Kasich counting on New Hampshire primary

The National Weather Service says temperatures in Iowa are expected to remain above freezing when hundreds of thousands of people gather Monday night for the caucuses. New Hampshire delivered a lifeline to Clinton in 2008 after her third place finish in Iowa, but polls this time show her trailing Sanders, the senator from neighboring Vermont.

Was Mr. Trump penalized by Iowa’s voters for making a few unconventional decisions, like skipping the final debate or forgoing retail politics in favor of big rallies?

Expect to hear more of that argument from Rubio, who came in a narrow third place to Cruz and billionaire Donald Trump in Tuesday’s leadoff caucuses. Turnout was up on Monday night, but those voters didn’t belong exclusively to Mr. Trump. He finished toward the back of the GOP pack Monday night in the leadoff Iowa caucuses. Not quite as graceful: Ben Carson, who blamed his dismal performance on “dirty tricks” by opponents.

Christie supporter Cynthia Hill says, “it’s really hard for New Hampshire because of Mr. Trump”.

Donald Trump says evangelical Christians “really do get me”.

Rubio and his team are pressing to cut the knees out from Christie, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who have long pointed to New Hampshire as their moment to break out.

Carl Reid and Ashley Zabriskie, both 21, consulted a smartphone app that directed them to particular houses – mostly “moderates and undecided” at this point, Reid says – and prompted them to fill in information after each door.

As much of the GOP field descends on New Hampshire – which votes a week from Tuesday – so too do the establishment candidates descend on the Florida senator, whom they battle with, in order to be the alternative to Ted Cruz and Donald Trump.

Starting today, it’s all about New Hampshire.

The Republican presidential contender told The New York Times several weeks ago that he’d “tax China on products coming in” to the USA and “the tax should be 45 percent”.

Presidential candidates vying for their party nominations are toning down their attacks against rivals opting instead for messages of reflection on the morning of the country’s leadoff Iowa caucuses. Christie and Bush’s PACs, like those supporting most candidates, have run negative ads, including against Kasich.

And New Hampshire will be a two-person tussle with Democrat Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders finishing in a virtual tie. But Sanders isn’t saying whether he considers anything less than victory there a successful outcome. “Whether we lose by a fraction of a point or we win or whatever, we are very proud of the campaign that we won”.