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New Hampshire’s results as predicted, explained and questioned

New Hampshire’s results as predicted, explained and questioned

Here's a riddle: What happens when you get a curmudgeonly socialist and a snarly capitalist – two ideological polar opposites – each running for president of the United States in the nation's first primary contest? Answer: Victory for both. Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders' 22-point victory over former Secretary of State and former New York Senator Hillary Clinton, and Republican businessman Donald Trump's 19-point victory over Ohio governor John Kasich this past week in New Hampshire is puzzlin

Here's a riddle: What happens when you get a curmudgeonly socialist and a snarly capitalist – two ideological polar opposites – each running for president of the United States in the nation's first primary contest? Answer: Victory for both. Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders' 22-point victory over former Secretary of State and former New York Senator Hillary Clinton, and Republican businessman Donald Trump's 19-point victory over Ohio governor John Kasich this past week in New Hampshire is puzzlin…