Trump wins New Hampshire primary: Five key takeaways and what’s next
Al JazeeraTrump attacks Haley after his New Hampshire win cements his position as the Republican frontrunner. United States Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has solidified his hold on his party’s electorate after his New Hampshire primary win against Nikki Haley, his only other major Republican rival left in the race. Here are the key takeaways from the contest: Trump’s way forward Trump won 54.6 percent of Tuesday’s vote in New Hampshire while Haley won 43.2 percent By late Tuesday in the northeastern US state, 20 of its 22 delegates to the Republican National Convention had been allotted based on the voting: 11 going to Trump and eight to Haley. If we don’t win, I think our country is finished.” What’s next Haley’s campaign manager, Betsy Ankney, noted that multiple states on the primary calendar will have setups similar to New Hampshire, where independents could influence the vote. Trump’s inability to rally support among independent voters, college-educated voters and abortion rights supporters — the base that Haley is targeting in the Republican primaries — shows his weakness among a segment of the population that Biden will hope to assemble into a coalition ahead of November.