Kasich places second in New Hampshire; Sanders takes popular vote, loses in delegates

Ohio governor John Kasich is feeling a new wind in his sails after a strong second-place finish in the New Hampshire Republican primary election.

Sitting at about 16% of the popular vote, Kasich is five points ahead of Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio.

Even though Donald Trump is far out in the lead, with 35% of the popular vote, a second-place win in the nation’s first primary election is a high-profile victory for Kasich, and for Republicans who want an alternative to the real estate mogul.

In his emotional speech after the election, Kasich reiterated his message of uniting a wide swath of America to accomplish realistic, attainable goals. The audience was feeling it big-time, and even chanted “Kasich, Kasich,” at one point.

As for the Democratic primary, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders crushed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 60% to 38%, netting him the largest popular vote margin ever recorded in a primary, and making him the first Jewish American to win a primary election.

But there’s a catch.

Even though Sanders overwhelmingly won the popular vote, Clinton technically won New Hampshire thanks to the state’s superdelegates, who can vote for whomever they wish in the primary election, regardless of the popular vote.

At the end of the day, Clinton won 15 delegates (including all of the state’s superdelegates), while Sanders won 13.

Due to the Democratic primary’s superdelegate system, Sanders has an uphill battle ahead of him if he wants to be the Democratic party’s nominee.

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