A demographic profile of where leading presidential candidates are finding support

That victory, and the political rise of the real-estate mogul, has Vox’s Ezra Klein declaring Trump’s ascendancy to be a “terrifying moment in American politics.”

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“The only way to beat Donald Trump is to highlight the simple truth of his record”, Cruz added.

Only a few delegate votes are at stake but the importance of winning early can never be underrated.

Cruz highlighted the “significant glaring differences” between the two on health care, stressing that Trump was keen on “adopting Bernie Sanders-style socialized medicine”, a reference to the independent senator challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.

“The money’s coming now, everybody wants a seat at the table”.

On the Democrat side, right before the primary it suddenly looked like Barack Obama had caught up to and overtaken Hillary Clinton, but then when the votes came in, Hillary Clinton still won.

Mr Sanders and Mr Trump – two political insurgents from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum – have torn down the consensus of their respective party establishments.

Sanders’ skill at raising campaign money from hordes of small donors is challenging the fundraising machine backing Clinton, who has spent decades in public life and has cultivated close relationships with the party’s top donors and fundraisers.

These topics will be heavy on the minds of SC voters when they cast their ballots.

For Republican Party establishment unnerved by Donald Trump’s thumping victory on Tuesday night, the question of which candidate from the establishment camp will be the next to drop out becomes increasingly relevant.

This week’s New Hampshire primary was won by Trump with a massive margin, while Governor John Kasich of OH came in second, followed by Cruz and the former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. ABC News’ Good Morning America reported this morning that the New Jersey governor’s New Hampshire campaign Chairman Wayne MacDonald said that qualifying for CBS’ upcoming GOP debate is likely a major factor in Christie’s deliberations.

Trump’s remaining rivals are still splintered.

Sanders, whose win over Clinton outpaced expectations, also moved swiftly to shore up his support among the Democratic base.

Mrs Clinton is seen as part of the establishment, accepting generous business backing while criticising Wall Street.

There continues to be a huge age divide among their supporters.

The consolation the losers in New Hampshire can take is from history.

The former commander-in-chief was featured in a radio spot that began running on local stations in both SC and New Hampshire on Sunday during the Super Bowl.

Stephanie Schriock, the president of Emily’s List, which supports Democratic women who back abortion rights as they run for Congress and governor, said the idea Clinton was losing women was “overblown”. Now it’s more like 8%, or 9%, or 10% might respond to a poll, even if you exert a lot of effort to try to get people to respond.

Jonathan Bernstein writes for Bloomberg News.