First New Hampshire results: Obama and Clinton close, McCain projected to win
The first results are in from New Hampshire, and with just over fourteen percent of precincts reporting, Hillary Clinton has a tiny lead over Barack Obama (40% to 36%). John Edwards is running in third with 17%.
Several of the networks are already calling the Republican primary for John McCain, who has a more commanding lead over his rivals. Mitt Romney is coming in second at 29%, with Mike Huckabee a distant third at 12%.
Hillary Clinton may very well win New Hampshire, but the night is still young and the Democratic race isn't close enough to call yet. It does seem very likely that John Edwards will come in third (and the networks are proudly pointing out the obvious with their projections).
What's really interesting is the comparison between the Democratic and Republican candidates, if you look at the turnout numbers. Hillary Clinton has more than twice as many votes as McCain, Barack Obama has far more than twice what Romney has, and Edwards has about three times more support than Huckabee has.
UPDATE: It's pretty hilarious that "First in the Nation" New Hampshire's Secretary of State has such a joke of a website. It looks like it was created in 1994. Worse, there's no live election returns. It's 2008 and a whole nation is watching... but they're not posting any results from the primary until tomorrow. There's no direct information on the Web for the public. That's pathetic.
Several of the networks are already calling the Republican primary for John McCain, who has a more commanding lead over his rivals. Mitt Romney is coming in second at 29%, with Mike Huckabee a distant third at 12%.
Hillary Clinton may very well win New Hampshire, but the night is still young and the Democratic race isn't close enough to call yet. It does seem very likely that John Edwards will come in third (and the networks are proudly pointing out the obvious with their projections).
What's really interesting is the comparison between the Democratic and Republican candidates, if you look at the turnout numbers. Hillary Clinton has more than twice as many votes as McCain, Barack Obama has far more than twice what Romney has, and Edwards has about three times more support than Huckabee has.
UPDATE: It's pretty hilarious that "First in the Nation" New Hampshire's Secretary of State has such a joke of a website. It looks like it was created in 1994. Worse, there's no live election returns. It's 2008 and a whole nation is watching... but they're not posting any results from the primary until tomorrow. There's no direct information on the Web for the public. That's pathetic.
# Posted by Andrew : 5:12 PM
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