and a hail mary challenger. it s election night in new hampshire. the republican race is down to two. one by one you saw them leave. now we have a two person race. donald trump trying to cement his status at the top of the ticket. we will be leaving new hampshire with a think a big victory. while his final rival nikki haley chases an upset you. have a decision to make. the decision comes down to this: do we want more of the same or do you want something different. [cheers and applause]. and the mad dash write in campaign for an incumbent president not on the ballot. our coverage of the new hampshire primary starts right now. it was a showdown in new hampshire. former president trump emerging victorious and nikki haley vowing to soldier on. i am bret baier. and i am martha maccallum. welcome to bedford, new hampshire. fox news projecting that the former president trump won the republican primary in new hampshire but the margin of victory over nikki
Huckabee winning and flaming out, michele bachmann is the hot story around here right now but what if she flames out. say she hangs on then tanks in new hampshire and disappears. that two cycles in a row where the attention gus to the upstart and they re gone. what about candidates who decide iowa s not in the cards. it s a risky proposition, you may argue whether it s significant but it s a first. they ve got the opportunity to meet voters, talk about issues on a national stage in iowa. same in new hampshire. if you miss the campaign in new hampshire, you re missing all the opportunity to talk to the nation from that location. so i am the reason rudy giuliani didn t do well and we don t have president giuliani is because he waited for florida. the bypass iowa strategy rarely works because a candidate who doesn t play here gets
Huckabee winning and flaming out, michele bachmann is the hot story around here right now but what if she flames out. say she hangs on then tanks in new hampshire and disappears. that two cycles in a row where the attention gus to the upstart and they re gone. what about candidates who decide iowa s not in the cards. it s a risky proposition, you may argue whether it s significant but it s a first. they ve got the opportunity to meet voters, talk about issues on a national stage in iowa. same in new hampshire. if you miss the campaign in new hampshire, you re missing all the opportunity to talk to the nation from that location. so i am the reason rudy giuliani didn t do well and we don t have president giuliani is because he waited for florida. the bypass iowa strategy rarely works because a candidate who doesn t play here gets