If Obama repeat his victory in New Hampshire, then that could spell trouble for Hillary.
It's not going to happen. The Clintons would throw the Democratic Party into chaos if they pulled a stunt like that. It might be worth it for them if public opinion was on their side, but in this instance it wouldn't be. An act like that would be giving the middle finger to Democratic voters and I just don't see it happening.
I'm about ready to say, "stick a fork in 'er, she's done." New Hampshire may be the end of the Clintonista force...
Go Barack Go!!
Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's called a "media blackout" that Edwards has been a victim of for over a year in this race. The corporate media always painted it as a two person race, purposely. He'd be leading if he got the same coverage from day 1.
Per Iowa, New Hamphirians(?) are reportedly turning out in record numbers....
New Hampshire Turnout 'Absolutely Huge'
Share January 08, 2008 12:37 PM
ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: New Hampshire Deputy Secretary of State Dave Scanlan told ABC News that turnout among primary voters today is "absolutely huge" -- and there are concerns about running out of ballots in towns like Portsmouth, Keene, Hudson and Pelham.
"Turnout is absolutely huge and towns are starting to get concerned that they may not have enough ballots," Scanlan said. "We are working on those issues. Everything else seems to be going smoothly."
Scanlan said that the Secretary of State's office is sending additional ballots to Portsmouth and Keene (traditionally Democratic strongholds), Hudson (Republican leaning with significant numbers of independents) and Pelham (large number of independents).
According to Scanlan, the ballot strain seems to be on Democratic ballots, which suggests that the undeclared voters are breaking for the Democratic primary. New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner predicted that 90,000 undeclared voters would vote in the Democratic primary compared to 60,000 voting in the Republican primary.
Deputy Secretary Scanlan said based on a formula anticipating higher turnout, they printed additional ballots, but in most cases towns will go "right down to the wire with ballots they need." The extra ballots will be insurance ballots in most places so election officials have a comfort level.
Scanlan said reports from polling places show that turnout has been steady and high though the morning but typically high activity periods will be lunch and after work.
Please give me a break. He has gotten plenty of press.
He, being the Huey Long of this era.
Every Man a King
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Meanwhile, the actual counting has commenced....
BBCVoters have been streaming into polling stations in the key New Hampshire presidential primary, fuelling expectations of a record turnout.
The state secretary, Bill Gardner, has predicted that at least half a million people will cast their ballots.
The first votes counted, and opinion polls, put Barack Obama and John McCain ahead in their respective races.
Candidates are aiming to build momentum before more than 20 states hold polls on 5 February, known as Super Tuesday.
Analysts say New Hampshire's large bloc of independents - about 45% of registered voters - could be key to swinging the primary, the second in a series of state-level votes and caucuses through which the parties choose their candidates for the US presidency.
I suspect it will be Obama, by large, then Clinton, then Edwards....on the Republican side, McCain, Romney, then Giuliani or Paul....
Matthew Borghese - AHN News Writer
Dixville Notch, NH (AHN) -LinkVoters in the town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire have been the first in the country to cast their primary ballots when the polls opened on midnight, Monday. The village, which holds the longest continuous record of midnight voting, has 17 registered voters this year, who gathered at the Balsams Hotel to cast their ballots.
Among Democrats, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) won with 7 votes, followed by former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards with 2 votes and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson with 1 vote.
Republican voters picked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) with 4 votes, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 2 votes and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 1 vote.
Voting is already over in parts of New Hampshire...
CNNDIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Voters in two New Hampshire hamlets cast their ballots Tuesday just after midnight in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, hours before the rest of the state's polling places open.
The first ballots were cast in Dixville Notch, a hamlet of about 75 near the Canadian border.
People there favored Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary -- he got four votes -- and Sen. Barack Obama in the Democratic contest, who won seven votes.
Obama and McCain also won in midnight voting in Hart's Location, population 42. The two senators hope to see those results duplicated statewide by the time all the votes are cast.
it's time to pull out the Zerox...
Some Polling Places Running Out Of Ballots In N.H.
BOSTON (CBS) ―KdKaRecord voter turn out for the New Hampshire primary is having an unexpected and bad consequence: some polling places are running out of ballots.
New Hampshire Secretary of State William M. Gardner told CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston some polling places are running low on ballots, however he could not say which sites exactly.
The Secretary of State's office was working on figuring out what locations were running low and got to work creating more ballots.
According to a spokesperson for the Secretary of State's office, extra ballots are being driven to polling places. If locations run low on ballots before supplies are replenished, town and city clerks are allowed to make a copy of the ballots for voters to use.
Some polling places across the state don't close until 8 p.m. local time Tuesday.
The combination of an exciting presidential race and unseasonably mild weather had officials expecting a record voter turn out of half a million people for the primary.
I work with a bunch of racist old men and they are freaking out at the thought of Obama winning the Presidential seat. It's one of the most pathetic things I have ever seen, they don't like a candidate, they actually agree with just about everything Obama agrees with, yet they won't vote for him because he is black. I hope he wins so these guys can shove a big one up their asses
I know a lot of young pricks with the same at ude.
Well, Hitlery just brought back Carville and Begala to help stop the bleeding. They're making it clear they are going to go all-slime all the time on Obama, and I can only assume that race-baiting will be part of the package.
So she may use guys like that to help her stave off defeat.
Of course, if she does that, if she reprises Nixon's 1968 strategy to claim the nomination, to tear down an obviously electable African-American candidate for the Presidency, the Democratic Party can kiss the black vote goodbye. She could end up handing the election to a Republican in a year when the Republicans have no business winning.
Would the Clintons do something like that simply to maintain their place of power?
Is it even necessary to ask that question?
Gee... wouldn't it be convenient if they "punt" the Presidency to another Arkansas governor... has anybody checked to see what the Huckabee/Clinton ties might be?
I look for things to get real nasty towards Obama and I don't blame them. They must stop the bleeding now and the early results are showing Hillary doing better than expected.
At 7:35 CT on CNN:
Hillary 40%
Obama 36%
only 17% of precincts in.
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NH has many nuts there
McCain the projected winner in NH.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/...ain/index.html
Mccain will probly die soon, as he is very old. dont waste you votes
McCain can still kick some ass. I'm glad he won.
Come on Barack!!!!!
so, what's it like working with Yoni?
No; can't be...if they agree with Obama. Sounds like he works with a bunch of racist Democrats or liberals.
It's official. Hillary Clinton won the NH primaries. wheres that stupid link...
here it is
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/primary_r...fFFpwVruJh24cA
CONCORD, N.H. - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday night in a startling upset, defeating Sen. Barack Obama and resurrecting her bid for the White House. Sen. John McCain powered past his Republican rivals and back into contention for the GOP nomination.
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Clinton's victory capped a comeback from last week's third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and raised the possibility of a long battle for the party nomination between the most viable black candidate in history and the former first lady, who is seeking to become the first woman to occupy the Oval Office.
Well, at least it will stay interesting through Super Tueday.
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