NOW THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE IS UPSET W/HILLARY…I WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN COME ELECETION TIME IF SHE WINS

One word reason why Hillary won: IRRITATION!

Voters moved toward Hillary because of irritation with political pollsters and pundits who said she was out of the race before we'd even taken to the ballots! I know of at least two people who were uncertain whether to pick her, Obama, Edwards, McCain or Paul (registered "undeclared" aka Independents) and it came down to their irritation with the pundits that swayed those votes in her favor.

Don't tell me how I'm gonna vote before I do it!

NH made a huge statement this week by supporting Hillary. They voted for 4 years of partisan politics, as well as woke up the republican machine. The neo-cons can't wait to make politics in Washington as devisive and nasty as ever. Do New Hampshire voters really expect anything other than the hatred for the Clintons to cease? Obama if nothing else represents a chance for the democrats to fulfill their agenda. The congresional republicans will fight tooth and nail against any piece of legislation that Hillary supports. I really am surprised that the usually savy New Hampshire voter fell for a few tears and typical rhettoric. I will pull the democratic lever for whoever the party puts up, but Obama represents a chance for the democrats to have some backbone and say we are tired of the state of our political system. We the people want change. Not just on issues, which Hillary certainly can provide, but we want change from the political influence that every lobbying firm on K street has.

Waoh, double bluff swift boat. One explains the other. Genius if a little too dangerous……………the chicken comes home to roost. Tragic.

"Gabby", if we wanted to start a war with them, we had every chance and EVERY RIGHT to blow their boats out of the water this passed week as they challenged US.

Sorry to let facts get in the way of your "argument".

Go ahead and vote for Sillary and she can IGNORE any threats to our country just like her "busy" hubby did and we can then have more USS Cole, Khobar towers and World trade Center bombings etc, etc…………….

Yeah, I know everyone loved us when Bill was in office and just ignore all the US installations that got bombed while we were being "loved", this veteran has NOT forgotten.

Does anyone think it is possible that the polls had a lot to do with the outcome of the NH primary? It seems to me that with the polls showing Obama having a double digit lead, it would make sense to vote for a republican candidate you like even if Obama is your candidate. One might think "Obama is safe, so I'll vote for McCain, since if there is going to be another Republican President it will be one that I like." I can't seem to find any data about voter breakdown in terms of actual numbers (not percentages). It would be interesting to see how many independants voted for McCain and Obama, and how many Democrats voted for McCain. I know I saw at least one interview in which a voter said he thought Obama was safe, so he was going to vote for McCain because he liked him the best out of the Republican candidates. If anyone knows where some raw number data is on the election, I would really like to see it.

My instincts are not to trust Obama – not that I trust Clinton that much either. But I suppose at least with Clinton you know what you are getting and you know how she stands on the major policy issues – even if you disagree with her.

Obama is an altogether different matter – there is something of ex British Prime Minister Tony Blair about him – all style and no real substance – a superficial politician whose campaign strategy seems to be based on election because of who he's not and because he is "young" – that last one really gets on my nerves.

It is similar to the strategy that the young fogies Cameron and Osborne have adopted with the Tories here in the UK – say little about policy, elect me because I'm not X, vote for me because I am younger (in comparison). The reality is that Obama, Cameron and Osborne have as much in common with young people as I have.

It is symtomatic of the all style and no substance approach not just of politicians but of anyone who is in the public eye.

Gabby January 9, 2008 10:25 pm ET

OK, If you looked at the news tonight, why is Bush trying to start something with Iran? Seems to me he is trying to start a self induced fight. To make things worse before he leaves office…………. any thoughts??
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It scares the HECK out of me, Gabby. I hope he American people do not buy into this.

It's all about power to them…The Clinton's are about power and nothing else matters….people that voted for them are fools or communists…

Same Ole…Same Ole
Until we are treated equal and fair in every aspect of our agreement to be PEOPLE OF THIS FREE NATION, we will never be able to move forward. Senator Clinton is more criticized negatively for being a woman, seeking the Democratic Presidential nomination than Senator Obama is for being African American for seeking the same nomination..Why?, mainly because of a male dominated upper-tier of businessmen, along with the anti-feminist(most whom are married to these businessmen), where sexism is more noticeable and practiced than racism.
The mistreatment of Senator Clinton by the media, after her loss in Iowa and the very fact that EVERY media branch called her out of the race for the nomination was unfair and misrepresented the journalism that is truly expected by we the people. Stop the one sidedness and you will gain more viewers for longer periods of time, therfore increasing you ratings with dignity and truthfulness. All these male commentators that continue to try to discredit Senator Clinton mainly due to them disagreeing with the former Bill Clinton years and the policies that it held. Well guess what…this is 2008 and time to move on and catch up to modern politics.
Until the media as a whole respects more women in higher-teir business positions such as Senator Clinton and genuinely accept the fact that she EARNED her place in the Senate, we will continue to see this mistreatment. Darn if she does and darn if she doesn't, male candidates challenge other male candidates and they are veiwed as tough on issues, Senator Clinton challenges male candidates, she is considered non womanly or too tough.
In my opinion, I feel the media should educate this group of people to update them on equality and fairness, not just for this election but for life in general.
Ann

Many democrats, almost all independents, and every single republican will never, ever, ever, ever vote for her.

