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The campaign has received more than 50 requests for rides this morning and more than 400 over the weekend and Monday. | AP Photo Sanders team reports surge of requests for rides to the polls

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Bernie Sanders' campaign, which is relying on a big turnout in order to carry New Hampshire today, is dealing with a surge of requests for rides to the polls.

The campaign has received more than 50 requests for rides this morning, said deputy New Hampshire director Michael Ceraso, who's in charge of the get-out-the-vote program, and more than 400 over the weekend and Monday. That's three times as many as the team expected.

The Vermont senator's operation here has been focused on reaching young voters, undeclared New Hampshirites, and citizens who live in northern parts of the state where they're not accustomed to being contacted by campaigns.

