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Sanders, Trump take NH primary

<p>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders won decisively in their respective primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday. </p><p>After finishing second in the Iowa caucuses, Trump crushed his competition Tuesday, capturing roughly 35 percent of the vote. It was more than double the second-place finisher ... (Video via <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/09/new-hampshire-primary-results-latest-news.html" target="_blank">CNBC</a>)</p><p>who, interestingly, wasn't Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz, but John Kasich. The Ohio governor only captured 2 percent of the vote in Iowa. <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/video/kasich-in-n-h-theres-magic-in-the-air-with-this-campaign-619888195558" target="_blank">He said</a>, "There is magic in the air with this campaign." (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK22NXXLuF0" target="_blank">Kasich for America / ABC</a>)</p><p>Rubio credited his disappointing showing to a <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/politics/new-hampshire-primary-highlights/" target="_blank">poor debate performance</a>, saying, "That will never happen again." (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TdhOuBtO54" target="_blank">Marco Rubio for President</a>)</p><p>The word "expected" is the battleground on the Democratic side. Sanders won his primary by over 20 percent, but many thought he needed a <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/bernie-sanders-needs-a-big-win-in-new-hampshire/" target="_blank">hefty win</a>. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNeK-mFnJK0" target="_blank">PBS</a>)</p><p>Most pre-polling had him well in <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/elections/" target="_blank">the lead</a>, and Iowa and New Hampshire's voters are characterized as <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/21/do-white-liberals-have-a-bernie-sanders-problem/" target="_blank">"white liberals,</a>" which many have argued is Sanders' demographic. </p><p>However, how convincingly can Hillary Clinton claim to have expected the loss? In June 2015, she led Sanders by nearly <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/bernie-sanders-needs-a-big-win-in-new-hampshire/" target="_blank">40 points</a>. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1F3pImyGAY" target="_blank">Hillary for America</a>)</p><p>The competitions now move on to South Carolina and Nevada. </p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images and music from </i><a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed" target="_blank"><i>Black Ant / CC BY 3.0</i></a><i>.</i></p>
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After near-record turnout in the nation's first primary, Democrat Bernie Sanders holds off Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump tops a field of eight to take Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, the Associated Press projects.

Trump had been leading opinion polls since July. Sanders led opinion polls in the state since the fall.

Trump had a disappointing second-place finish during the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. Sanders came in just .2 percent behind Clinton in Iowa.

In early results, Trump had 34 percent of the GOP vote, 16 percent ahead of Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio had just above 10 percent of the vote. Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson were polling below 10 percent.

Sanders had 56 percent of the Democratic Party vote, 14 points ahead of Clinton. 

Justin Boggs is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @jjboggs.