The New Hampshire primary is usually known as the graveyard of pollsters, but not this year. In this case, the polls generally got it right. As predicted, businessman Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, carried the night by double-digit margins over their competitors. And that’s just one of the […] Read more »
Primary Exit Polls Show Terror Fears Aided Trump and Young Voters Helped Sanders
Two-thirds of New Hampshire Republican primary voters agree with Donald J. Trump’s proposal to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the United States. And they overwhelmingly express fear of another terrorist attack. On the Democratic side, young voters and those most concerned about inequality and political integrity gave Bernie Sanders a […] Read more »
Pushback Against the Political Order Boosts Both Trump and Sanders in N.H.
A powerful pushback against the established political order lifted Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders alike in New Hampshire, underscoring deep splits both within and between the Republican and Democratic parties. Trump was boosted to victory by broad support among voters seeking a political outsider, anger at the federal government, strong […] Read more »
Exit polls: New Hampshire Democrats trust Sanders
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic primary after convincing voters that he was more honest and trustworthy than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to early results of the exit poll conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks. CONT. Emily Swanson & […] Read more »
New Hampshire Exit Poll Results: How Donald Trump Won
Donald Trump won nearly every voting bloc in New Hampshire Tuesday, according to the NBC News Exit Poll. Trump did particularly well among a few groups. His best showing came from voters who wanted a candidate who “tells it like it is” (63 percent) and those who want a president […] Read more »
New Hampshire primary: What voters are thinking
… While more than eight in ten Democrats (84 percent) said the recent debate last week was a factor in their vote, only 53 percent said it played an important role in their decision today. In comparison, 65 percent of Republican voters rated the recent debate as important in their […] Read more »