Bernie Sanders is now the clear Democratic presidential frontrunner, but if the party's moderates can unite behind a single candidate he could be stopped in his tracks

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• Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Monday night won the Democratic primary in New Hampshire, with 25.7% of the vote to runner-up Pete Buttigieg's 24.4%. 
• The victory establishes Sanders as the Democratic front runner, with the veteran socialist having won the first two primaries.
• Financially he has only been outgunned by billionaires Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg.
• But a closer look at Monday's results show that things aren't over for Democratic moderates, and if they coalesce round one candidate, such as Buttigieg, their wing of the party could still win the nomination. 
• Moderates secured more than 50% of Tuesday's vote, significantly more than progressives Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
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With his victory in Monday night's Democratic primary in New Hampshire, progressive maverick Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont became the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. 

The victory followed his narrow and disputed victory in the chaotic Iowa caucuses last week, with figures showing him outperforming every other candidate apart from billionaires Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg in the fundraising stakes.

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