Sanders: New Hampshire win proof voters want ‘real change’

After defeating Clinton, Democratic hopeful makes history by becoming first Jewish candidate to win a primary

By AFP and JTA 10 February 2016, 5:16 am

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane O'Meara (R) greets supporters after winning the New Hampshire Democratic Primary February 9, 2016 in Concord, New Hampshire. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)

Bernie Sanders on Tuesday gave a triumphant victory speech after defeating Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary, saying the win showed that voters were seeking “real change.”

“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,” Sanders told supporters at his headquarters in Concord.

“The people want real change,” he said to cheers and applause.

Sanders made history Tuesday night when he became the first Jewish candidate in US history to win a presidential primary election. With the vote results in New Hampshire still trickling in, the Independent senator from Vermont was projected to handily defeat Clinton in the Democratic primary 60-39 percent, according to The Associated Press and CNN.

The 74-year-old US senator from neighboring Vermont congratulated Clinton on her “vigorous” campaign, and said he hoped the pair would continue to “wage a strong issue-oriented campaign and bring new people into the political process.”