Live blog: Trump, Sanders win NH primaries
Here are the latest reports from the Granite State.
Hillary Clinton speaks at her primary night gathering at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett, New Hampshire.
Here’s how Hillary Clinton’s campaign is downplaying her loss in New Hampshire
Within seconds of the last polls closing in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton’s campaign released a memo downplaying the former secretary of state’s loss in the state to Bernie Sanders.
“After splitting the first two contests, an outcome we’ve long anticipated,’’ wrote campaign manager Robby Mook in an 1,100-word memo released at 8 p.m. Tuesday, “attention will inevitably focus on the next two of the ‘early four’ states: Nevada and South Carolina.’’ Read more.
Bernie Sanders greets supporters after winning the New Hampshire Democratic Primary.
Bernie Sanders celebrated NH primary win by playing basketball with his grandkids
As the crowd at Concord High School in New Hampshire anxiously waited to hear Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders give his victory speech Tuesday night, the Vermont senator was warming up—on a basketball court.
Sanders celebrated his victory by shooting hoops with his sons and grandkids, according to Fox News. Read more.
Trump, Sanders victorious in New Hampshire primaries
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders swept to victory in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primaries, adding crucial credibility to their upstart candidacies and underscoring the insistence of voters in both parties on shaking up American politics.
While New Hampshire is known for its political surprises, Trump and Sanders led in the state for months. Still, both needed to deliver on expectations after second place finishes in last week’s lead-off Iowa caucuses, where Ted Cruz topped the Republican field and Hillary Clinton narrowly edged Sanders in the Democratic race. Read more.
—Associated Press
Supporters of many of the presidential candidates hold signs outside a polling place in Manchester, N.H.
Exit polls: New Hampshire GOP voters feel betrayed by party
Voters in New Hampshire’s primary are deeply unhappy with the federal government, and many Republican voters are down on politicians from their own party, according to early results of the exit poll conducted by Edison Research for the Associated Press and television networks.
Republican voters say the economy, government spending and terrorism are the most important issues facing the country. Democratic primary voters say the economy and income inequality are most important. Read more.
—Associated Press
Trump, Sanders look to emerge from New Hampshire with wins
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders looked to emerge from Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary with their first victories of the 2016 presidential election, while rivals hoped a state famous for political surprises would give their own White House bids a needed boost. Even if Republican Trump or Democrat Sanders were to stumble, the two were assured of moving on. However, for some GOP candidates, the outcome could determine whether their campaigns continue beyond the northeastern battleground. A trio of governors — Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Chris Christie — have spent most of their time in the state in recent weeks and needed to show voters, as well as crucial financial donors, that they’re viable candidates. Read more.
—Associated Press
State Rep. Martha Hennessey greets voters outside Hanover High School.
Does Hillary Clinton stand a chance in Hanover?
Several dozen Dartmouth students hopped off shuttle buses Tuesday afternoon and walked down a long sidewalk toward Hanover High School, where they would cast their votes in the presidential primary election.
“Hello, thanks for voting,’’ said Martha Hennessey, a state representative who was holding a Hillary Clinton sign in her mittened hands.
Most of the students walked past without acknowledging her, turning their faces toward the school.
“They aren’t really interested in talking to us,’’ Hennessey said. “Even the ones that have told us they’re voting for Hillary and not Bernie give us this look like ‘Who are those old people over there for Hillary?’’’ Read more.
A voter in Lyme casts their Democratic ballot on primary day.
The bluest town in New Hampshire chooses a candidate
LYME, N.H. – While the rest of New Hampshire argues over Rubio versus Trump versus Cruz versus Kasich, this Connecticut River hamlet thinks mostly in blue.
Hillary or Bernie? That’s the question most of Lyme’s 1,200 or so voters will mull as they stand in the ballot box.
Whoever the Democratic nominee is, it’s a sure bet that they’ll win Lyme come November. Judging by the 2012 election results, Lyme is the bluest town in New Hampshire. President Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney with a whopping 76 percent of the vote here four years ago. Read more.
Republican candidate John Kasich is getting a lot of attention on the day of New Hampshire’s primary.
John Kasich is the most searched Republican candidate in New Hampshire on primary day
It’s been New Hampshire or bust for John Kasich’s Republican presidential campaign. The Ohio governor is looking for a strong result in an effort to claim the leading “establishment’’ or “moderate’’ candidate position.
And if Google search trends are any indicator, Kasich may be in luck. The governor received more interest Tuesday in New Hampshire than any other GOP candidate—including frontrunner Donald Trump. Read more.
Jeb Bush speaks during the #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire.
