LATEST POLL NUMBERS: Sanders, Trump projected to win New Hampshire primary

Marco Rubio says he’s disappointed in his performance on Tuesday in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, and he’s blaming himself.

“Hillary is old news”, Daniel Patrick Welch said Wednesday in an interview with Press TV, arguing that the former secretary of state was given a chance by the ruling elite but failed to deliver. The former reality television star has been cheered by his supporters for comments that others have derided as politically incorrect.

Some 25 minutes after polls closed at 8pm (1am United Kingdom time), Trump was in first place with 34 percent of the early vote. “Tomorrow: boom, boom”, he said, shadow boxing while his supporters cheered.

Shortly after he was declared the victor of the presidential contest, Sanders gave a victory speech that touched upon both domestic and foreign policy issues, including the Middle East. He pledged to have business experts negotiate better trade deals and to “knock the hell out” of Islamic State militants.

But a strong showing in New Hampshire can result in a wave of media coverage, donations and give a candidate momentum ahead of races in coming weeks, including the March 1 “Super Tuesday”, when 11 states vote.

Which candidate do you trust?

Joan, 68, went for Sanders.

“If you’re sick, if you’re really, like, you can’t move; you’re close to death; your doctor tells you it’s not working; your wife is disgusted with you, she said, ‘I’m leaving.’ No matter what”. “We’re going to take stock, but it’s going to be the campaign that I’ve got”.

For Bernie Sandwich, I mean Sanders, it was a must-win after narrowly losing in Iowa by a margin as thin as the white hairs on top of his head.

They are anxious about the economy and distrust establishment politicians they perceive as being part of the problem. While Mrs Clinton remains the favourite in the national race for the Democratic nomination, the win by Mr Sanders could be a springboard into a competitive primary campaign.

The distinctions between what motivated Sanders and Clinton voters were sharp. But a Reuters/Ipsos poll done Feb 2-5 showed Clinton and Sanders now in a dead heat.

Clinton’s campaign had sought to manage expectations with a circular to her supporters, noting that “whatever happens tonight, we’re ready to get back out there and fight twice as hard tomorrow”. She defended her progressive stances and vowed to be the candidate who fixes problems and not just state them. She acknowledged she had work to do winning over young voters.

“People have every right to be angry but they’re also hungry, they’re hungry for solutions”, she said.

Speaking afterwards, billionaire Mr Trump told his campaign rally: “Wow, wow, wow, wow”. Spanish-language radio ads are active in Nevada and there is a large number of paid door-knockers in SC.

For the rest of the Republican field, Tuesday’s results will shed light on which of the more establishment-friendly candidates could advance to later contests, including Florida Sen.

“I just haven’t made up my mind”, said Bob Schmitt, 71, an independent voter from Windham, who remained torn on Monday between Trump and Kasich.

“The Bush name is golden in my state”, Graham said.