Ever.

She is reviled by 47% of the US. That’s 47% of the vote instantly gone. Add on the sizable portion of people that start disliking her after they learn or hear more about her and you have insta-landslide loss.

I have yet to have a Hillary supporter give me a good reason on how she can win the general election when everyone except a fanatically minority despise this candidate.

How can she possible win? People do not vote for those they do not like (except for Nixon).

Please, please convince me. Because at this point, this life long dem plans to sit on her hands if Hillary is the nominee.

Anyone who believes the election media circus is loony.
The moment I saw the ballots being fed into the opscan "counters"- aka vote shredders, I knew the fix was in. Be an idiot if you want, but Hillary did NOT win New Hampshire. Go count the votes for real by hand if they have not been tampered with yet, if you want a real election.

The media coporations have the intent and the power to HIDE the candidates they do not want us to see. That would be the ones leading the fight against a permanent war- Dennis Kucinich, Ron Paul, Mike Gravel. The media has effectively CREATED the reality they want us to see, and the voting machine vendors have made it so.

DON'T FALL FOR THEIR LIES!
URGE YOUR CANDIDATES TO KEEP GOING!
GIVE THEM ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
SAY NO TO THE MEDIA DARLINGS THAT GET GARISH 24/7 COVERAGE.
THAT in itself should tell you how you are being corralled into accepting the ultimate result they are aiming for- a NEW corporate-backed President.

OK, If you looked at the news tonight, why is Bush trying to start something with Iran? Seems to me he is trying to start a self induced fight. To make things worse before he leaves office…………. any thoughts??

If you want a change Fred Thompson's the only way to go. All Clinton cares about is herself and what the presidency can do for her, her husband and their friends. Those tears are ones of joy as she quietly duped everyone that thought for a moment that those tears were sincere. Has everyone forgotten what they did in the past? Obama has his own agenda which doesn't include helping you and I. Don't waste you vote people, this isn't American Idol!

You people amaze me in your narrow vision, of history and of the candidates.
Everyone gets all up in arms about how calculating, how cold, how divisive, how manipulating and power hungry the Clintons are, but if you look back in time most of our effective Presidents were seen in the same way. Abraham Lincoln was divisive. His own party hated him, and he wasn't what you call "electable" seeing that half the country was on the other side. Did he bring about change and results? FDR was divisive and calculating. He didn't do a lot for this country, did he? JFK, as history sees it, was a womanizer from a politically HUNGRY family with motives of their own whom the other party hated and thought would incite the other base. Which didn't happen, and to my recollection he left lasting impressions on our globe. Did anyone attack Bobby for being power-hungry when he ran after his brother's death like they are attacking Hillary?
And Ronald Reagan? You don't get more calculating then pandering to Christians in the name of religion to get a vote. It's the Republican playbook now, thanks to him. And to some with common sense, against the First Commandment. The term neo-con didn't exist until 1982. But he did some pretty good things, according to history despite his divisiveness.

What you people don't realize is that there will never EVER be a candidate to fully UNITE this country. It's not possible – we're a population full of entitled, celebrity-obsessed, self-satisying ADD citizens who flip from the news in Iraq to watch whatever reality show is on at the moment. People don't unite simply by being eloquent or poll driven. Great people unite when the times and the world are bearing down on them to lead with vigor, compassion and a national vision.
George the 43rd squandared his moment in history after 9/11 when the world was with our country in solidarity. Maybe it was because the majority of this country (or was it the Supreme Court?) voted for a man who talked BIG IDEAS and who they thought was charming enough to have a beer with, but didn't produce anything but a sham, corrupt government. True, there were scandals in Clinton's presidency. But ones that affected our national security, our Justice system, or our adherence to the Geneva Convention and repect of basic human rights?

The Dems have only one person to thank for their party NOT being thrown into obscurity after Reagan and Bush 41, and that person is Bill Clinton. He understood that a true leader LEADS down the middle, much to the dismay of his Party at the time who wanted to play partisan politics. As much as he had a problem being faithful in his marriage, he was faithful in his duties as POTUS (lying under oath aside) to try to steer us in the direction our country needed to go. And no matter the public opinion, he ran a tight ship and a balanced budget (1st one since Andrew Jackson, also cited as being terribly divisive and calculating), because he knew he had to reach across the aisle to give and take with Republicans to get his own agenda accomplished while letting them feel they had victories of their own. Yes people, for as much as "Clintonian Triangulation" has been derided by most critics, it was taken from the playbook of the masters (read any biography of FDR, JFK, John Adams, the Reagan Diaries, and Lincoln's bio "Team of Rivals," which was fittingly enough Bill Clinton's bible).