What does #FITN mean? The story behind the hashtag dominating the New Hampshire primary
Ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primaries, presidential candidates took to Twitter to rally their constituents one final time. Along with their messages, each politician included the hashtag #FITN. For political insiders and members of the media, the meaning was apparent. For others, it was less so.
The hashtag stands for “First in the Nation,’’ reflecting New Hampshire’s status as the first state to hold its presidential primaries each election cycle. While the hashtag is almost ubiquitous at this point, its origins trace back to a meeting between three of the state’s political operatives in the summer of 2010. Read more.
600-pound pig escapes from NH farm, tries to go vote
Call it the Taking of Pelham 6 0 0.
An escaped pig weighing over 600 pounds strolled up to the door of a polling location in Pelham, New Hampshire on Tuesday morning, police said.
The pig was wandering through the parking lot full of primary voters and hung around by the door. Watch the video here.
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Photos: Follow the 2016 presidential candidates through the NH Primary
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From dawn to dusk, see where the candidates went and how they spent their day on Tuesday. Read more.
Hillary Clinton poses for a picture Tuesday with Frank Fiorina, husband of Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, outside of a polling station at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School in Derry, New Hampshire.
Hillary Clinton runs into Carly Fiorina’s husband at New Hampshire polling station
For all the harsh rhetoric Carly Fiorina directs at Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state appears to hold no grudges against the Republican presidential candidate’s husband. At a polling station Tuesday morning in Derry, New Hampshire, Clinton ran into the former Hewlett-Packard executive’s husband, Frank Fiorina.
The two kept things cordial, with Clinton even offering to take a picture with Fiorina.
“Give my best to Carly,’’ she added, before continuing on to the campaign’s next stop. Read more.
Paul Worrall.
An immigrant wrote a song for Trump and is blasting it around Manchester
Wearing aviators, a top hat and a scarf wrapped around his neck, Paul Worrall cruised down Elm Street in Manchester with the windows rolled down and a song blasting from the sound system. When the song reached the chorus, Worrall started pumping his fist in the air.
“Let’s make America great again!’’ played repeatedly as Worrall made a sharp turn into a parking spot. Read more.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks as he campaigns at Tuckaway Tavern and Butchery on February 8, 2016 in Raymond, New Hampshire.
Hecklers in New Hampshire try to cleanse Ted Cruz’s ‘demonic soul’ with exorcism
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has been called a hypocrite and inconsistent —among other names—but “demonic’’ is a new one for the evangelical Texas senator.
While speaking at the Tuckaway Tavern and Butchery in Raymond, New Hampshire Monday, Cruz was interrupted by two men seeking to perform an exorcism on him. Read more.
Supporters outside of the Webster school held signs and chanted for their preferred candidates.
Will Manchester’s bellwether precinct pick the election winners again?
In 2012, Ward 1 was the bellwether precinct that most closely mirrored the results of the 2012 presidential election. That year, 51.47 percent of people voted for Obama versus 47.6 percent for Romney, which was a difference of 3.86 percentage points. In the national election, the difference between the two candidates was also 3.86 percentage points.
Outside the polling location at Webster School, packs of supporters shouted and held up signs as voters filtered inside, hoping to sway any last-minute undecided voters. Read more.
Did Chris Christie forget the Boston Marathon bombings in an ad discussing terrorist attacks?
In a recent pro-Chris Christie super PAC ad, the Republican presidential candidate addresses the crowd at a Town Hall in Bedford, New Hampshire about his personal experience with the September 11 terrorist attacks.
“I’ll never forget. My wife was there. We lost friends,’’ Christie tells the New Hampshire crowd. “I know the loss and the pain, and I know the fear of loss.’’
This sentiment is something that a lot of those at the 2013 Boston Marathon probably know all too well, but in the ad — in which Christie spoke in New Hampshire in December, and which is now airing in the Boston market — Christie doesn’t acknowledge the April 2013 bombings. Read more.
Donald Trump repeated a vulgar insult made about Ted Cruz during a NH rally
While Donald Trump criticized Sen. Ted Cruz for his stance on waterboarding during a Manchester, N.H. rally on Monday, a woman described the Texas senator by using a crass word for the female anatomy — and Trump asked her to repeat it. Read more.
Aaron Black protested a Marco Rubio visit in Manchester, N.H.
Men in robot costumes try to swarm Marco Rubio in Manchester
Several protesters dressed in anti-Marco Rubio robot costumes were jostled by the candidate’s supporters at a Manchester polling location on Tuesday morning.
The crowd of supporters had gathered ahead of a visit from Rubio himself. Wearing a chrome costume, one protester held a sign that read, “#Robot Rubio.’’ Read more.
—Allison Pohle and Eric Levenson
A voter exits a voting booth after casting a ballot in today’s presidential primary in Hancock, New Hampshire.
