as the nominee? What was the point of his whole “electability” campaign?
Biden’s campaign has been in an apparent meltdown since his fourth-place showing in the Iowa caucuses (we think, we may never know who truly won the caucuses since there were so many errors). The Daily Wire’s James Barrett <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/post-iowa-meltdown-biden-goes-missing-campaign-plans-last-ditch-effort-to-save-candidacy">reported</a> last week that Biden’s loss in Iowa was a “gut punch,” the candidate <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/05/joe-biden-iowa-caucus-gut-punch-110837">told Politico</a>. Biden then went “missing” from the campaign trail in New Hampshire, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/his-campaign-on-the-line-joe-biden-goes-missing-in-new-hampshire/ar-BBZJV2R">reported</a>, as his campaign gathered to seek “a reset and perhaps a last-ditch effort to save his candidacy, beginning with a debate Friday night.”
“Following dismal results in the Iowa caucuses that have rattled many in his orbit, his campaign is now simultaneously trying to lower expectations here — with some suggesting they would consider a finish as low as third place a victory — while also bracing for a second straight difficult Election Day,” the outlet continued.
Further, the Post noted that Biden’s campaign is hemorrhaging cash and “canceled nearly $150,000 in television ads in South Carolina, which votes Feb. 29, and moved the spending to Nevada, whose Feb. 22 contest follows New Hampshire’s.”
Polling suggests Biden will come in fourth place again in New Hampshire.
As part of his campaign meltdown, Biden has increasingly said some non-sensical things on the trail. Several days ago, he told an audience in Hudson, New Hampshire: &#8220;Those who say &#8216;the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of patriots&#8217; &#8212; a great line, well, guess what: The fact is, if you’re going to take on the government you need an F-15 with Hellfire Missiles. There is no way an AK-47 is going to take care of you.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Biden: &#8220;Those who say &#8216;the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of patriots&#8217; &#8212; a great line, well, guess what: The fact is, if you’re going to take on the government you need an F-15 with Hellfire Missiles. There is no way an AK-47 is going to take care of you.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/npmW40DHS2">pic.twitter.com/npmW40DHS2</a>
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1226627073055318017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

WATCH: Joe Biden Undermines ‘Electability’ Argument, Says Even ‘Mickey Mouse’ Could Beat Trump

On Saturday, <a href="http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/02/08/top2a_nh.pdf">CNN/University of New Hampshire</a> released a new poll out of New Hampshire, which shows Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) with a somewhat comfortable lead, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg closing the gap in second, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former Vice President Joe Biden tanking.
The poll was conducted between February 4-7 on 715 “randomly selected New Hampshire adults,” 365 of whom were “likely 2020 Democratic primary voters,” and features an overall +/-3.7 point margin of error, and a +/-5.1 point MoE among the Democratic respondents.
Prior to reading a rotating list of names, the pollsters asked: “If the Democratic primary for President were held today, which of the following would you support for the Democratic nomination?”
28% of respondents chose Sanders, while 21% chose Buttigieg. Biden could only muster 11% support, while Warren grabbed 9%. Rounding out the top six were Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) with 6%, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) with 5%.
The poll differs fairly significantly from another CNN/University of New Hampshire poll conducted in January. In that poll, support for Sanders stood at 25%, and support for Buttigieg stood at 15%. Biden and Warren pulled in 16% and 12%, respectively. Sanders and Buttigieg have both made strong gains, while Biden and Warren have lost support by near the same numbers.
If we go back even further to October, Sanders was still on top, but his numbers were lower, and the placement of the other prime candidates were inverted. Sanders showed 21% support, Warren came in second with 18%, Biden in third with 15%, and Buttigieg in fourth with just 10%.
This shows a progression for Buttigieg of 11%, and 7% for Sanders, as well as a 9% drop for Warren, and an 4% drop for Biden.
The survey also asked: “Which of the candidates running for the Democratic nomination would you not vote for under any circumstances?”
Biden tops the list with 17%, Warren comes in second with 16%, Sanders in third with 11%, and Gabbard in fourth with 9%. Interestingly, only 3% of likely voters surveyed would not vote for Pete Buttigieg “under any circumstances.”
Another interesting result came when the pollsters asked: “Have you definitely decided who you will vote for in the New Hampshire primary, are you leaning toward someone, or have you considered some candidates but are still trying to decide?”
While 51% of respondents have their minds made up, a whopping 30% of likely voters said that they are “still trying to decide.”
These two results bode well for Buttigieg and Sanders as they, to varying degrees, try to ride the post-Iowa wave into the New Hampshire primary, which takes place on Tuesday.
According to the <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_presidential_primary-6276.html">RealClearPolitics</a> polling average for the state of New Hampshire, Sanders leads Buttigieg by a decent 4.2% margin (26.4% to 22.2%), while Biden (12.6%) and Warren (12.2%) duke it out for third place.
That said, the polling for the Iowa caucus was quite off the mark. Until results begin to roll in on Tuesday, it’s impossible to know with certainty if New Hampshire’s polling will follow the same track.

Top Dem candidates

NEW POLL: Sanders And Buttigieg Make Gains In New Hampshire While Biden And Warren Tank

