1. Sanders, Clinton vie for black vote
After his big New Hampshire win, Democrat Bernie Sanders jetted to Harlem, New York, to meet with the Rev Al Sharpton, the political organizer and operative.
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Video: Sanders and Sharpton do breakfast
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Lots of black voters are about to judge the Democrats, with primaries in South Carolina this month and across the deep south on 1 March.
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Clinton announced plans to campaign with the mothers of Trayvon Martin, a black teen killed by a vigilante, and Eric Garner, a black man choked by police.
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Clinton had been thought to have a “southern firewall”, and in national polls beats Sanders among non-white voters by more than 40 points. But … will that hold?
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The influential writer and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates said Wednesday that he was a Sanders voter and he “really, really wants to believe” in the Vermont senator.
Ta-Nehisi Coates: ‘I will be voting for Senator Sanders’
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2. Sanders nets huge overnight $$ haul
Partying in New Hampshire, Sanders asked supporters to donate. They did: the campaign netted a record-breaking $5.2m, it reported.
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How pumped are Sanders supporters? Recall that the Clinton camp reported $15m in contributions for all of January. Sanders netted a third of that in 18 hours.
Sanders shows Clinton how fundraising’s done
3. Republicans head to South Carolina
Donald Trump flew to South Carolina to build on his smashing New Hampshire victory. Quoth pasty foe Ted Cruz: “The only candidate that can beat Donald Trump is me.”
Depp takes screen as Donald
In much more important Trump news, heartthrob actor Johnny Depp portrays the moneyman in a new 50-minute biopic produced by the humor site Funny or Die.
Funny or Die releases spoof Donald Trump biopic starring Johnny Depp
4. Fiorina and Christie out
Former tech exec Carly Fiorina (7th Iowa, 7th NH) and New Jersey governor Chris Christie (10th Iowa, 6th NH) suspended their campaigns.
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YOLO metaphor alert
Chris Christie, suicide bomber. Damages victim while blowing himself up!
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) February 10, 2016
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Former Florida governor Jeb Bush (6th Iowa, 4th NH), meanwhile, helpfully informed supporters on Tuesday night: “This campaign is not dead.” Bumper sticker!
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5. Kasich shakes money tree
“We have a long way to go,” said Republican John Kasich, beseeching supporters to send cash after his second-place finish in New Hampshire. Can he go national?
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... and one more thing:
Today's front page: @realDonaldTrump rises from the dead, wins #GOP primary in N.H. https://t.co/qTD07XlkMJ pic.twitter.com/wbg28tm1Hk
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 10, 2016
