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Associated PressFebruary 10, 2016

Hoping for survival in the South, a muddled field of Republican presidential contenders descended Wednesday on South Carolina, no closer to clarity about who can stand between Donald Trump and their party’s nomination. Not me, Carly Fiorina announced, dropping out of the campaign. A Chris Christie spokeswoman said his race was over, too. But a […]

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2016

Bernie Sanders and John Kasich picked up the most votes as the first ballots of the first-in-the-nation primary were cast early Tuesday. Sanders won over all four Democratic voters in the tiny town of Dixville, while Kasich sneaked past Donald Trump, 3-2, among Republicans. Under New Hampshire state law, communities with fewer than 100 voters […]

Associated PressFebruary 6, 2016

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An aggrieved Donald Trump was rejoining his Republican presidential rivals on the debate stage and hoping for a winning formula in New Hampshire, while the challenge for surging Marco Rubio was fending off attacks from other candidates. The debate Saturday night comes three days before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, a contest that will likely determine […]

Associated PressFebruary 4, 2016

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Their race newly energized, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders head into the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic presidential contest Thursday night in a tussle over their very political identities. The two candidates are sparring over who is the best standard-bearer for progressive values — and who can actually deliver on a liberal agenda of […]

Associated PressJanuary 6, 2016

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are fighting for the favor of many of the same undecided voters across Iowa, where even some of the most attentive Republicans say they can’t make up their minds less than four weeks before voting begins. That was so among Iowans who gathered before sunrise to hear Rubio at a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 3, 2016

With about a month before the New Hampshire primary, Jeb Bush is heading back to the Granite State for a three-day swing. On Tuesday, Bush will start with the Greater Derry Chamber of Commerce NH Primary Series. The event is scheduled to be held at the Halligan Tavern in Derry. Later Tuesday, he’s scheduled to […]

Associated PressDecember 20, 2015

Days after going toe-to-toe with Donald Trump on the debate stage, Jeb Bush seemed to relish his new role as the Republican front-runner’s chief critic while campaigning on Saturday in New Hampshire. “I’ve got to get this off my chest: Donald Trump is a jerk,” Bush said, unprompted, between answering two voters’ questions. Then he […]

Associated PressDecember 15, 2015

The Republican establishment has flexed its muscle in New Hampshire’s presidential primaries for years. But in the unpredictable 2016 election, the state’s standard political playbook faces challenges on two fronts. Donald Trump‘s brash brand of populism is resonating with voters, and he’s sustained a commanding lead in statewide preference polls for months. While several experienced […]

Thomas BeaumontDecember 12, 2015

Jeb Bush stared across the Londonderry Senior Center in disbelief. A voter at his town hall had just told him she’d read the candidate’s 3,000-word tax plan. “The fact that you read it makes me feel so pleased – even if you didn’t like it,” Bush said, unsuccessfully holding back a grin. It was the […]

Associated PressNovember 9, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton signed the paperwork Monday that establishes her as a Democratic presidential candidate in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. And as such, she’s highlighting her work for the party and on behalf of Democratic candidates — an implicit swipe at rival Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist who has drawn support from the party’s […]

Tag: New Hampshire primaries

Jumbled GOP field hopes for survival in South Carolina

Bernie Sanders, John Kasich win 1st votes in tiny NH community

Debate night: Donald Trump to rejoin rivals, Marco Rubio may feel heat

Democratic race down to just 2: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders face off

A Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio battle over undecided Iowans intensifies

Jeb Bush heads back to New Hampshire for 3-day campaign swing

Jeb Bush has moment of “self-therapy,” calls Donald Trump “a jerk”

New Hampshire GOP leaders fret over crowded 2016 field

Fading in 2016 race, Jeb Bush won’t budge from policy focus

Hillary Clinton files paperwork to be on New Hampshire ballot