The hatred of President Donald Trump apparently goes so deep among New Hampshire Democrats that 64% of those asked in a recent poll say that they would rather see a meteor crash into the earth and extinguish all human life than see Trump get re-elected this November.
&#8220;According to a <a href="https://www.uml.edu/docs/TOPLINE%20-%20UMass%20Lowell%20NH%20Dem%20Primary%2020200203_tcm18-321680.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">poll from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell</a>, 64% of Democratic voters would rather see &#8216;a giant meteor strike the Earth, extinguishing all human life&#8217; than President Trump re-elected,&#8221; reports <a href="https://theweek.com/speedreads/894482/most-new-hampshire-democrats-rather-meteor-extinguish-all-human-life-than-trump-reelected-poll-finds">The Week</a>. &#8220;The poll, conducted Jan. 28–31, also shows about half of Independent voters would say the same extreme thing.&#8221;
The existential mindset breaks down strictly along class lines, with a full 69% of those making under $50,000 a year approving of Armageddon over Trump&#8217;s re-election, compared to just 49% of those who make more than $100,000 a year.
Here&#8217;s a visual breakdown:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
UMass Lowell poll: 62% of New Hampshire Democrats would rather see a giant meteor strike the earth and extinguish all human life than see President Trump get re-elected. <a href="https://t.co/YAoXyP1I1Q">pic.twitter.com/YAoXyP1I1Q</a>
&mdash; Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) <a href="https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1225838433765072896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
According to <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/poll-new-hampshire-democrats-meteor-trump-949636/">Rolling Stone</a>, the poll also showed that a striking number of self-described conservatives would also prefer annihilation that four more years of Trump.
&#8220;Somewhat surprisingly, 28% of conservatives joined the majority of Democrats on wiping out all of mankind rather than dealing with another four years of Trump,&#8221; reported the outlet. &#8220;And to no one’s surprise, 68% of women polled, more than any other group, would welcome a fireball of death over the president remaining in the White House.&#8221;
A similar poll was conducted among young people in 2016, which showed that 53% &#8220;of people between the ages of 18 and 35 said they’d rather have a giant meteor destroy the Earth than see either win the presidency.&#8221;
&#8220;This election season, young people, 54%, have something in common with older voters, 65%, in rooting for sweet death rather than having to deal with a victorious Trump,&#8221; continued Rolling Stone.
Though it&#8217;s difficult to determine if they were joking, <a href="https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1225838433765072896">some on social media</a> also expressed delight over the prospect of a meteor wiping out all of humanity, as opposed to Trump occupying the White House for another four years.
&#8220;His numbers with women are absolutely abysmal. Yes I know the alternative is a meteor strike, but we hate him with the fire of a thousand suns, so in a way it&#8217;s fitting,&#8221; said one Twitter user.
&#8220;As a NH resident, I confirm that this is EXACTLY how I feel,&#8221; said another user.
&#8220;Same result either way but at least the meteor is quick,&#8221; said another.
Other people on social media just said the poll is yet another example of leftist brainwashing to hate President Trump that has made unreasonable many otherwise-unreasonable people.
&#8220;This isn&#8217;t surprising given the evil people they keep electing. They are unhinged, the cult of death, and enemies of all that is good. If they can&#8217;t enslave everyone and rule, they&#8217;d rather everything get destroyed. Absolutely evil,&#8221; said one Twitter user.
&#8220;This is a good example of how well propaganda works on the viewers of liberal media&#8230;&#8221; said another user.
&#8220;Publicize this in swing states, and the arrogance alone will add 10K+ votes to Trump&#8217;s totals. They just can&#8217;t help themselves. It&#8217;s adorable, the preening and vanity,&#8221; said another.

President Donald Trump Departs The White House.

POLL: 64% Of New Hampshire Democrats Would Rather ‘A Meteor Strike The Earth And Extinguish All Human Life’ Than See Trump Re-Elected

In a now-viral clip, 2020 Democratic Party presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was caught on camera, while campaigning in New Hampshire, affirmatively agreeing with a questioner&#8217;s utterly vile depiction of prominent bipartisan pro-Israel organization American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
&#8220;I&#8217;m an American Jew,&#8221; the leftist begins, &#8220;and I&#8217;m terrified of the unholy alliance that AIPAC is forming with Islamophobes and anti-Semites and white nationalists. And no Democrat should legitimize that kind of bigotry by attending their annual <a href="https://event.aipac.org/PolicyConference">Policy Conference</a>. I&#8217;m really grateful that you skipped the AIPAC Conference last year. And so my question is if you&#8217;ll join me in committing to skip the AIPAC Conference this March.&#8221;
All along, Warren is seen visibly and passionately nodding. She then simply responded to the interlocutor: &#8220;Yeah.&#8221;
Trump re-election campaign Deputy Director of Communications – Research Zach Parkinson tweeted out the following accurate description to accompany the video: &#8220;Tonight, Elizabeth Warren nodded along and smiled as a questioner slandered AIPAC as &#8216;an unholy alliance&#8217; of &#8216;Islamophobes,&#8217; &#8216;anti-semites, and white nationalists&#8217; that perpetuates &#8216;bigotry&#8217; Without blinking, Warren then agreed to boycott next year&#8217;s AIPAC conference.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Tonight, Elizabeth Warren nodded along and smiled as a questioner slandered AIPAC as &quot;an unholy alliance&quot; of &quot;Islamophobes,&quot; &quot;anti-semites, and white nationalists&quot; that perpetuates &quot;bigotry&quot;
Without blinking, Warren then agreed to boycott next year&#39;s AIPAC conference <a href="https://t.co/U2MJ6DCTdZ">pic.twitter.com/U2MJ6DCTdZ</a>
&mdash; Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AZachParkinson/status/1225619091739881472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Warren has been consistently anti-Israel, in terms of both policy and personnel, throughout her entire campaign.
“It is the official policy of the United States of America to support a two-state solution,” Warren <a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1186052533405528067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1186052533405528067&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fwatch-elizabeth-warren-says-shes-open-to-cutting-off-aid-to-israel">intoned</a> back in November, “and if Israel is moving in the opposite direction, then everything is on the table.”
&#8220;Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) revealed on Saturday that she is open to withholding billions of dollars in military aid to Israel until the government ceases building settlements in the country’s West Bank,&#8221; The Daily Wire similarly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-elizabeth-warren-says-shes-open-to-cutting-off-aid-to-israel">reported</a> at the time.
Sounds a lot like a quid pro quo, no?
The Daily Wire has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/where-does-elizabeth-warren-stand-issues-heres-josh-hammer">criticized</a> Warren&#8217;s naive foreign policy views with respect to Israel and her mollycoddling of anti-Semitic congresspeople: &#8220;She supports a &#8216;two-state solution&#8217; to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has often been critical of Israel’s need to robustly defend itself amid a sea of existential enemies surrounding it. Warren has disingenuously implied that congresswoman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has merely engaged in criticism of Israel’s present government, rather than also engaging in overt anti-Semitism.&#8221;
Perhaps worst of all, last summer Warren <a href="https://www.jta.org/2019/07/29/united-states/meet-max-berger-the-jewish-anti-occupation-activist-on-elizabeth-warrens-campaign">hired Max Berger</a>, a co-founder of vehemently anti-Israel, self-hating &#8220;Jewish&#8221; group IfNotNow, to be a top campaign operative. Amazingly, Berger was actually <a href="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ANTI-SEMITE-OF-THE-WEEK--MAX-BERGER--ELIZABETH-WARREN-S-NEW-STAFFER--WANTS-TO-BE-FRIENDS-WITH-HAMAS.html?soid=1131491229186&amp;aid=9lf-XdrU8EU">once named &#8220;Anti-Semite of the Week&#8221;</a> by the organization <a href="http://StopAntiSemitism.org">StopAntiSemitism.org</a>: &#8220;<a href="https://canarymission.org/individual/Max_Berger" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Berger</a> is a co-founder and one of the most prominent leaders of the radical &#8230; group IfNotNow. The groups calls for the destruction of the state of Israel, idolizes terrorists and spreads lies and false propaganda against the Jewish State. &#8230; This week, Berger caused outrage for a now-deleted 2013 tweet in which he confesses he would &#8216;totally be friends with Hamas&#8217; — a designated terror organization in the U.S. which is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.&#8221;
AIPAC, of course, is not exactly a fiery right-wing group. Last March, following its 2019 Policy Conference, I wrote a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-what-exactly-current-role-aipac-josh-hammer">Daily Wire op-ed</a> entitled, &#8220;What Exactly Is The Current Role For AIPAC?&#8221;:
<blockquote>And yet AIPAC is hardly a particularly conservative group. Indeed, many of us in the more traditional, Eretz Yisrael-inspired camp of Zionism tend to view AIPAC as a nuisance at best and a counterproductive gadfly at worst. AIPAC stubbornly continues to lend <a href="https://www.aipac.org/news-hub/articles/25-years-since-oslo">de facto</a> support to the Oslo Accords — the single biggest geopolitical blunder in Israel’s national history. Two bloody intifadas, countless thousands killed by Islamist extremism, and one <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/44732/hammer-israel-must-destroy-hamas-once-and-all-josh-hammer">outrageous</a> Gaza unilateral withdrawal later, AIPAC <a href="https://www.jta.org/2018/03/04/politics/aipac-launches-conference-appeal-progressives">continues</a> to support a <a href="https://www.aipac.org/learn/issues/issue-display/the-peace-process">“two-state solution”</a> entailing the carving out of a new PLO terrorist state somewhere between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. AIPAC’s institutionally self-aggrandizing support of mass U.S. military aid to Israel, furthermore, actually <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/09/04/support-israel-which-why-don-support-aid-israel/SXvLm92jTazjoV33k7Y65L/story.html">redounds against</a> the <a href="https://www.conservativereview.com/news/rand-paul-is-right-about-aid-to-israel/">long-term interests</a> of Zionism.</blockquote>

