Sanders, Trump Double Lead Over Rivals in New Hampshire

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused rival Ted Cruz of stealing a victory in the Iowa caucuses and called for another vote or nullification of Cruz’s win. He added: “Many people voted for Cruz over Carson because Cruz is a fraud”.

Ben Carson cried foul against the Cruz campaign for telling
caucus-goers that the retired neurosurgeon was dropping out of the race and going home and they should vote for the Texas senator instead.

Ted Cruz, the Republican victor of the Iowa caucuses who is a 16/1 outsider to replace Barack Obama as president later this year, mentioned Denmark as part of some rather unflattering remarks about his outspoken competitor, Donald Trump.

In the week leading up to the Iowa Caucus, polls showed Trump several points ahead of Cruz, but come caucus day, Cruz was declared the victor after winning 4 percentage points more support.

“We need a commander in chief, not a Twitterer in chief”, Cruz told reporters here.

Jeb Bush, battling against low poll numbers in the last days before Tuesday’s primary, attempted Wednesday to convince voters he’s still worth supporting in what will likely be a tight New Hampshire race.

Jeanne Zaino, a professor of political science in NY, said Trump’s outburst was a strategic move created to counter the narrative that he lost in Iowa and that his campaign is beatable. In that survey, there’s a clear victor: Donald Trump. He says Clinton’s record is “just not progressive” on many issues, including her vote as a senator to authorize the war in Iraq.

The accusations, the latest in a long line of Trump insults aimed at his rivals, come in stark contrast to his gracious concession speech in Iowa on Monday, saying he was “honoured” to finish second.

Alice Stewart, Mr Cruz’s communications adviser, told the Telegraph that the claims were “not a surprise”.

The Republican field is now left with nine White House hopefuls, including businesswoman Carly Fiorina, who insisted she is committed to the race despite finishing seventh in Iowa.

“I don’t think it ever helps after you lose an election to ask for a do over”, Christie said on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends”. The poll includes interviews with a random sample of 556 adult residents of New Hampshire, including 209 who say they plan to vote in the Republican presidential primary.