The Results
 
New Hampshire voters certainly provided a number of surprises last night.  As always, the Granite State's primary helped to winnow the field as three candidates -- Andrew Yang, Senator Michael Bennet and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick -- ended their presidential campaigns last night. 
 
But the results did little to clarify the status of the party's front runner.  For example, while Bernie Sanders won the popular vote in Iowa and New Hampshire by razor-thin margins, he's actually trailing Pete Buttigieg in the all-important delegate count.
 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar was perhaps the night's "biggest winner," posting a surprisingly strong third-place finish and providing her campaign significant momentum going into Nevada.
 
Many commentators were equally surprised by neighboring Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's fourth-place showing, as well as former Vice President Joe Biden's fifth-place showing.
 
Some pundits think the results will boost Michael Bloomberg's unconventional candidacy (Bloomberg is ignoring the early-voting states), but pollster Frank Luntz has found that many Democrat voters despise billionaires.
 
Finally, Donald Trump shocked observers by winning far more votes in the relatively uncontested New Hampshire Republican primary than any previous president, including popular incumbents like Barack Obama (2012), George W. Bush (2004) and Ronald Reagan (1984).
 
 
 
Abbas's About Face
 
The Trump/Pence peace plan has dramatically changed the landscape in the Middle East.  Multiple Arab/Muslim nations did not reflexively condemn the plan.  Quite the contrary, several issued positive statements and are urging the Palestinians to come to the negotiating table.
 
By the way, where are the mobs in the Arab street condemning the peace proposal?  Once again, just like moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, the "conventional wisdom" was all wrong.
 
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came up with the really bad idea of going to the United Nations to get a vote to condemn the plan.  The White House immediately informed various U.N. member states that such a vote would not be looked upon favorably in Washington, D.C. 
 
Yesterday, Abbas suddenly withdrew his request for a vote after discovering there was a good chance he might lose at the U.N.
 
Ambassador Ron Prosor, a former Israeli representative to the U.N., said, "The Palestinians' inability to put forward a vote tonight shows the change that the international community has gone through in recent years."
 
How many times have you heard the left and its media allies claim, "America is alone and isolated in the world"?  Well, they're wrong.  This is a tremendous development, and, of course, the media are completely ignoring it.
 
 
 
Shredding The Constitution
 
After Nancy Pelosi's State of the Union stunt, there were a lot of internet memes about her shredding the Constitution.  They may be funny, but the left is serious about tearing up the Constitution as it goes all in on fundamentally transforming the country.
 

• Yesterday, liberal politicians in Virginia passed legislation that would potentially disenfranchise their own voters.  The legislation would join other states in awarding their Electoral College votes not to the winner of their state but to the winner of the national popular vote.  This plan, known as the National Popular Vote Compact, is unconstitutional but that's not stopping the left from trying to circumvent the Constitution in its desperate quest for power.

• The House of Representatives yesterday advanced legislation to make Washington, D.C. a state.  This is just an unconstitutional power grab meant to guarantee the election of two more left-wing senators.

• Radical politicians in Congress are also attempting to resuscitate the pro-abortion Equal Rights Amendments after three states recently approved it.  The Trump Administration is fighting a federal lawsuit to force ratification, noting that the congressionally mandated time limit expired decades ago.

• I am pleased to report that the "Notorious R.B.G." (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) just declared the ERA DOA at the Supreme Court.  In a recent interview, Justice Ginsburg indicated that the 1982 deadline was binding, and she correctly noted that five states have also rescinded their approval.  Ginsburg asked rhetorically, "If you count a latecomer on the plus side, how can you disregard states that said 'We've changed our minds?'"

• In related news, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell remains committed to confirming as many of President Trump's constitutionalist judges as possible.  He told talk show host Hugh Hewitt, "My motto for the year is 'Leave No Vacancy Behind.'"

 
 
 
Justice For Jussie
 
Justice moves slowly at times, but it does move.  Yesterday, Chicago authorities announced that Jussie Smollett was indicted by a grand jury on six charges related to his hoax hate crime. 
 
I'm glad Smollett is not going to get away with lying to the police about something so serious.  What he did was unacceptable!  He smeared conservatives and white Chicagoans, wasted police and taxpayer resources, and could have ignited racial violence.  That should be a serious crime, not just a slap on the wrist.