Elizabeth Warren Holds Get Out The Vote Event In Derry, NH

WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Nods Along While Questioner Calls AIPAC An ‘Unholy Alliance’ Of ‘Islamophobes, Anti-Semities, And White Nationalists’

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

Anti-Semitism

Foreign Policy

Islam

Israel

Leftism

Middle East

On Thursday evening, the latest <a href="https://boston.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3859903/2020/02/crosstabs.docx">WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University</a> daily tracking poll for the state of New Hampshire shows support for 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg rapidly rising, with a 4% increase in just one day.
The poll, which is a “two-day rolling sample of 500 likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters” with a 4.4% margin of error, had surveyors read out a list featuring the Democratic candidates for president, then ask who respondents “would vote for or lean toward at this point.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leads with 24% support, but Buttigieg comes in a very close second with 23% support. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) ranks third with 13% support, and former Vice President Joe Biden lands in fourth with 11%.
11% of respondents were also “undecided.”
Buttigieg’s 23% is an approximate eight point jump from <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/academics/research-at-suffolk/suprc/polls/new-hampshire/2020/final-nh-tracking-marginals-2-4-20.pdf?la=en&amp;hash=21F83033C007AAF938C58999F5FDEE47D0A528D9">Tuesday</a>, when he stood at 15% in the tracking poll. On <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/academics/research-at-suffolk/suprc/polls/new-hampshire/2020/2-5-20_final_nh_tracking_marginals.pdf">Wednesday</a>, the candidate stood at 18.6% support.
To put into context the speed at which Buttigieg’s poll numbers are rising, per this particular survey, on Monday, CBS Boston <a href="https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/02/03/nh-tracking-poll-bernie-sanders-leads-primary-race/">reported</a>:
<blockquote>After a two-day sample of 500 likely voters, the survey found Sanders with 24% support, Biden with 18%, Sen. Elizabeth Warren with 13% and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 11%.</blockquote>
While Buttigieg’s 12-point surge doesn’t appear to have impacted support for Sanders or Warren, both of whom remain essentially unchanged at 24% and 13%, respectively, Biden hasn’t been so lucky, with the former vice president dropping seven points over the same time period.
The poll also asked: “Thinking about your first choice, is your mind firmly made up, or do you think you might change your mind before the primary?”
While 55.1% of respondents said that their mind is “made up,” a staggering 43.3% said that they could change their minds “before the primary,” which takes place on Tuesday.
Buttigieg’s polling bump in this New Hampshire tracking poll is likely the result of the Iowa caucus debacle. The night of the caucus, numerous alleged errors prevented various precincts from reporting their vote tallies, bringing the night to a grinding halt.
That didn’t stop Buttigieg from declaring victory during a speech that very evening, telling his supporters in part:
<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D7WV9LCZK8U?start=78" width="720" height="385" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
<blockquote>What a night, because tonight, an improbable hope became an undeniable reality. So, we don’t know all the results, but we know, by the time it’s all said and done, Iowa, you have shocked the nation, because by all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious.</blockquote>
On Tuesday, “CBS This Morning” host Gayle King <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buttigieg-were-moving-on-to-new-hampshire-victorious-gayle-king-the-results-arent-in-pete">asked</a> Buttigieg if should have waited until the results were actually in prior to declaring victory.
Buttigieg spun, telling King:
<blockquote>Well, we have the results from our organization, and if you look at what we were able to do, what happened last night, the fact that this campaign was able to gather support in urban, suburban, and rural areas alike, in counties that Hillary Clinton won, counties that Donald Trump won, we are thrilled and absolutely consider that a victory.</blockquote>
This latest WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University tracking poll, as well as two other recent polls out of New Hampshire, have Buttigieg firmly in second place in the state with 20% support, according to the <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_presidential_primary-6276.html">RealClearPolitics</a> average. Sanders remains in first place for now with 24.8% support.
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buttigieg-gets-huge-bump-in-new-hampshire-tracking-poll-leading-to-speculation-dnc-rigged-iowa-debacle-to-stop-bernie">Buttigieg Gets 9-Point Bump In New Hampshire Poll. Some Say DNC Rigged Iowa To Stop Bernie</a>

Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden

NEW POLL: Buttigieg Rockets To Near-Tie With Sanders In New Hampshire; Biden Plummets

