Donald Trump will win New Hampshire Republican primary, AP says – WCVB Boston
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Former President Donald Trump is projected to win the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, according to The Associated Press.
The AP called the race for Trump at 8 p.m. Tuesday, but the margin of his victory is not yet known.
“[Trump’s] just going to try to ignore her and move forward without her,” said Democratic political analyst Mary Ann Marsh. “He’s setting the record straight. He’s on his general election. This is his message.”
Video below: Trump supporters react to N.H. primary results
“If I’m Nikki Haley, I’m encouraged by what Trump just said because he’s he’s hurt by this,” said Republican political analyst Rob Gray. “It’s a relatively narrow defeat for her and it’s gotten on his nerves.”
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“It’s obviously not what she wanted,” Gray added. “She wanted an outright win here. Right. She she needed a win. But Trump is very much bothered by the fact that she got as close as he did. I think he’s going to be yelling at some people tonight and saying, what happened? He likes to boast about big numbers. He didn’t get them tonight.”
Video below: Analyzing results of N.H. Republican primary
Despite Tuesday’s results, Haley told her supporters that she is a fighter and vowed to stay in the race. It appears the former South Carolina governor will keep campaigning through Super Tuesday, which is March 5.
“New Hampshire is first in the nation, it is not the last in the nation. This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go,” Haley said.
Video below: Haley addresses supporters after N.H. primary
“This was the best possible electorate for Nikki Haley. There’s a lot of highly educated voters. Independents can vote in the Republican primary. They probably comprise 40 to 45 percent of it, if not more. I just don’t see a path for her to win from here,” Gray said. “She had to win in New Hampshire. She did not win in New Hampshire.”
Video below: Trump criticizes Haley about her primary night speech
“The fact is, she had to win here. She did not,” Marsh said. “Everyone will try to argue the margins and, you know, spin it all around. She came out first tonight to try to make that case, stepping on the announcement of Trump winning and trying to define her path forward,” Marsh added. “But the reality is, she’ll get to South Carolina and realize she has nowhere to go.”
“No Republican who’s won both (Iowa and New Hampshire) has ever lost the nomination, so I think that Haley’s big donors are probably going to pack it in on her,” Gray said. “She may be out before South Carolina. She says she’s going to stay in.”
The South Carolina Republican presidential primary is scheduled for Feb. 24.
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