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Clinton Wins By a Whisker
Clinton Wins By a Whisker
Jan 8, 2008 7:42 PM CST

Clinton Wins By a Whisker

Surprise victory goes down to wire; Edwards finishes 3rd

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton defied expectations and edged out Barack Obama in today's New Hampshire primary, NBC reports. Clinton's win rights her campaign in the face of surging support for Obama after his victory last week in Iowa. With 98% of precincts reporting, Clinton led Obama, 40% to 37%. John Edwards finished...

NH Town Always Picks a Winner
NH Town Always Picks a Winner
Jan 8, 2008 5:53 PM CST

NH Town Always Picks a Winner

Hudson, pop. 25,000, has tabbed primary victors for 50 years

(Newser) - One New Hampshire town is in sync with the state and even the nation. Hudson, population 25,000, has picked the state's primary winners and national party nominees in the past 13 elections. "It's certainly been happening a long time for it to just be a coincidence," New...

Why Obama Is No JFK
Why Obama
Is No JFK
OPINION
Jan 8, 2008 5:10 PM CST

Why Obama Is No JFK

Comparisons fail to note fellow senator's experience on world stage

(Newser) - The election of a charismatic 43-year-old president nearly a half-century ago may indeed represent a precedent for Barack Obama's upstart candidacy, but Ted Widmer notes in Washington Monthly that JFK had something Barack can’t boast: a substantial foreign policy record. Born into world affairs, Kennedy was in the room...

Bill Loses It, Calls Barack Story 'Fairytale'

'Give me a break,' Clinton sneers at 'charismatic figure'

(Newser) - While his wife was nearly in tears yesterday, Bill Clinton was losing his cool, angrily telling a crowd that the press has given Barack Obama a free ride and that his seductive political narrative is “the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen.” The ex-prez said Obama had...

Superstitious McCain Knocks on ... Newsroom

Elsewhere on the trail, Giuliani, Obama tangle with hecklers

(Newser) - Even as New Hampshire voters queued up, John McCain cut the intensity by relying on some stabilizing superstition. Known to carry a lucky penny, a feather, a compass, and a pouch of sacred stones, the senator—both insurgent candidate and establishment figure—visited the Union Leader offices today, repeating the...

Female Candidates Have Tougher Time: Steinem
Female Candidates Have Tougher Time: Steinem
OPINION
Jan 8, 2008 2:20 PM CST

Female Candidates Have Tougher Time: Steinem

Clinton's challenges outweigh Obama's

(Newser) - The day after a heckler held up a sign reading "Iron My Shirt" at a Hillary Clinton rally, Gloria Steinem got out the big guns in today's New York Times. Asserting that “gender is probably the most restricting force in American life,” she argues that a woman...

Clinton Opens Up as Obama Clams Up
Clinton Opens Up as Obama Clams Up
Jan 8, 2008 12:22 PM CST

Clinton Opens Up as Obama Clams Up

Falling behind, candidate adopts new playbook

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is loosening up, taking questions, and (gasp!) showing emotion as her campaign falls behind in New Hampshire, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama, meanwhile, has become a classic cautious frontrunner. Never a freewheeling, off-the-cuff McCain type anyway, the Illinois senator has now stopped taking questions at...

Obama Wades Into Kenya Fray
Obama Wades Into Kenya Fray
Jan 8, 2008 11:54 AM CST

Obama Wades Into Kenya Fray

Candidate tells opposition leader in father's homeland he's worried about violence

(Newser) - Barack Obama called Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga in an effort to help defuse the bloody post-election standoff in the African nation. "He called to express grave concern over the election outcome," Odinga's spokesman told the AP. Obama's father was from Kenya, where 500 people have died in...

Obama Has 91% Chance in NH: Oddsmakers

Online traders jump on post-Iowa bandwagon; McCain has 86% shot

(Newser) - Online traders give Barack Obama a 91% chance of capturing New Hampshire, a huge jump from the odds on him before his victory in Iowa, reports Bloomberg. Hillary Clinton has just an 8.7% chance, down from 60% before Iowa. "I am genuinely surprised at the groundswell of support...

Youth Vote Could Shake Election
Youth Vote Could Shake Election
Jan 8, 2008 9:56 AM CST

Youth Vote Could Shake Election

Obama's 'like catnip' for the under-30 crowd

(Newser) - The notoriously unreliable youth vote looks ready to shake the 2008 election, or at the very least New Hampshire, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama drew an astounding 57% of young Iowa caucus-goers, and hopes to pull similar numbers in New Hampshire. His unlikely mirror is John McCain, who...

