“Despite Joe Biden's absence at the polls, Granite Staters still turned out in large numbers,” says the party president.
US President Joe Biden achieved a victory in the Democratic Party primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday, despite his absence as party chairman. Ray Buckley called the victory “overwhelming.”
“Despite President Biden's absence from the ballot, Granite Staters still turned out in large numbers to show their support for the great work the Biden-Harris administration has done to grow the economy, protect reproductive freedoms, and defend our democracy “Buckley wrote. .
“Once again, New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary made history, and we are proud as ever.”
Joe Biden's decision not to participate in the primary came as the Democratic National Committee downgraded early voting states, such as Iowa and New Hampshire, in favor of states such as South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan, which according to the party more accurately represent the The diversity of the party, he reported. cnn.
The 81-year-old president emerged victorious from an unofficial write-in campaign, encouraging Democrats to go to the election to express their support for Biden.
Elsewhere, former President Donald Trump won the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday, dealing a knockout blow to his opponent Nikki Haley.
Earlier, Donald Trump underscored his support in New Hampshire by saying that people “are going to vote for me again.”
In congratulating the former president's victory, Haley said she will remain in the race.
“I want to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory tonight. He earned it and I want to recognize that,” said the 52-year-old former South Carolina governor.
But the race is “far from over,” he said, with some states left to vote.
“I have news for all of them: New Hampshire is first in the nation. It's not last in the nation,” Haley said.
Reacting to the former president's victory, President Joe Biden's campaign said Tuesday that the outcome of the Republican primary confirms that Donald Trump is “virtually assured” of the 2024 Republican nomination.
“Tonight's results confirm that Donald Trump has all but secured the Republican nomination, and that the anti-freedom, election-denying MAGA movement has completed its takeover of the Republican Party,” said Biden campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez, in a statement.
The statement also added: “Donald Trump is heading straight into a general election showdown where he will face the only person who has beaten him at the polls: Joe Biden.”
