Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives for her primary night gathering at Southern New Hampshire University on February 9, 2016 in Hooksett, New Hampshire. Rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) was projected the winner shortly after the polls closed.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton at a Democratic presidential primary debate in New Hampshire (AP)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks on stage after declaring victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire Primary. Sanders was projected the winner shortly after the polls closed.

Bernie Sanders supporters react to television predictions of Sanders winning the Democratic New Hampshire Primary at the candidate's New Hampshire Primary Night watch party to begin February 9, 2016 in Concord, New Hampshire.

Bernie Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a run for her money in the battle to become the Democrats' presidential candidate

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) supporters watch election returns of the Democratic New Hampshire primary at a primary night watch party February 9, 2016 in Concord, New Hampshire. Sanders won the first-in-the-nation primary, defeating rival Hillary Clinton.

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, and his wave Jane acknowledge the crowd as he arrives for his caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Feb. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bernie Sanders speaks during the primary night rally in Concord, New Hampshire. Self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders and political novice Donald Trump won New Hampshire's presidential primaries Tuesday, US media projected, turning the American political establishment on its head early in the long nominations battle.

Bernie Sanders thanked his huge following on Reddit and asked them to show their support for him on social media in a last minute push to win some more votes on Super Tuesday.

Twelve states will vote for the candidate they want to represent their party in the November general election. For the Democrats, it is expected that Mr Sanders' rival, Hillary Clinton, will sweep the votes.

According to a CNN poll, 55 per cent of Democratic voters are likely to back Ms Clinton, while Mr Sanders will receive 38 per cent.

But right up until midnight on Monday, Mr Sanders was still trying to turn the tables.

In a message posted to the social news site, he said: “Reddit, you have supported me since this campaign first began, and for that, I thank you.”

The 74-year-old Vermont Senator went on to say that he had a “huge request”.

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“I want to challenge you to help our campaign hit a goal that will absolutely astonish the political and financial establishment of this country.

"It’s a bit of a stretch, but it’s within the spirit of this campaign to accomplish what everyone else thinks is impossible,” he said, asking everyone to donate $2.70 (£1.93) before midnight on the eve of Super Tuesday.

He also asked his supporters to “get the word out to your friends and family using social media” to secure him more votes.

Since Mr Sanders joined the presidential race last year, he has received overwhelming support on Reddit. According to Policy Mic, there are at least 80 subreddits for Mr Sanders, including the main r/SandersforPresident thread.

According to recent statistics released by the Pew Research Center, Mr Sanders is also the most discussed presidential candidate on Reddit.

After studying 350,000 comments which mentioned candidates in June and September 2015, Mr Sanders was mentioned 123,000 times. This compared with the 65,000 times Ms Clinton was mentioned and the 72,000 times for Donald Trump.

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