To the Editor:

Re “Sanders Is Winner in New Hampshire” (front page, Feb. 12):

Bernie Sanders is the dream candidate for Donald Trump. He is not even a real Democrat and never got any significant legislation passed in the Senate. He talks about health care and a free education for all, but would have no legislative pull to bring that off. He is 78 and recently had a heart attack. He is popular with younger voters, who generally have low turnout, because he promises them free stuff.

Bernie Sanders would be another George McGovern, who lost every state but Massachusetts. He would certainly make Mr. Trump’s campaigning easier. Mr. Trump would raise the specter of socialism and it would not be a lie.

George Magakis Jr.

Norristown, Pa.

To the Editor:

About 10 years ago, my sister came down from Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving. As we were sitting down for drinks the night before, her cellphone rang. She answered it and said: “Oh, wow! Hello. No, I can’t think of anything. Thank you.” I asked her who it was. She said: “That was Senator Sanders. He wanted to know if I had anything on my mind.”

I’m an Amy Klobuchar man. But anyone who counts Bernie out is a damned fool.

David D. Turner

New York

To the Editor:

The total of the votes for the moderates in the New Hampshire election far exceeded those for the so-called progressive wing. Instead, the emphasis has been on Bernie Sanders apparently seizing control in the Democratic race. He won by a small margin, and even if his support is combined with that of Elizabeth Warren, who like him had a geographic advantage, what is significant is that a large majority of New Hampshire voters repudiated them in favor of those with more moderate stances. This is what is significant in the primary.