A guide to taking the perfect ballot selfie this New Hampshire primary
Do you love politics and taking photos of yourself? If you live in New Hampshire, you’re in luck.
New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary today will be the first statewide election since a federal judge struck down a state law that had banned social media postings of photos of marked ballots.
That means social media posts from the Granite State will likely feature a few “ballot selfies,’’ with voters proudly showing off their completed ballots. Read more.
“I won’t have anything to do with politics in any way, shape or form,’’ said Al Goudreau, who owns Treats and Treasures General Store.
A tiny New Hampshire town retakes a tradition: voting at midnight
MILLSFIELD, N.H.—It was all over in 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
The 14 voters of Millsfield cast their ballots at midnight. Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton won. And for the first time in 56 years, Millsfield voters again became among the first of the first in the nation to vote for president.
The voters who gathered in this wood-paneled bar aren’t the only ones who cast ballots while most of New Hampshire slept. Just up the road, in Dixville Notch, nine people voted at midnight, as they have for decades. And further south, in Hart’s Location—an actual incorporated town, unlike its midnight voting sisters—voters cast their ballots, too. Read more.
Kneiland Wheeler, a 30-year resident of Pittsburg, New Hampshire.
The town in New Hampshire most candidates forgot
PITTSBURG, N.H.—At the northernmost tip of New Hampshire, the tiny town of Pittsburg is more likely to get mobbed by snowmobile enthusiasts than presidential candidates.
Of the hundreds of visits made by White House hopefuls to the state over the last nine months or so, this town of about 800 people, known for its beautiful lakes, trails and fly fishing, has been largely ignored. And not everyone is disappointed with the lack of political attention. In fact, some residents are happy to let the political circus pass them by. Read more.
“Whoever I think can do the job to address the issues the country is facing, that person’s the one I’m going to vote for,’’ Steve Ellis said.
In northern Trump country, a political agnostic mulls his vote
PITTSBURG, N.H.—In this first-in-the-nation primary state, you can’t get much further north than Steve Ellis’ property. Giving directions, he specifies: His street is about the last one before the electricity stops.
“This is live free or die territory,’’ Ellis said. “My town is a town where people are still extremely independent. We don’t have a zoning, planning boards, so you can build whatever the hell you want up here. And that’s kind of their attitude. ‘Nobody’s going to tell me what to do.’’’ Read more.
Bernie Sanders speaks Monday during a rally at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, N.H.
How much of a home-field advantage does Bernie Sanders actually have?
Don’t tell New Hampshirites that they’re in Bernie Sanders’ backyard.
While it’s true that Hillary Clinton is undoubtedly the underdog at this point in the state’s primary race, that wasn’t always the case.
A year ago, in a February 2015 poll, Sanders had only 6 percent support to Clinton’s 58 percent. And 37 percent of New Hampshire respondents did not know who the Vermont senator was (Clinton was unknown to just 1 percent of the state).
That’s because New Hampshire doesn’t have much interaction with Vermont, University of New Hampshire political scientist Andy Smith told Boston.com. Read more.
Timothy Kierstead confronts Marco Rubio.
Gay voter to Marco Rubio: ‘Why do you want to put me back in the closet?’
Marco Rubio was greeting diners the day before the primary at the Puritan Backroom restaurant in Manchester, when he was questioned by a gay man about his opposition to same-sex marriage.
“Why do you want to put me back in the closet?’’ asked Timothy Kierstead, according to The New York Times.
“I don’t,’’ Rubio said. “You can live any way you want.’’
After a brief back-and-forth, Rubio decided to move on from the conversation. “Typical politician,’’ Kierstead loudly remarked. “Walk away.’’ Read more.
Hillary Clinton shakes hands with a cashier Sunday at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Manchester, N.H.
Here’s how much each presidential candidate has spent on Dunkin’ Donuts
If America really runs on Dunkin’, then Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush are in lockstep with U.S. voters.
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, however, are running on—gasp—Starbucks.
Dunkin’ Donuts and its beloved year-round iced coffee holds a place near and dear to the heart of New England. So ahead of the primary, we analyzed recent campaign finance reports from the Federal Election Commission to get to the bottom of a key question on voters’ minds. Read more.
John Kasich campaigns Monday at the Searles School and Chapel in Windham, N.H.
John Kasich tells New Hampshire voters he’s the ‘right porridge’
During a town hall Monday in Windham, New Hampshire, Republican candidate John Kasich was confronted by a voter who was trying to decide between him, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders.
“I’m the right porridge,’’ Kasich said, a reference to Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
“One of them is too hot, the other is too cold,’’ he said. “But I’m the right temperature.’’ Read more.
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