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Democratic field narrows after New Hampshire but race is far from settled

The Democratic presidential primary now appears to be a battle between Bernie Sanders and any candidate who can stop him

After the Iowa caucuses failed to produce a clear winner last week, the results of the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night helped crystalize the presidential primary – only insomuch as it appears to be a fiercely contested battle between Bernie Sanders and any candidate who can stop him.

From a sports arena in Manchester on Tuesday night, the Vermont senator and self-declared democratic socialist claimed “a great victory” and declared the “beginning of the end of Donald Trump” while his rivals sought to convince Democrats nervous about a Sanders nomination that they were the most viable alternative.

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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com


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