Name: New Hampshire Primary Election Special
Uploaded: 2020-03-16T21:32:08.000Z
Duration: 26 min 43 s
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GWEN IFILL: Good evening, and welcome to this special "PBS NewsHour" coverage of the New

They finished second in Iowa, but, tonight, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have claimed

Democrat Sanders scored a resounding win over Hillary Clinton.

It guarantees him a majority of the 24 delegates at stake.

And Republican Trump won big in a crowded field, with John Kasich finishing second.

Trump will take at least nine of that state's 23 GOP delegates.

In the battle for third place on the Republican side, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio continued

As results came into focus, the candidates came out to claim victory and offer concessions.

GWEN IFILL: Donald Trump was triumphant as he appeared before a crowd of supporters in

DONALD TRUMP (R), Presidential Candidate: We want to thank the people of New Hampshire,

DONALD TRUMP: Do we love the people of New Hampshire?

I think, I'm going to do really well there, because I'm here a lot.

And I said I actually think they like me a lot.

And then, all of a sudden, we started getting numbers in.

And everyone said, how come they like Trump so much?

DONALD TRUMP: We're going to be back a lot.

GWEN IFILL: Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders revved up a jubilant crowd of his supporters in Concord.

BERNIE SANDERS (VT-I), Presidential Candidate: And let me take this opportunity to thank

the many, many thousands of volunteers here in the Granite State who worked so tirelessly.

BERNIE SANDERS: Our volunteers worked night and day, made phone calls, and knocked on

BERNIE SANDERS: And we won because of your energy.

BERNIE SANDERS: I want to thank Julia Barnes and our great campaign staff.

BERNIE SANDERS: Together, we have sent a message that will echo from Wall Street to Washington,

BERNIE SANDERS: And that is that the government of our great country belongs to all of the

people, and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors and their super PACs.

GWEN IFILL: And now we go to our political director, Lisa Desjardins, who is reporting

for us tonight in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Lisa, you have had your ear to the ground, talking to voters, talking to candidates.

What have you learned in the past several days while you have been in New Hampshire

that explains what we saw happen tonight?

LISA DESJARDINS: Dramatic results for those of us watching, I think, from outside of New

Hampshire, maybe not as dramatic, Gwen, for voters here.

Going to the polls this morning, the names I heard from voters were the same names that

Voters who told me that they were supporting Donald Trump told me that they were doing

it despite fact that they think he might be someone who is offensive.

They think that this country needs someone who is going to be a strong leader and who

-- maybe who will offend people, especially offend, in their words, America's enemies.

I think the strong leader label also might apply in way to Bernie Sanders.

When I talked to Democrats who voted for Bernie Sanders today -- and there were many, many

of them, as the results are showing -- they said they like that he has been genuine and

he has pushed for his ideas, even when they were remarkably unpopular, to today, when

Those voters who chose not to go for Hillary Clinton said they felt that she is someone

who is trying too hard to say what the people want to hear, vs. strong leader type is what

Not to oversimplify things, but I think that was a very real theme for voters here in New

JUDY WOODRUFF: And, Lisa, were you able to tell what it is that people want the strong

What is the source of the unhappiness, the frustration, the anger?

Were you able to figure -- pick that up from people?

LISA DESJARDINS: Yes, it is absolutely the economy, Judy and Gwen.

Here in New Hampshire, incomes are far above average in the -- of the country, unemployment

levels are low, but yet many voters here don't feel like things are getting better.

And even more so, they are worried about their children's future.

They're worried about student loan debt, which is very high in this state.

And they don't see anything changing to help that situation.

They think new ideas are the only way for things to go -- get on a better course for

And they say they weren't hearing new ideas from other candidates.

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