By Brandy Sloan
In less than 12 hours after the polls closed in New Hampshire, three Democratic presidential candidates dropped out of the election.
Andrew Yang and Sen. Micheal Bennet ended their campaigns not long after the polls closed on Tuesday in New Hampshire. The morning after, the former governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, put an end to his campaign as well, after stating on Tuesday he was going to have a conversation with his wife over the future of his campaign.
The three had their low finish on the first-in-the-nation primary state to blame for their dropping out of the race, with Yang stating “You know, I am the math guy, and it it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race,” when talking to supporters of his during an election night rally on Tuesday. Yang received 2.8 percent of the votes, followed by Patrick who got a 0.4 percent, and Bennet at a 0.3 percent.
As the race moves toward Nevada, the Democratic presidential race has been cut down to a mere eight candidates, for the first time in a year.
It is now clear as to which candidates are the top picks, and which ones will be diving lower on the polls. After two contests, five candidates earned national delegates. Nationally, Sen. Bernie Sanders takes the lead, surpassing Joe Biden. Sanders has 25% on a Quinnipiac poll, Biden behind him with 17%. From January to now, Biden dropped 9 percent and Sanders grew about 4 percent.
According to polling, Biden’s spot at the top two nationally stays sturdy, though having troubles in Iowa and New Hampshire, coming in at fourth and fifth place, respectively. In these states specifically, Pete Buttigieg came in first on polls in both states, showing he has the chance of being a formidable candidate next to both Biden and Sanders.
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