Whatever the radicals say, the moral victory was for moderate Democrats. Three hours after New Hampshire’s polls closed it was clear that – while Bernie Sanders may be the notional winner – the surprise rise of third-placed senator Amy Klobuchar and a strong showing by second-placed Pete Buttigieg were the talking points. That and the disastrous 8.4 per cent vote share of Joe Biden, the former vice-president, for whom this presidential race must be all but over. It was a disappointment, too, for Elizabeth Warren, the senator for neighbouring Massachusetts – less than one point ahead of him.
At the time of writing, Sanders, the self-proclaimed socialist and 78-year-old Vermont senator, with 25.7 per cent of the vote is just one point ahead of the previously little-known Buttigieg. Add up the numbers, and the radicals, Sanders and Warren, command just over a third of the total vote. By contrast, the moderates – Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Biden – have more than half.
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