Trump, Sanders score big wins in first presidential primaries

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders decisively won Tuesday's presidential primaries in New Hampshire.

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New Hampshire, a  small northeastern state, home to just 1.3 million people, is not typical of the United States as a whole. But since it holds the nation's first primary election, it gets a huge amount of media attention. That makes it very important to the process of chosing the presidential nominees for both the Democrat and Republican parties.

Big wins in the state for anti-establishment candidates in both parties means this year's presidential race will be especially exciting and unpredictable. Here are some early details from AFP.

Trump, Sanders win big in New Hampshire

Manchester, United States, AFP – Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders decisively won Tuesday's presidential primaries in New Hampshire, riding a wave of anti-establishment anger in the second key test of the long, unpredictable race for the White House.

Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, admits she has work to do after losing decisively to her Democratic rival Sen. Bernie Sanders. The campaign now heads to South Carolina where she is a strong favourite to win. Darren McCollester/AFP

Major US networks gave the Republican Trump and the self-described democratic socialist Sanders the win, confirming a deflating if expected defeat for Hillary Clinton, who put a brave face on the loss and admitted she had some work to do as the campaign moves south.

It was a good night for Ohio Governor John Kasich, but the road ahead is a difficult one for him. Andrew Burton/AFP

On the Republican side, Ohio Governor John Kasich staked an early claim to second place, a potentially critical result for him as the GOP works out which mainstream candidate could successfully mount a challenge against the billionaire tycoon.

The real estate mogul, who appeared to have garnered more than double the support of his nearest rivals, did what he had to do: secure a solid win after his embarrassing second-place finish in Iowa that had called into question his showmanship strategy and his brand as a winner.

Sanders addressed a raucous crowd of supporters at his victory party in Concord, saying his primary win signaled voters no longer wanted business as usual in US political life.

"What the people here have said is that given the enormous crises facing our country, it is just too late for the same old, same old establishment politics and establishment economics. The people want real change," he said.

Over at Trump headquarters, the crowd chanted "U-S-A! U-S-A!"

"We are going now to South Carolina. We're going to win in South Carolina," Trump said, looking down the campaign trail to the next stop.

His win reinforced his position as the man to beat on the Republican side.

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