AS IT IS 2016-02-04 On to New Hampshire for US Presidential Candidates

AS IT IS 2016-02-04 On to New Hampshire for US Presidential Candidates

Iowa voters surprised political experts Monday.

Senator Ted¹ Cruz of Texas finished first in the state’s Republican caucuses³. This surprised many observers who expected businessman Donald Trump⁴ to win the most support.

But Trump finished second. Trump finished in front of Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. Cruz and Rubio are first-term senators.

After his second place finish in Iowa, Trump congratulated Cruz and Rubio. “On to New Hampshire,” he said. The presidential candidates are in the New England state this week. New Hampshire will hold its presidential primary election on Tuesday.

More candidates leave the race

Because of what happened in Iowa, there are now two less candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination⁵.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky suspended his campaign Wednesday after finishing with less than 5 percent of the vote in Iowa. On Monday night, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee dropped out of the race after winning only 2 percent of the Iowa vote.

Many others are seeking the Republican presidential nomination. They include Dr. Ben Carson, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, Ohio Governor John Kasich and New Jersey⁶ Governor Chris Christie.

On the Democratic field

In Iowa’s Democratic caucuses, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defeated Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont by less than 1 percent.

A third candidate, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, dropped out of the race Monday night after a poor showing in Iowa.

In the New Hampshire primary, Clinton will be the underdog to Sanders. He represents the state of Vermont, New Hampshire’s western neighbor.

Two other Democratic presidential votes take place later this month in Nevada and South Carolina. RealClearPolitics.com says studies of likely voters show Clinton far ahead in both states.

Grant Reeher teaches political science at Syracuse University in New York. He said this about the Democratic race:

“Iowa showed the social movement that is behind Sanders’ campaign is real, and it is going to be a force in the campaign in the long term.”  However, Sanders remains⁷ “a long shot to actually win the nomination,” he added.

Here is what other political observers are saying:

"The loss (in Iowa) raises the possibility that Mr. Trump’s strength is at least partly an illusion,” wrote Nate Cohn in the New York Times. “He may not be quite as strong as he looks,”

“Meet Ted Cruz, your new front-runner,” added Glenn Thrush in Politico.

Rubio’s strong third-place finish puts him in the position to claim the Republican establishment vote, some experts wrote.

“He over-performed expectations,” wrote Amber⁸ Phillips in the Washington Post. “And for that, Rubio, perhaps almost as much as Cruz, can call Monday a win.”

Words in This Story

caucus² – n. a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election

underdog – n. a person that is likely to lose a contest

illusion – n. something that looks or seems different from what it is

agenda – n. a list of things to be considered or done

tuition – n. money that is paid to a school for the right to study there

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

3 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。