The Iowa caucus was a disaster for Democrats, or was it?
The caucuses were held Monday night, yet we still don’t know who officially won. South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has held the lead since partial results were released days ago following an alleged error in the reporting app Democrats used to collect results. But Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has been closing the gap, and currently sits just 0.2% behind Buttigieg.
The latest Emerson College tracking poll, however, shows Buttigieg has gotten a large bump in support thanks to his surprise success in Iowa. The delay in reporting the results of the Iowa caucuses has led some to speculate that the entire debacle was a calculated move by the Democratic National Committee to let Buttigieg soak up the spotlight ahead of New Hampshire.
After partial results were released Monday night, Buttigieg declared a victory of sorts, telling supporters “an improbable hope became an undeniable reality.”
“We don’t know all the results,” Buttigieg continued. “But we know, by the time it’s all said and done, Iowa, you have shocked the nation, because by all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious.”
On Tuesday, Buttigieg only slightly walked back his “victory” comments the night before.
&#8220;We were looking at the internal numbers that we had and beginning to realize that something extraordinary had happened last night,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-buttigieg-iowa-caucus-claimed-victory-later-backtracked-2020-2">told MSNBC host Willie Geist</a>. &#8220;Here you have a campaign that was really questioned when we got in for whether we even oughta be here, whether we belonged in this race. And to not only establish that, but to reach the position that we did was a clear victory for our campaign.&#8221;
Emerson’s tracking poll collects data each night. As of Thursday morning, Buttigieg sits in second place among Democratic hopefuls <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_presidential_primary-6276.html">with 21%</a> of the vote, while Sanders leads with 31%. But since the Iowa caucus Monday night, Buttigieg has seen a 9-point bump in the poll, <a href="http://emersonpolling.com/2020/02/05/new-hampshire-2020-tracking-poll-night-3-buttigieg-gets-an-iowa-bounce-sanders-maintains-strong-lead/">up from 12%</a> on Monday.
This factoid was pointed out on Twitter, leading journalist Abby Martin to speculate that “A false 48 hour news cycle and cynical DNC manipulation let Pete rob Bernie&#8217;s thunder, a terrible omen of things to come.”
Professor Nick Flor, who teaches programming and other technology classes, <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfessorF/status/1225395624587038720">pointed out</a> that the DNC’s claims of an app issue seemed suspect, considering that if “you have all the data like they claimed, then ‘back-end coding problems’ can be solved with a simple SQL query.”
Buttigieg is also doing better in the WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University tracking poll, Boston’s local CBS affiliate <a href="https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/02/05/new-hampshire-primary-tracking-poll-bernie-sanders-pete-buttigieg-joe-biden/">reported</a>. In that poll, Sanders still leads with 25% of the poll, but Buttigieg takes second place with 19%, “his best yet” in the poll, CBS reported.
The Iowa caucuses don’t really do much for providing candidates with delegates to win the eventual nomination, but because it is the first contest in the primary, it does allow the winner to use their momentum going forward. Buttigieg has capitalized on this even if he hasn’t officially won, while most other candidates simply said something to the effect of not having all the results and moving on to New Hampshire.

Buttigieg Sanders

Buttigieg Gets 9-Point Bump In New Hampshire Poll. Some Say DNC Rigged Iowa To Stop Bernie

Iowa

Even though results from the Iowa caucuses are still pouring in, one thing seems like a near-certainty: Former Vice President Joe Biden had an abysmal showing and will close out the state in fourth place.
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Biden simply referred to his loss in Iowa as a &#8220;gut punch,&#8221; though he also took the moment to knock the procedural disaster that unfolded on Monday night.
“I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We took a gut punch in Iowa,” Biden said, as reported by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/05/joe-biden-iowa-caucus-gut-punch-110837">Politico</a>. “The whole process took a gut punch. But look, this isn’t the first time in my life I’ve been knocked down.”
Biden&#8217;s concession is a markedly different statement than the one he gave on Tuesday, as the results in Iowa still hung in the balance. At the time, he said he had a &#8220;good night.&#8221;
“We had a good night last night in Iowa. I know you think that’s silly,” Biden said at the time. “But everything we can feel, it’s good. Here’s the deal, we think we’re going to come out of there really doing well.”
As <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/iowa-caucuses-joe-biden-presidential-trump-democrats-20200205.html">reported</a> by The Philadelphia Inquirer, the former vice president&#8217;s poor showing in Iowa — he currently holds just 15.4% of the statewide vote — has severely raised concern among the Democratic Party establishment:
<blockquote>In Iowa, Biden trailed the top moderate candidate, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, and the leading progressive, Bernie Sanders, according to initial returns from 71% of precincts. He was running fourth, close to Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who just days ago polled in single digits.
That leaves some establishment Democrats, including some Biden supporters, questioning his contention that he&#8217;ll reclaim clear front-runner status in the race against President Donald Trump once the primary fight moves beyond overwhelmingly white Iowa and New Hampshire to more racially diverse electorates. And it&#8217;s a reminder of how Biden&#8217;s previous presidential campaigns never advanced beyond Iowa.</blockquote>
<section class="page-content__row page-content__row--story main-section">
<div class="container container--story story-layout--fixed-fluid">
<div class="container__column container__column--story">
<div class="container__row container__row--story story-layout--fluid-fixed">
<div class="container__column container__column--story center-horizontally">
<div class="story-text">
As of now, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) holds a comfortable lead in New Hampshire — a state he also won in 2016 — while Biden leads in Nevada. However, as Sanders shores up momentum, even Nevada could be at stake for the former vice president. According to Bill Freeman, a Biden donor from Nashville, three losses in a row would put Biden in serious hot water.
“If he came in fourth, yeah, that could hurt,” said Freeman. “That’s a bad night, no matter how you spin it.”
<div class="card paragraph-spacing collection-item " data-type="text">
<div class="card-content ">
Alex Sink, a Democratic donor, said that people will now hold back to see how Biden performs and look to another candidate like former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
</div>
</div>
<div class="card paragraph-spacing collection-item " data-type="text">
<div class="card-content ">
“I was anxious to do it because, like so many others, I’m curious and interested and worried about who our candidate will be and how we are going to beat Trump,” said Sink. “Most of my friends don’t know yet who they are voting for.&#8221;
Despite losing Iowa and most likely losing New Hampshire, many Biden supporters are looking ahead to Nevada and South Carolina to give him the boost that he needs.
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>

Joe Biden Campaigns In New Hampshire Ahead Of Primary

Biden Reacts To 4th Place In Iowa: A ‘Gut Punch’

Iowa Democrats still have yet to release the full results from Monday night&#8217;s caucus, but the slate of potential 2020 Democratic presidential nominees has already moved on to New Hampshire, where they will compete in the first-in-the-nation primary vote next Tuesday, February 11.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) who, by all accounts, won the Iowa Democratic caucuses, already has a commanding lead in two New Hampshire polls released Wednesday.
In the <a href="https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/02/04/new-hampshire-primary-tracking-poll-pete-buttigieg-bernie-sanders/">Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll</a> &#8212; largely consider the most accurate poll for New Hampshire &#8212; Sanders leads the rest of the field with 24%. Former Vice President Joe Biden is in second, but far behind, with just 18%, and former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg is closing in on the top ranks with 15%. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) who, at one time, was expected to win New Hampshire (she represents neighboring Massachusetts), is in a distant fourth place with just 10%.
The results are largely the same for Sanders in the UMass Amherst and WCV poll, also released Wednesday, though Joe Biden does fare better against the Vermont socialist. &#8220;Sen. Bernie Sanders led the pack with 25%, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden at 20%, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 17%, and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg garnering 12% from the respondents,&#8221; <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/poll-bernie-sanders-could-win-new-hampshire-but-voters-think-joe-biden-is-more-likely-to-defeat-president-donald-trump/30765323">a New Hampshire ABC News affiliate reported</a>.
Most of the likely voters polled by UMass said they believe Biden, not Sanders, has the better chance of defeating President Donald Trump, but that&#8217;s not guiding their vote.
Sanders&#8217; success in New Hampshire won&#8217;t come as much of a surprise. He took every precinct in New Hampshire in 2016, easily beating Hillary Clinton just days after nearly tying with her in Iowa. Clinton, of course, went on to defeat Sanders soundly in further primaries (though even by New Hampshire, she&#8217;d already collected enough &#8220;superdelegates&#8221; to lock in a win with or without state-by-state victories).
What&#8217;s really fascinating about Wednesday&#8217;s poll results is how Buttigieg has managed to capitalize on his &#8220;win&#8221; in Iowa. Per <a href="https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/02/04/new-hampshire-primary-tracking-poll-pete-buttigieg-bernie-sanders/">CBS Boston</a>, the self-described &#8220;moderate&#8221; former mayor has jumped five points in just the last two days, putting him in a statistical dead heat for second with Biden and, it appears, causing Warren to drop nearly into the second tier of candidates. That seems to indicate that Buttigieg has his biggest impact on the Massachusetts Democrat, not the former Veep, meaning Warren could see herself scaling way back on her campaign after New Hampshire.
Buttigieg also has the most to lose if he doesn&#8217;t snag a solid finish next Tuesday. Biden isn&#8217;t seriously competing in New Hampshire, and if Buttigieg has to put in a week&#8217;s worth of work to merely tie Biden, it will be difficult for him to make the argument he&#8217;s a necessary addition to the field. His either first- or second-place finish in Iowa was the result of months of planning and targeting, massive staff buildup, and heavy voter identification and get out the vote efforts that can&#8217;t be repeated in states where there&#8217;s no months-long lead up.
Absent from the polling results is Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who claimed a fourth place finish in Iowa on Tuesday hoping that could rocket her to some success in New Hampshire. So far, that hasn&#8217;t panned out.

