(Bernie Sanders seems to have won the popular vote, while he and upstart Pete Buttigieg are a toss-up for the delegate lead.) There is talk of a “recanvas” and there are calls for the resignation of the head of the party. Which means that as the rain fell Friday night in New Hampshire and the candidates gathered at St. Anselm College’s arena for a televised debate, the stakes were high. But then comes New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary a week later, where the license plates bearing the state motto outline what can happen to a campaign from here: “Live free or die.” The “free” part may be superfluous. Among Democrats, the eventual nominee has placed first or second here in every primary since 1972.

Source: thestar February 08, 2020 01:30 UTC