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Winners and Losers of the New Hampshire Primary
The Granite State has spoken and while four years has passed, they still feel the burn. Tuesday night, Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary narrowly beating former mayor Pete Buttigieg. Senator Amy Klobuchar placed third followed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, and falling into fifth place was former Vice President Joe Biden.
Unlike in Iowa, the turnout in New Hampshire was at a 12 year record high with 288,000 surpassing voter turnout numbers in 2008 and in 2016, were turnout was 250,000. These turnout numbers shows an energized electorate and the importance of 2020.
The biggest takeaway from the New Hampshire Primary was the importance of a good debate showing. Many people argue they are not paying attention to the debates or there are too many, but the reality is due to Klobuchar’s stellar debate performance on Friday night she not only raised $3.5 million over the weekend, but she went on to place third in the New Hampshire Primary. Klobuchar coming in third place shows her hopeful message of “We cannot win big by out-dividing the divider-in-chief” is resonating with voters.