Democratic Presidential Candidates Attend MLK Rally At South Carolina Capitol Dome

First New Hampshire Polls Show Bernie Sanders With Commanding Lead

A new poll from <a href="https://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2020/01/Crosstabs-2020-01-WBUR-NH-D-Primary-Politics-1-1.pdf">WBUR</a> conducted between January 17 and 21 on “426 likely Democratic primary voters” in the state of New Hampshire shows 2020 Demicratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) absolutely crushing the rest of the field.
The survey asked participants: “If the 2020 Democratic primary for President were held today, for whom would you vote?”
28% of respondents chose Sanders. In a distant second place is Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 15%. In third and fourth place are former Vice President Joe Biden with 13% and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) with 12%.
Rounding out the top five is “don’t know/refused” with 10%.
As seems to be the case in many polls, the younger respondents heavily favored Sanders. Among the 18-44 group, Sanders received 37% support, while the only other candidates to make double digits were Buttigieg and Warren, each with 16%.
Older respondents are less likely to favor Sanders. Among the 45+ group, Sanders still leads, but with only 23% support. In second place is Biden with 18%. In third and fourth place are Buttigieg and Warren with 14% and 9%, respectively.
Income appears to be a determining factor in New Hampshire as well. The less people make, the more they support Sanders.
Among those making less than $50,000 annually, Sanders pulls in 40% support, while the only other double digit candidate, Biden, pulls in 14%. Among those making $50,000 &#8211; $99,000 annually, 30% support Sanders, 14% support Biden, and 11% support Warren.
Lastly, among those making $100,000 or more annually, Sanders’ support drops to 19%. In this category, first place goes to Buttigieg with 27% support. Warren and Biden have 13% and 12%, respectively, among those voters.
Lastly, with “leaners” included, the results are a little bit different percentage-wise, but the rankings remain the same.
Sanders still comes out on top with 29% support. Buttigieg comes in second place with 17%. Biden and Warren come in with 14% and 13%, respectively.
As of publication, Sen. Bernie Sanders sits atop the <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html">RealClearPolitics average</a> of polls for New Hampshire with 22.1% support to second place Biden’s 17% support.
In Iowa, Sanders has 23.3% support to second place Biden’s 22.3% support. Buttigieg sits in third place in both states, and Warren in fourth.
Despite his strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sanders falls to second place in Biden country, otherwise known as South Carolina, with the former vice president commanding a strong 32% support to second place Sanders’ 15%, and third place Warren’s 14% support. However, the polling for this state isn’t as fresh as the polling for Iowa and New Hampshire, and thus possibly less reflective of current voter sentiment.
Biden is also up in Nevada (although, like for South Carolina, the polls aren’t as fresh), leading Sanders by 5.7%.
Nationally, Biden also holds the lead with 29.1% support. Sanders has lifted to second place with 22.7% support, while Warren has tumbled to third place with 14.4% support, according to RealClearPolitics.
Interestingly, on a national polling level, billionaire late-entrant Michael Bloomberg is in a relatively strong fourth place with 7.8% support, edging out Mayor Buttigieg who has fallen to 7%.

Sen. Bernie Sanders.

POLL: Sanders Crushing In New Hampshire; 13% Ahead Of Second Place

Poll

The country apparently came within a hair’s breadth of having former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in the U.S. Senate, according to Corey Lewandowski.
On Tuesday morning, the political operative-turned-CNN-commentator announced on Twitter that he would not run for Senate in New Hampshire, but if he had, he “would have won.”
“After much consideration I have decided to forgo a campaign for the US Senate. While taking on a career politician from the Washington swamp is a tall order, I am certain I would have won. My priorities remain my family and ensuring that <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> is re-elected POTUS,” Lewandowski said.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
(1/3) After much consideration I have decided to forgo a campaign for the US Senate. While taking on a career politician from the Washington swamp is a tall order, I am certain I would have won. My priorities remain my family and ensuring that <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> is re-elected POTUS
— Corey R. Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) <a href="https://twitter.com/CLewandowski_/status/1212041542250192897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
“I am truly humbled by the outpouring of support I have received from people across New Hampshire and the country. NH needs a US Senator who will put our citizens first and not illegal aliens; one who will support pro-growth policies to keep the Trump economy strong,” he continued. “One who will support strict constitutionalist judges; and one who will fight for our values, not those of Washington, DC. Accordingly, I will be making an endorsement in the Republican Primary for US Senate in the near future to ensure we defeat Jeanne Shaheen in 2020.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
(3/3) One who will support strict constitutionalist judges; and one who will fight for our values, not those of Washington, DC. Accordingly, I will be making an endorsement in the Republican Primary for US Senate in the near future to ensure we defeat Jeanne Shaheen in 2020.
— Corey R. Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) <a href="https://twitter.com/CLewandowski_/status/1212041544125038593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
A poll from Emerson College released on September 11 found Lewandowski was leading the GOP primary candidates in the state, with a 14-point lead over retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc. The same poll also found that Lewandowski trailed incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) by 10 points – 49% to 39% &#8211; Roll Call <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/lewandowski-leads-new-hampshire-gop-senate-primary-field-poll-finds">reported</a>.
Lewandowski had been teasing a senate run for months, saying over the summer that he was “very seriously” considering it, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/corey-lewandowski-says-he-wont-seek-senate-seat-from-nh/2019/12/31/b87ac170-2be7-11ea-bcb3-ac6482c4a92f_story.html">reported</a> The Washington Post. President Donald Trump appeared to support his former campaign manager, calling him “a fantastic guy” who “would be a great senator.”
The Post reported that New Hampshire’s Republican Party had misgivings about a potential Lewandowski bid, saying the Party worried that such a campaign “would complicate the reelection prospects of the state’s incumbent GOP governor and put the New Hampshire Senate race — a lower-tier pickup opportunity for Republicans — out of realistic reach.”
Lewandowski was fired as Trump’s campaign manager in 2016 after Paul Manafort became campaign chairman. Lewandowski still supports Trump and the president stills seems to support his former campaign manager.
New Hampshire Democratic Party spokesman Josh Marcus-Blank released a statement following Lewandowski’s announcement, saying the rest of the Republicans running for Shaheen’s seat would “tear each other down in the contentious primary Lewandowski has left behind.”
“Senator Shaheen will continue working across the aisle for New Hampshire, leading efforts to lower prescription drug costs and making sure veterans and their families get the benefits they deserve,” he added, as reported by the Post.
New Hampshire is being eyed by Republicans as a potential senate pickup in 2020, though the prospects are slim. Shaheen won re-election in 2014 with 51% of the vote against former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R), who moved to the Granite State to try and get back to the senate after losing his seat to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

