The Iowa caucuses did not go well for Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush who finished a distance sixth in voting on Monday.
A video of a town hall event in New Hampshire Tuesday, sums up the former Florida governor’s campaign so far when he asks his supporters to “please clap” following an impassioned speech.
“I will not trash-talk,” Bush said at the event in Hanover, N.H. “I will not be a divider-in-chief or an agitator-in-chief. I won’t be out there blowharding, talking a big game without backing it up. I think the next president needs to be a lot quieter, but send a signal that we’re prepared to act in the national security interests of this country — to get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world.”
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Bush was met with silence, before he pleaded with the crowd.
“Please clap,” he said, drawing applause, along with a few awkward laughs.
Bush finished more than 20 percentage points behind Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida on Monday, and as the primaries head to New Hampshire he will face pressure to demonstrate his appeal to voters or drop out of the race.
Bernie Sanders helps fainting man
Meanwhile, Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders had a strong showing in Iowa finishing just behind Hillary Clinton in a race the Iowa Democratic Party dubbed the closest in its caucus history.
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On Wednesday, the Vermont Senator was speaking to a crowd of supporters in New Hampshire when Sanders rushed to the aide of one man in attendance who fell hard to the floor.
NBC reported Frank Thorp gave an update of the incident on Twitter: “The man laid there for a bit before he was helped up and walked out of the room.”
Sanders is expected to do well in New Hampshire, with most polls showing the Vermont senator with an average lead of 15 points.
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