Posted January 8, 2008 9:04 PM
by Frank James
With 29 percent of the precincts reporting, Sen. Hillary Clinton is leading Sen. Barack Obama in the Democratic New Hampshire primary, 40 percent to 36 percent.
The Clinton campaign has to be encouraged that the numbers are tracking as closely as they are at this point, with many of the precincts in Manchester, the state's largest city, apparently having reported.
John Edwards, the former senator from North Carolina, is at 17 percent, which is about where some of the polls had him. Edwards, after his second place finish in the Iowa caucuses, had hoped to make the race a two candidate affair in New Hampshire. It apparently is, just not the two candidates he had in mind, himself and Obama.
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how did the polls go so wrong?
were they rigged
from 40-29
with 50% counted, it is 40 in favour of hilary
why are they still silent, at all news stations?
Posted by: dr de silva | January 8, 2008 10:05 PM
It proved that New Hampshire's people are not so ignorant as the media insinuated(they projected Obama's land slide win.)
Mr. Obama didn't do very much for the state of Illinois. A half the time he was serving as a sanator, he was learning his job and the remainder of the time contemplating to run for the presidency and most famously he was wring his BOOK (bio) all planed.
I want to go back the time I only paid $1.35 for one gallon of gas. I didn't appreciate the Clinton time. But I was wrong.
I miss good economy Clinton presidency time.
Change is inevitable.
Everything changes as time goes by. Obama is just different. Being differnt is NOT a change we are talking about. To make it happen the way we want it requires experience and more importantly skills.
New Hampshire's people understood the way I understand it.
Thank you
Posted by: Mary in Illinois | January 8, 2008 10:59 PM
I think what is also important to consider is that the Democrats need someone who can be sure to win against the Republicans in November. I don't think Democrats will be thrilled enough to come out and vote for her when the time comes. It will just be another John Kerry and another lose for the Democrats. However, I do believe that if Obama does become the nominee he has huge potential to bring people out to vote for him in November and not only Democrats but Republicans as well.
Posted by: Michelle | January 8, 2008 11:24 PM
Michelle, you're kidding yourself if you think republicans will vote for that guy.
It's like what Bill Clinton said, Obama is running as the candidate of change but he's been absent on most of the Iraq votes and on everything else he's voted identically to Hillary. Why vote for the "change" guy if you can vote for the person he takes his cues from?
Posted by: Jeff | January 8, 2008 11:58 PM