New Hampshire Holds First Presidential Primary of the 2020 Election

On Tuesday, New Hampshire hosted the first presidential primary of the 2020 Election. 

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who earned a bounce in the polls following a solid debate performance in last week’s Democratic debate, was out to an early—real early—lead Tuesday after three tiny townships held their election at midnight.

Just over two-dozen residents voted under the cover of darkness, giving the moderate Klobuchar eight votes. Projected front- runner Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, each garnered four votes. Former Vice President Joe Biden secured two votes, one less than entrepreneur Andrew Yang who won three votes. Biden, who is counting on South Carolina to reverse his campaign fortunes, left New Hampshire this morning to work on shoring up his votes in the Tar Heel state. Biden surprised many observers by conceding likely defeat during the Feb. 7 debate.

Also earning two votes in the early balloting were former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The New York billionaire, a late arrival to the campaign, decided to forgo campaigning in New Hampshire to focus on the delegate-rich Super Tuesday on March 3, in which voters from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Democrats Abroad, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia all…