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Sanders Narrowly Defeats Buttigieg in New Hampshire Democratic Primary

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   Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic primary
   Tuesday, as the race to be the party's candidate to take on President
   Donald Trump in November starts to come into focus after months of
   battling among a wide group of challengers.

   Sanders captured 26% of the vote, edging out former South Bend,
   Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg who finished with 24%.

   Sanders called his performance a "great victory" before a cheering
   crowd in Manchester, and predicted Democrats would eventually come
   together in a vital effort to unseat Trump.

   "Let me say tonight this victory here is the beginning of the end of
   Donald Trump," he said. "No matter who wins [the nomination] -- and we
   hope it is us -- we are going to unite together and defeat the most
   dangerous president in the history of the country."

   Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar turned in a surprising third-place
   performance with 20% of the vote, bouncing back from a poor showing in
   last week's Iowa caucus. A University of New Hampshire poll on Monday
   had her with just 7% support, though only half of respondents said they
   had made up their mind at that point.

   Klobuchar celebrated with her supporters Tuesday night, saying her
   campaign has "beaten the odds every step of the way."

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