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13.02.2020 10 ANALYSIS 10 takeaways from the New Hampshire SENATOR Amy Klobuchar of Minne- sota came in a strong third with almost 20 percent, while Sen. Elizabeth War- ren of Massachusetts trailed at a distant fourth with just over nine percent. Former Vice President Joe Biden was in fifth place with just over eight per- cent. No other candidate managed to reach even four percent of the vote. 1. Polls can be reliable Most polls – especially the most re- cent polls – showed Sanders leading or winning in New Hampshire. e polls were accurate, though Buttigieg came close to scoring an upset. 2. The fat lady hasn't sung yet Entrepreneur Andrew Yang and Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado dropped out of the race for the Democratic presi- dential nomination, but nine candidates remain in a field that once had over two dozen presidential hopefuls. While some candidates at the back of the pack have virtually no chance of winning their party's nomination, one shouldn't count out Warren and Biden. eir decision to stay in the race is wel- come. As Biden said: "It ain't over man, we're just getting started." e Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary are important be- cause they are the first two nominating contests. But the two states have small populations with few African-Ameri- can and Hispanic voters. e next two nominating contests – in Nevada Feb. 22 and South Carolina Feb. 29 – are in states with much more diverse popu- lations, where Biden, in particular, has enjoyed strong support. en comes Super Tuesday on March 3, when voters in Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colora- do, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia cast bal- lots for their choice for the Democratic presidential nominee. e results in all these states won't necessarily mirror the results in Iowa and New Hampshire. But just because Biden is carrying on doesn't mean he should carry on this campaign the same way. Something has to change. Biden has to step up his game in the debates and reevaluate why he once topped the polls in Iowa and New Hampshire but then fell flat when vot- ing was held. e former vice president needs to change it up to get more people to come out and vote for him by getting them more excited about his candidacy. He can't just count on states like South Car- olina with large minority populations. Significantly, new polling shows former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's is picking up support among African-Americans – a constit- uency that has been strongly supportive of Biden in earlier polls. 3. Endorsements matter Many agree that endorsements don't really do much for campaigns, but boy, were they wrong this time around in New Hampshire, especially the endorse- ments Sanders received from Demo- cratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. e endorsement of the three pro- Here are 10 takeaways from the New Hampshire Democratic primary, which Senator Bernie Sanders, narrowly won with almost 26 percent of the vote, followed closely by former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buigieg in second-place with just over 24 percent, with 87 percent of precincts reporting Bernie Sanders