Corey Lewandowski

CLOSE ONE: Corey Lewandowski Says He Won’t Run For Senate

Former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro stated on Sunday that both Iowa and New Hampshire should give up their famed status as the first states in the nation to hold a caucus and a primary due to their lack of diverse constituents.
&#8220;I actually do believe that we need to change the order of the states because I don&#8217;t believe that we&#8217;re the same country we were in 1972 — that is when Iowa first held its caucus first,&#8221; Castro said while speaking to NBC News. &#8220;And by the time we have the next presidential election in 2024, it will have been more than 50 years since 1972. Our country has changed a lot in those 50 years. The Democratic Party has changed a lot.&#8221;
&#8220;What I really appreciate about Iowans and the folks in New Hampshire is that they take this process very seriously. They vet the candidates, they show up at town halls, they give people a good hearing,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;At the same time, demographically, it&#8217;s not reflective of the United States as a whole, certainly not reflective of the Democratic Party, and I believe that other states should have their chance.&#8221;
&#8220;So, yes, of course we need to find other states,&#8221; Castro added. &#8220;That doesn&#8217;t mean that Iowa and New Hampshire still can&#8217;t play an important role, but I don&#8217;t believe that forever we should be married to Iowa and New Hampshire going first, and that&#8217;s just the truth of the way that I see it.&#8221;
Castro&#8217;s remarks come after his Democratic presidential challenger Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was asked the same question only days earlier while attending an Environmental Justice forum in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Warren notably dodged the question, rather contending that she is just &#8220;a player in the game.&#8221;
While the former Obama official has been polling below 1% on average among Democratic primary voters in both <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/ia/iowa_democratic_presidential_caucus-6731.html">Iowa</a> and <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_presidential_primary-6276.html">New Hampshire</a>, Warren is leading the crowded primary field in both states. As of publication, the Massachusetts lawmaker sits at more than 21% support and 19% support on average in Iowa and New Hampshire, respectively.
Last week Castro&#8217;s campaign revealed that it had fired its entire staff in both New Hampshire and South Carolina as it seeks to focus on opportunities in Iowa and Nevada. The news came after the campaign gave supporters an ultimatum to raise $0.8 million in donations by the end of October or else risk the end of his White House bid.
Castro ultimately surpassed the goal and generated nearly $1 million by the deadline. The campaign said the fundraising haul will provide the presidential hopeful with the necessary resources to &#8220;sustain the campaign and make a push for the November and December Democratic debates.&#8221;
Thus far, only ten candidates in the presidential primary field have qualified for the Democratic National Committee&#8217;s (DNC) next debate — Castro has not yet met the required threshold.
&#8220;I can imagine he&#8217;s frustrated,&#8221; said New Hampshire Democratic Chair Ray Buckley. &#8220;But blaming his campaign&#8217;s challenges on the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire is a bit much.&#8221;

14 Democratic Presidential Candidates Attend Iowa Liberty And Justice Celebration

Castro Argues Iowa And New Hampshire Aren’t Diverse Enough To Be Early Primary States

Julian Castro

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has reportedly laid off all of her New Hampshire field organizers and is closing all three field offices in the state as her presidential campaign has been struggling to gain traction.
&#8220;Senator Harris and this team set out with one goal – to win the nomination and defeat [President] Donald Trump in 2020,&#8221; said Nate Evans, Harris&#8217; communications director in the Granite State. &#8220;To do so, the campaign has made a strategic decision to realign resources and go all-in on Iowa, resulting in office closures and staff realignments and reductions in New Hampshire. The campaign will continue to have a staff presence in New Hampshire but the focus is and will continue to be on Iowa.&#8221;
Accordingly, the campaign revealed that the existing field offices in Keene, Manchester, and Portsmouth would all be closing, laying off more than 20 staffers. However, a campaign spokesperson told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-2020-harris-cuts-entire-new-hampshire-field-team/">CBS News</a> that &#8220;a handful of staffers will run a scaled-down campaign out of the Manchester headquarters.&#8221;
&#8220;We had to lay people off. Yes, we did. We had to lay people off,&#8221; the Democratic presidential hopeful confirmed while campaigning in Iowa on Friday. &#8220;I am very sad about that. It was a very tough decision that we had to make, but frankly a necessary decision. I am all-in in Iowa, and I intend to win.&#8221;
The moves comes as Harris&#8217; campaign has not only been struggling to gain momentum, but has been noticeably slipping in the polls. After months of stagnant fundraising and steadily declining poll numbers, the senator slid from the frontrunner in her home state of California to not even placing in the <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/ca/california_democratic_primary-6879.html">top three</a> in the state.
A poll of likely primary voters commissioned by the <a href="https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-september-2019/">Public Policy Institute of California</a> (PPIC) in October found that former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are leading the rest of the primary field by a wide margin in the Golden State. Around the same time, Emerson released <a href="https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/california-2020-biden-sanders-warren-in-statistical-tie-in-democratic-primary-harris-struggles-in-home-state" rel="noopener">a separate poll</a> that showed Harris in fifth place, slipping even farther behind entrepreneur Andrew Yang and receiving only 6% of the vote.
Harris&#8217; campaign, which has been described recently as hemorrhaging cash, has been dramatically restructuring its staff nationwide, including both layoffs as well as redeployments, according to a memo obtained by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/30/kamala-harris-campaign-layoffs-061112">Politico</a> on Wednesday. The campaign has also been renegotiating contracts with consultants in an attempt to bring down additional expenses and her campaign manager Juan Rodriguez is also expected to have his salary cut.
While Harris&#8217; campaign pivots to focus on winning Iowa, the California senator has slipped into sixth place in the latest poll coming out of the Hawkeye state. Harris is tied with Yang at 3% according to a poll of likely voters conducted by <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primaries/democratic/iowa/">Siena College/New York Times</a> in late October.
As of publication, Harris sits at just under 5% support among Democratic primary voters nationwide, according to the <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html">RealClearPolitics</a> national polling average. She has not hit double digits in the polls since August 2019.

