Kasich scores in NH as Trump, Sanders cruise to wins

MANCHESTER, N.H. — While the Republican and Democratic winners of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary came as no surprise on Tuesday, voters for GOP contenders vaulted Ohio Gov. John Kasich out of relative obscurity into second place while deflating the momentum of both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz coming out of last week's Iowa caucuses. New York billionaire Donald Trump was declared the winner of the Republican voting within a minute of polls closing in New Hampshire, while Vermont Sen.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — While the Republican and Democratic winners of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary came as no surprise on Tuesday, voters for GOP contenders vaulted Ohio Gov. John Kasich out of relative obscurity into second place while deflating the momentum of both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz coming out of last week's Iowa caucuses. New York billionaire Donald Trump was declared the winner of the Republican voting within a minute of polls closing in New Hampshire, while Vermont Sen.…