'Mac Is Back' in Granite State
'Mac Is Back' in Granite State
Jan 8, 2008 8:19 AM CST

'Mac Is Back' in Granite State

McCain finds new political life, hopes to rock NH like it's 2000

(Newser) - John McCain is back in New Hampshire, dispensing straight talk and cajoling his press corps “base” like it was still 2000. But this time he’s not playing Maverick—he just wants to be the least objectionable candidate, Politico reports. “People may not agree with every stand I...

Obama Surge Could Pull Plug on Bid by Bloomberg

Both men after independent voters

(Newser) - The ongoing popularity surge by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama may short-circuit potential plans by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to enter the race as an independent, reports the New York Times. “Obama is trying to reach out to independent voters, and that clearly would be the constituency that...

After NH, What&rsquo;s Next?
After NH, What’s Next?
Jan 7, 2008 8:36 PM CST

After NH, What’s Next?

Ethnic blocs come into play in Mich., SC, Nev.; hopefuls will have to bear down on issues

(Newser) - After tomorrow's New Hampshire primary separates the early winners from losers, the trail will change radically, the New York Times reports. South Carolina, Nevada, and Florida will bring more diverse racial demographics into play and turn up the heat on bread-and-butter issues. "All of a sudden you’re playing...

'Dull' v. 'Compelling' at NH Gym
'Dull' v. 'Compelling' at NH Gym
Jan 7, 2008 3:08 PM CST

'Dull' v. 'Compelling' at NH Gym

Leading Dems strike very different tones

(Newser) - The two leading Democratic lights took the same New Hampshire stage on successive days this weekend but were “worlds apart,” says Politico's Roger Simon in a campaign snapshot taken at one of the tensest moments in recent party history. Speaking at Nashua High School Saturday, Barack Obama was...

Iowa Ads Got Unlikely Results
Iowa Ads Got Unlikely Results
Jan 7, 2008 10:45 AM CST

Iowa Ads Got Unlikely Results

Caucusgoers may have known too much about 'establishment' candidates

(Newser) - The Iowa caucus results shook up more than just political campaigns, reports Advertising Age, as age-old advertising truisms also flew out the window. Mitt Romney’s $7.9 million on broadcast ads should have sealed the deal against Mike Huckabee, who spent just $1.7 million. Like Barack Obama (who...

Clinton On Offense Against Obama Surge

Will push 'action over talk' message, but won't do negative ads

(Newser) - With late polls showing Barack Obama opening up a sizeable lead in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton shook up her campaign yesterday, setting a more aggressive course and drafting the new message herself, the Washington Post reports. The campaign will hammer home an action vs. rhetoric theme, but won't roll out...

Obama Takes 13-Point NH Lead
Obama Takes 13-Point NH Lead
Jan 6, 2008 7:16 PM CST

Obama Takes 13-Point NH Lead

McCain holds slim lead over Romney, Huckabee jumps to 3rd

(Newser) - Barack Obama stung Hillary Clinton with a shocking double-digit lead in New Hampshire today, according to two polls. One put him ahead by 13 points. Obama leads Clinton 41% to 28% in a USA Today survey, and 39% to 29% according to CNN, both a far cry from yesterday's tie....

Obama, Clinton Dead Even in NH, Poll Finds

McCain, buoyed by Iowa, leads Romney among GOP pack

(Newser) - Buoyed by the Iowa caucuses, Barack Obama picked up three points to claim a third of Democratic support in New Hampshire, and move into a tie with Hillary Clinton at 33%. John Edwards also benefited from Iowa in the latest CNN poll, moving up three points to 20%, while Bill...

Candidates Home In on NH Independents

Critical 45% bloc favors McCain, Obama; but many still undecided

(Newser) - As the battle for New Hampshire looms, would-be presidents are largely abandoning partisan rhetoric to court the state’s independents, who comprise 45% of the voting base there. The New York Times explores the far-reaching implications in this contest of unaffiliated voters, whose decisions will likely come right down to...

Clinton Aims for Obama in Feisty NH Debate

Candidates look for an edge ahead of Tuesday's primary

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton lit into Barack Obama during a sometimes testy Democratic debate in New Hampshire tonight, seeking to put a few chinks in his armor three days before the state's crucial primary. Clinton criticized Obama's health plan as inadequate and accused him of flip-flopping on key issues, including Iraqi war...

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