New Hampshire Exit Polls Show an Anxious Electorate Eager for Change

And the win for Sanders completes his rise from presidential long shot to legitimate challenger for the Democratic nomination against Hillary Clinton.

Republican voters in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary are much more negative about their politicians than Democrats are about theirs, according to early results of the exit poll conducted by Edison Research for the Associated Press and television networks.

On the Republican side, Trump is far ahead of his Republican competitors.

Tamron Hall interviews Donald Trump.

For Trump, New Hampshire was his state to lose. Now, as New Hampshire holds its pivotal primary on Tuesday, the Republican presidential contender has to hope the sky does not come crashing down on him.

Making matters worse, there’s no rhyme or reason to which contest they choose to vote in, though history has shown independents flock to the race where they feel their pick will make the most difference. Early exit polls showed he drew support from voters looking for an outsider and from those who made up their minds a while ago.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, coming off a strong victory in Iowa, has not polled as well in New Hampshire – his rivals seeing that as an opportunity to try to cap his momentum in the second nomination contest.

Fiorina, who protested her exclusion from Saturday’s debate because of low poll numbers, told MSNBC that “it’s the New Hampshire voters’ job to vet candidates and winnow the field”.

“A second-place finish would do a lot for me here”, Chris Christie said. Cruz outperformed among this group in Iowa, grabbing 44 percent of their support, compared to just 15 percent who backed Marco Rubio and 21 percent who supported Donald Trump.

The Republican picture is much more muddled.

The second place finisher, Kasich, may have had the quote of the night. He’s a known quantity to New Hampshire voters, who often reward candidates from neighboring states with strong primary showings. Meanwhile, the one-on-one matchup between Sanders and Hillary Clinton seems destined to continue for weeks as the two prepare for a prolonged battle over delegates.

The Florida Republican has taken heat in recent days after his debate performance Saturday. “I want change”, said Fred Linneman.

Both Democrats and Republicans agree that the economy and jobs, are key issues but more GOP voters are concerned about terrorism than Democrats. No candidate from either party has been nominated without finishing in the top two in New Hampshire since Democrat Hubert Humphrey in 1968.

In comparison to the Iowa caucuses who began voting at 8pm EST, the New Hampshire primaries should deliver results before 11pm EST strikes. “I think the people of New Hampshire deserve better than someone just throwing mud and insulting the other candidates”.

“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”.