Sanders leads in New Hampshire as Biden crashes and burns

MANCHESTER: Bernie Sanders held a slim lead in New Hampshire's high-stakes Democratic primary on Tuesday , leaving rivals including party stalwart Joe Biden in his wake as he staked his claim to challenge President Donald Trump in November.

After months atop the pack, Biden had already conceded he expected to do badly in New Hampshire, as he did a week earlier in Iowa - and the former vice president's worst fears were beginning to materialize as he languished in fifth with just 8.4 per cent.The performance will be a body blow to the 77-year-old Biden, who has failed to generate the fundraising numbers or the enthusiasm levels of his rivals for the top spot on the Democratic ticket.

"You know I am the math guy, and it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race," Yang said.The 78-year-old Sanders, from neighboring Vermont, went into the race as the newly anointed national frontrunner and was expected to win New Hampshire. Pundits believe this vital constituency will start to take a serious look at Buttigieg if he racks up top-two finishes in the opening races.

"The question for us Democrats is whether it will be a long, bitter rehash of the same old divides in our party, or whether we can find another way," she said later. Mike Schowalter, a 39-year-old conservative, said he voted for Sanders, a self-declared democratic socialist who critics complain is proposing a health care overhaul and other sweeping ideas that are too expensive.

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