Sanders looks to make New Hampshire his 'slingshot' as GOP field dwindles
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Sanders looks to make New Hampshire his ‘slingshot’ as GOP field dwindles
The Bernie Sanders campaign believes his resounding win in New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary yesterday can propel him to the White House. Before heading to South Carolina and Nevada, Sanders met with civil rights activist Al Sharpton as he seeks to woo the crucial black vote. The campaign also announced Wednesday that it raised a whopping $5.2 million in the 18 hours since polls closed. Sanders started his campaign in April as the ultimate underdog. Less than 10 months later, the Vermont senator has forced his way into the race.
I think that doing well coming from so far behind to a dead heat in Iowa and doing well here in New Hampshire will help slingshot us into the states that follow and give us the bigger stage, the bigger forum to present his views and let people know more about him. That’s going to be a key to turning those states into the Sanders column.
Michael Briggs, Sanders’ longtime communications director
As Sanders sought to build on his victory, a number of candidates took time to reflect on their defeat. Hillary Clinton and a gaggle of mainstream Republican presidential hopefuls turned their gazes south as both parties braced for bitter and drawn-out contests. Those contests will not include New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie or former business exec Carly Fiorina, who suspended their campaigns for the nomination as the Republican field narrowed behind frontrunner Donald Trump. Christie’s most lasting contribution to the race may prove to be his attack on Marco Rubio in last Saturday’s debate, which precipitated the Florida senator’s collapse from establishment favorite to fifth place.