Presidential Candidates Attend Town Hall Hosted By Formerly Incarcerated People

Kamala Harris Slashes Her Entire New Hampshire Field Team

Kamala Harris

Former Republican New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Monday for promoting policies that are so far to the left that they resemble those of socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro.
“It sounds like Bernie Sanders is having his policies and statements written by the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro,” Sununu told Fox News host Sandra Smith when asked about the presidential candidate’s new proposal to cancel $81 billion of medical debt. “I mean, this is socialism to the extreme.”
<div class="embed video fluid-video"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>
“I think it indicates that Bernie has decided that it is down to a two-person race with Elizabeth Warren and what he has to do in order to win is to out-pander her,” he continued. “And so you’re going to see a continuing series of all of these.”
Accordingly, the Vermont senator previewed an upcoming plan that would wipe away individuals’ past-due medical bills without impacting their credit scores. The $81 billion price tag is exclusive of his Medicare-for-All plan — a keystone of his presidential campaign — which estimates indicate could cost as much as $40 trillion.
In June, Sanders unveiled a separate proposal to eliminate the student loan debt of every American — approximately 45 million people. That sweeping plan would cost upwards of $1.5 trillion.
“But the other thing that comes out of this statement — and Republicans ought to take advantage of it — is that Bernie Sanders is doing an extremely good job of telling us what a disaster Obamacare is and that Obamacare really has to be replaced,” Sununu said.
The New Hampshire governor also noted that as Sanders and fellow progressive challenger Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) battle for the far-left lane of the current Democratic presidential primary, both candidates will likely try to outdo each other on the “everything for everybody” front.
“[Health insurance] is becoming a big test and they’re all pounding Obamacare and in ways that Republicans weren’t as effective as these Democrats seem to be,” Sununu said. “The only one defending Obamacare — and it’s beginning to slip even there — is [former Vice President] Joe Biden.”
Biden, who is largely running on former President Barack Obama’s legacy, is one of the only leading Democratic contenders not to advocate for a Medicare-for-All system that would overhaul the entire health insurance market. Rather, he has vowed to reinstate Obamacare&#8217;s individual mandate to attempt to ensure all Americans obtain sufficient health insurance.
The mandate was initially part of the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as Obamacare. As a way to bypass the unconstitutional requirement to force Americans to purchase insurance, the individual mandate was upheld in 2012 by the U.S. Supreme Court as an income-based tax levy.
The individual mandate was repealed after President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017.
“For everyone but Biden this has become an effort to be attractive to the millennials who have absolutely no idea what things cost and who have absolutely no idea that eventually — as Margaret Thatcher said — in socialism, you begin to run out of other people’s money,” Sununu added.

WATCH: New Hampshire Governor: Bernie Sanders Policies Sound Like They’re Written By Nicolas Maduro

Democratic Socialism

Economy

Health Care

Nicolas Maduro

Obamacare

On Thursday night, after his rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, at the Southern New Hampshire University Arena, President Trump delightedly tweeted, “Tonight, we broke the all-time attendance record previously held by Elton John at #SNHUArena in Manchester, New Hampshire!”
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Great news! Tonight, we broke the all-time attendance record previously held by Elton John at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNHUArena?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNHUArena</a> in Manchester, New Hampshire! <a href="https://t.co/GHvFBkA2KZ">https://t.co/GHvFBkA2KZ</a>
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1162195296924946433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>
Trump was mocked by many people on social media:
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">You sure bro? <a href="https://t.co/epxkVmJByk">pic.twitter.com/epxkVmJByk</a>
— Shugar (@GregShugar) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregShugar/status/1162195975663804418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">No one would let it be perceived that he could see nothing, for that would have shown that he was not fit for his office, or was very stupid. No clothes of the Emperor&#8217;s had ever had such a success as these. “But he has nothing on!” a little child cried out at last.
— Lesley Abravanel (@lesleyabravanel) <a href="https://twitter.com/lesleyabravanel/status/1162319723444486144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">This is a lie. The arena was full of empty seats.
Sounds like the sun is going down on you.
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pappiness/status/1162195989597474816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>
But according to Manchester Deputy Fire Marshal Mitchell Cady, who supervised the counting of the crowd, Trump was correct. Cady told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7365155/Fire-marshal-says-Donald-Trump-DID-smash-Elton-Johns-attendance-record-New-Hampshire-arena.html">The Daily Mail</a> that the attendance was “just over 11,500.” He added that “the arena staff said Elton John was around 11,300” in April 2004. Cady pointed out that according to his office, at least 8,000 people stood outside the arena watching Trump&#8217;s rally on jumbo TV screens. He said, “We weren&#8217;t counting it but we estimated probably in the area of 8,000 to 9,000 out front.” On Friday, Cady said he and two deputies examined the physical boundaries of the outdoor crowd on Thursday night, adding, “We measured out the space this morning. Based on the calculations we use for crowd load, we came to either 8 or 9 [thousand].”
Cady said he may have underestimated the number of people in the arena, asserting, “Had some more snuck in during the period when we’re trying to assess the situation and get the door closed, when we’re trying to get everyone through the mags (walk-through metal detectors), then maybe it’s 11,500-plus.”
One arena official added that although there were empty “nosebleed seats,” there were “people cramming themselves into the standing-room space on the arena floor … The Trump people wanted the fire marshal to let more people in, and at some point they say no. But there were tons and tons more outside. It’s not like they couldn&#8217;t fill the place.&#8217;
The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140529101017/http://www.verizonwirelessarena.com/arena_info/default.asp">seating capacity</a> for the Southern New Hampshire University Arena is 11,770 for concerts.
Ironically, on Wednesday, columnist Gail Collins wrote in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/opinion/trump.html">The New York Times</a> of a &#8220;good way to torture Donald Trump,” suggesting, “If we want to really make him crazy, we ought to start a rumor that he can’t draw a crowd.” She added, “Trump can’t bear suggestions that he’s not a crowd megamagnet. Every time he gets on a stage, he seems compelled to claim the audience is of epic proportions. The place is packed! Not to mention the masses waiting outside!”
Speaking of Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Collins concluded:
<blockquote>What if the headlines read “Disappointing Crowd for a Presidential Visit” and the stories focused on the fact that earlier this year in nearby Pittsburgh, Trevor Noah drew a healthy turnout at an arena that seats 12,500? Not responsible journalism. But maybe it’d shock him into reality. Or at least leave him curled up in bed, sucking his thumb while somebody else ran the government.</blockquote>

Trump Mocked For Claim He Broke Elton John’s Attendance Record. Fire Marshal: Trump Was Right.

