I must eat crow. Last night's Democratic results came as a huge surprise for me (as you might have guessed considering I had predicted an Obama win by 9 points). In the end, I truly believe Hillary's crying is what gave her victory last night because she overcame her image as a cold, calculating politician and won over seniors and women with this softer, more human side. Independents also helped Hillary win. After a week of media coverage that Obama would win by double digits, they thought their favorite Democrat was safe enough to venture into the Republican primary and cast their votes for the President of New Hampshire, John McCain himself. This is why Hillary and McCain both over-performed their expectations last night.
It now comes down to one last chance for Mitt Romney to save face in Michigan, but he will be hard-pressed to beat McCain in what is sure to be a brutal slug-fest. Personally, I'm rooting for McCain in this one because if Romney was to win, the nomination would be all but wrapped up for Huckabee.
Final New Hampshire results:
GOP
- John McCain 37%
- Mitt Romney 32%
- Mike Huckabee 11%
- Rudy Giuliani 9%
- Ron Paul 8%
- Fred Thompson 1%
DEM
- Hillary Clinton 39%
- Barack Obama 36%
- John Edwards 17%
- Bill Richardson 5%
- Dennis Kucinich 1%
One interesting tidbit from last night...
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