Hillary Clinton Defies Pollsters, Wins New Hampshire
New Hampshire tonight said hold on, we think differently than Iowa and we want this race to go on. Despite polls that showed ten point advantages to Obama, Hillary has won the actual votes. McCain wins by five points over Romney. The best news of the night is the continued surge in Democratic turnout figures that indicate we are “Fired Up and Ready To Go!” Let’s all get ready for our Presidential Forum at the Mountain View Club house this coming Saturday at 3pm.
McCain and Clinton Win in NH In Remarkable Comebacks
By Chris Cillizza
Washington Post.com Staff Writer
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) won tonight’s New Hampshire primaries, capping two remarkable political comebacks.
While public polling suggested that McCain would triumph over former governor Mitt Romney, there were few — if any — political strategists who believed Clinton had any real chance at victory. Clinton’s own campaign seemed resigned to a loss as recently as early this evening with talk of senior staff shakeups and money problems dominating the political chatter.
During a victory celebration minutes ago, a joyous Clinton declared: “I come tonight with a very very full heart and I want especially to thank New Hampshire. Over the last week, I listened to you, and in the process I found my own voice.”
Earlier, Obama said in a concession speech:”I want to congratulate senator Clinton on her hard fought victory in New Hampshire.”
NBC, CBS, CNN and the Associated Press declared Clinton the winner shortly before Obama made his concession speech.
For McCain, the win is a reaffirmation of the connection he enjoys with the voters of New Hampshire who first propelled him onto the national stage with an impressive win over then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush in 2000. McCain’s campaign appeared dead in the water just a few months ago as laggardly fundraising and a series of staff departures left him with little hope of winning the GOP presidential nomination. Tonight, he roared back into the top-tier of the Republican presidential field, with Michigan — a state he carried in 2000 — looming on Jan. 15. {Some of us however are somewhat skeptical} Click here to read more of this story in the Washington Post.