A brigadier-general who served 36 years with the U.S. Army and received two awards for valor, five Bronze Star medals, and two Purple Hearts is <a href="https://www.donbolduc.com">running as the GOP candidate</a> to replace New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
Brigadier-General Don Bolduc, a lifelong Republican, led one of the first groups in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks in Southern Afghanistan. His record includes serving as Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Component Commander in Afghanistan, as Deputy Director for US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and as Special Operations Command-Africa (COMSOCAFRICA).
Bolduc has relentlessly advocated on behalf of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress (PTS). While admitting he had fought against PTS himself, his efforts on behalf of others earned him the nicknames &#8220;Captain America&#8221; and &#8220;Everyone&#8217;s General&#8221; by his fellow officers and soldiers.
On Monday, announcing his candidacy, Bolduc stated:
<blockquote>
During my time of service, I have been in three-quarters of the countries in the world, which included 10 tours of duty in Afghanistan. But regardless of which continent I was on, I never forgot my roots in the Granite State, because no matter where I was, when foreign or tribal leaders would ask where I was from, I would tell them that I&#8217;m from New Hampshire. Now, these folks couldn&#8217;t point out New Hampshire on a map &#8211; but they always responded: &#8220;Live Free or Die.&#8221; &#8230;
In response to encouragement, and after some long conversations with my family I now plan to do what I have been taught and trained to do my whole life: to try and make a positive difference in the lives of the people I love, the state I love, and the country I love. So with your help, that is exactly what I intend to do. &#8230; Today, I am announcing my candidacy to represent New Hampshire in the United States Senate. &#8230; Let me tell you something &#8211; after 36 years in the Army &#8211; I don&#8217;t give a damn about politics, I&#8217;m trained to finish the mission and get the job done.
</blockquote>
In late April, <a href="https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-retired-brig-gen-donald-bolduc-being-recruited-to-run-for-us-senate/27262791">WMUR reported</a> that Bolduc was being recruited to run against Shaheen but was reluctant, saying, &#8220;My answer is that it&#8217;s very flattering and thank you very much. But at this point I&#8217;m happy with pushing and pursuing veterans&#8217; issues and teaching at Southern New Hampshire University, where I teach homeland security.&#8221; Of his fight to help veterans with PTSD, Bolduc stated, &#8220;I&#8217;m just trying to raise everyone&#8217;s understanding of what post-traumatic stress is, how it affects service members and their families, and I use myself as an example of living proof as someone who has dealt with it and what therapy can do and has done in making me a better version of myself.&#8221;
Bolduc added, &#8220;Donald Trump is the president of the United States, and as president, we want him to be successful. We have to work together to make that happen.&#8221;
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
I&#8217;ve always put people over politics and service over self. Check out my story <a href="https://t.co/3j83Vgli3k">pic.twitter.com/3j83Vgli3k</a>
&#8212; Donald Bolduc (@GenDonBolduc) <a href="https://twitter.com/GenDonBolduc/status/1143157060642705408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>

Retired U.S. General Announces U.S. Senate Run As A Republican In This State

On Thursday morning, the New Hampshire Senate voted to override Gov. Chris Sununu&#8217;s veto of a bill to repeal the death penalty.
New Hampshire has not carried out an execution since 1939, according to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hampshire-repeals-death-penalty-63372855">ABC News</a>.&#8203;
The Senate vote crossed beyond party lines to achieve the exact two-thirds majority needed. The final tally was 16-8. Twelve Democrats and four Republicans reportedly supported the bill, while two Democrats and six Republicans opposed the bill. 
Last week, the 400-member New Hampshire House had a slim <a href="https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-house-votes-override-sununu-veto-death-penalty-repeal#stream/0">two-thirds majority</a> needed to override the veto by 247-123.&#8203;
According to ABC News, capital punishment in New Hampshire only applies in specific scenarios: &#8220;The killing of an on-duty law enforcement officer or judge, murder for hire, murder during a rape, certain drug offenses, or home invasion and murder by someone already serving a life sentence without parole.&#8221;
In a <a href="https://twitter.com/GovChrisSununu/status/1134110641806086144">statement</a>, Sununu said he was disappointed. &#8220;I have consistently stood with law enforcement, families of crime victims, and advocates for justice in opposing a repeal of the death penalty because it is the right thing to do,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I am incredibly disappointed that the Senate chose to override my veto.&#8221;
The only inmate on death row in New Hampshire, Michael Addison, killed Manchester police officer Michael Briggs. The new law does not apply to him retroactively. Some legal experts and supporters of the death penalty, including State Sen. Sharon Carson, believe that the repeal will be interpreted differently by the courts to prevent the execution of Addison. 
&#8220;If you think you&#8217;re passing this today and Mr. Addison is still going to remain on death row, you are confused,&#8221; Carson said, according to ABC news. &#8220;Mr. Addison&#8217;s sentence will be converted to life in prison.&#8221;
Carson also added that New Hampshire takes special care to ensure inmates on death row are not innocent. 
&#8220;This is not Louisiana of the 1920s, where Old Sparky was put on a flatbed truck and driven from prison to prison and people were executed. We are not those people,&#8221; she said. &#8220;That doesn&#8217;t happen here in New Hampshire.&#8221;
The widow of Officer Briggs, Laura Briggs, <a href="https://www.wmur.com/article/laura-briggs-testifies-against-repeal-of-death-penalty/26952237">testified</a> in favor of the death penalty in March claiming that &#8220;it&#8217;s not about an eye for an eye, or revenge,&#8221; but &#8220;it&#8217;s about protecting our society from evil people that do evil things.&#8221;
In a statement, Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty applauded the repeal. 
&#8220;Ending New Hampshire&#8217;s death penalty would not have been possible without significant Republican support,&#8221; the organization&#8217;s director, Hannah Cox, said. &#8220;Increasing numbers of GOP state lawmakers believe capital punishment does not align with their conservative values of limited government, fiscal responsibility, and valuing life. The state of New Hampshire will be much better off because of it.&#8221; 
Sen. Ruth Ward <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5jNleOhhy8">spoke in favor</a> of the bill in April, despite her father being murdered when she was a child.
&#8220;I am a victim. My father was killed before I was eight,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I never saw him. He never saw us grow up. My mother forgave whoever it was, and I will vote in favor of this bill.&#8221;
The ACLU praised the repeal on <a href="https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1134124645928591362">Twitter</a> asserting: &#8220;New England is now the first full region to reject this racist, error-prone, expensive punishment.&#8221;
Maine outlawed the death penalty in 1887, Vermont in 1972, both Massachusetts and Rhode Island in 1984, and most recently Connecticut in 2012.
The repeal makes New Hampshire the 21st state to outlaw the death penalty. 
In recent years, there were numerous efforts to outlaw the death penalty, including 2000 and 2018, where the state legislature passed bills which were vetoed by governors, reported The <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/05/30/new-hampshire-becomes-state-abolish-death-penalty/b9IlqUV6JSOaaRdWLZhSRM/story.html">Boston Globe</a>.

Menu