Voting opens: Democratic primaries have arrived in New Hampshire

After receiving the most votes in Iowa, the socialist senator and former South Bend mayor is also leading polls in New Hampshire, the second state to elect a party representative for the presidential election. Biden, expected to absorb further disappointment, canceled the primaries event and unexpectedly took off for South Carolina

Voting opens: Democratic primaries have arrived in New Hampshire

After the preliminary elections in Iowa, it will be up to New Hampshire voters to elect the Democratic nominee for the November presidential election tonight. At the center of attention are Sen. Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Indiana Mayor South Bend Pete Bottige, who finished last week in Iowa, with a small gap in favor of the latter.

Sen. Amy Clocher, who came in third in public opinion polls in this country after the confrontation last week, is aiming to gain momentum for the continuation of primaries, while former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden hopes to avoid further disappointment after finishing only fourth in Iowa. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who came in third, also hopes to stand out.

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Voters queue for ballot in Nashua, New Hampshire, today (Photo: Reuters)

Voters waiting in line for election of Democratic presidential candidate, Married City, New Hampshire, USA. February 11, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

New Hampshire voters today (Photo: Reuters)

Picking up ballots for ballot booths. The candidate for the United States Democratic Party nomination in Manchester, New Hampshire. February 11, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

In order to win the Democratic Party, candidates must win the support of 1,990 delegates out of 3,979. New Hampshire selects 33 delegates, 24 of whom must vote in the party conference according to the results of the primaries. Despite their small number, history has proven almost impossible for a Democrat to be elected as a presidential party candidate without screwing up in the first two places in the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries.

After the win in Iowa, Sanders and Bootjej hit every direction in the Democratic conflict

Will try to recover the win from Iowa. Boutique in New Hampshire, today (Photo: Reuters)

Pete Bottage, the Democratic presidential candidate, shakes hands with a supporter outside the polls in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. February 11, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

Voters are looking for the right face to face U.S. President Donald Trump, who is aiming to run for a second term in the Nov. 3 election. This time, they hope the process will go more smoothly, following the embarrassment of the technical issues in the counting of votes in Iowa, which resulted in a few days delay in publishing the results. As with the rest of the race, New Hampshire voters will also decide between moderate candidates - Bottage, Clocher and Biden, and progressive left-wing candidates - including Warren and Sanders.

Won in 2016 with 60% state support. Sanders in New Hampshire, today (Photo: Reuters)

Democratic Party presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to polling station in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. February 11, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

From the list of 33 names facing voters, including candidates who resigned weeks ago, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire who enters a late race and will not face his first electoral test just yet. The latest polls give the lead to Sanders, while Bottige and Clobcher get second and third places respectively. In light of the projected loss to Biden, he canceled the primaries event scheduled to take place tonight in New Hampshire and took off for South Carolina.

Canceled the primaries event scheduled tonight. Biden in New Hampshire, today (Photo: Reuters)

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is visiting the ballot box in the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. February 11, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

Supporters of the 38-year-old Buttigej were greeted at the Manchester ballot box before dawn, waving blue and yellow signs saying "Pete 2020" and "President Pete." The candidate reported "feeling good," smiling at reporters who asked him if he expected to end the primaries with such a result.

The 78-year-old Sanders, who represents the neighboring state - Vermont, in the Senate, defeated New Hampshire in previous Democratic primaries, against his rival Hillary Clinton who finally won the 2016 party nomination. While last time he won 60% support, this time none of the candidates are likely to win such a result. Earlier, he addressed an audience of more than 7,500 supporters, most of them young on campus in Durham, saying: "This participation shows me why we're going to win here in New Hampshire, why we're going to win the Democratic nomination and why we're going to defeat the most dangerous president in the history of United States".