It's all nonsense – this talk of how calculating, cold and divisive Hillary is. She understands the need for triangulation. She understands the give and take nature of big government. She has worked her entire life (yes, even before Bill) for public service, for children's health initiatives, and for education. She appears cold because if she weren't there would be critics who say she doesn't have the balls, with all the prejudice towards women. She appears calculating because she understands that deals are made out of public view, that some legislation is passed easier in the cloakroom than in a publicized battle with Congress.
She appears power hungry cause she is driven to become President, like the indifference to be a leader is the requirement. And all that anyone will say concerning what she did with Health Care was to have a bill fail during her husband's term? Do you think Edwards or Obama or the Dems would have Universal Health Care as their issue that seperates them from the GOP in 2008 if she hadn't been the first to fall on her face in 1992? Sometimes, defeat is necessary. The thing no one can take away from Hillary is her grit – this woman loses a battle but will sustain the test of the war.

Politicians who bring hope and don't deliver don't stay around for long.The ones who matter, in this time of our country's history, are the ones who have been battle-tested and who have the mindframe that change of government can only come from within the government, from knowing the importance of bipartisan alliances and political deal making, not for the sake of their party's standing but for the sake of our standing in this world. I don't want politics of hope. I want politics of hard fought results, because that's the only way D.C. works. Inexperience is eaten alive and spit out in the corridors of power, not nurtured into fruition and action with time and patience.

I am an Active duty military member. You will be surprised at the military vote she will get in the primary and in the general, with all the work she has done for our quality of life and for the medical benefits battle she won against the Pentagon's indifference. She recognized Dems were perenially seen as being weak on defense, so she stole it right out from under the Republicans and made it her strongest suit. For all this talk of how calculating she is, A SMART PERSON KNOWS WHAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW. So she has the common sense to surround herself with advisors that produce results. Get over it….It's not glad-handling – it's what works.

My great uncle is a legend in my (southern) state as a member of the Republican legislature. I saw the deal-making and operatives close up from a very young age. And the only thing that has ever made them shake in their boots and drive them mad with resentment, since I was 10 years old in 1992, was anyone with the last name of CLINTON, because they didn't know how to beat them. They won control of Congress because of ethical issues, not the policies (which were sound) of the Clinton administration. And anyone who doubts her influence on Bill, not the other way around, is badly, badly misinformed.

And I'm casting my vote for Hillary Clinton come November 2008. Because she is the only one with a shot in hell to beat them. Most of you spewing hate on this message board need to pick up a history book and find fact-based reasoning to dislike her. Otherwise, you just end up sounding like the last kid who got picked on the play ground or ends up at the bottom of a promotion list because hard-working, intensely driven people turn you off. That's why she's in the run for President and none of us are. We don't have her discipline.

jack, ny, ny January 9, 2008 3:02 pm ET

stephanie- you have one vote and you are allowed to do whatever you want with it. Others also have the same right. People don't have to listen to you on this matter.
Yes you can vote republician if you want. No one is going to stop you. same way no one is going to stop others to vote for Hillary. Please grow up!!! you sounds like a some spoiled brat.

ps she is allowed to speak her heart and she does make some valid points, that all these candidates ought to be subjected to proper scrutiny,i suggest you use your vote wisely and end the lies, pretensions and deceit around us and washington! we need to restore some dignity to washington!
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Stan- another one blinded by love for obama. I don't tell anyone who and how to vote. I do think people are stupid who are hooting for obama. Obama is like those american idol wanna who talk alot however when it comes to showing the goods fall right flat.
SO I am going to vote on who shows me the good NOT someone who reading poetry to the audience. May be Obama should start counducting seminars like Tony robinson…..lol

[quote]Joe Ossai, Bedford, NH January 9, 2008 11:48 am ET

This election was rigged. You heard it here first. She was down by double digit in both regular poll and internal polls. Both Obama and Hillary internal polling show her losing by double digits the day of the election.[/quote]

FYI: There are silent majority.

Laugh now HIllary supporters but your day is coming. I talked with a whole lot of minorities today and all of them said they will sit this election out if Hillary Clinton is the nominee.

I couldn't find one minority who supports Billary Clinton now. Here is a chance for the Republicans to grab African American voters and win the election.

Let me tell you, my African American neighbor said the New Hampshire Democrats just plain LIED about voting for Obama. Just tell the truth, folks.
You don't want to be known as a state full of LIARS do you? Just tell the darn truth, please. Nobody will blame you for choosing white over black. That's your right to do so.

HILLARY, YOU BEST NOT COUNT ON THE BLACK VOTE TO PROPEL YOUR FAT BUTT INTO THE PRESIDENCY. IT WON'T HAPPEN!!!!

I HOPE HUCKABEE, ROMNEY OR JOHN McCAIN STOMPS YOUR FAT BUTT IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

STB wrote: "whats really wrong of Bill Clinton standing on his wife's side for public support ? Can't get it why do people object ?"

There's nothing wrong if Bill would stand BY Hillary's side and "act" like a good supporter. But standing in FRONT of her or DIRECTLY BEHIND her with his hands on her shoulders does not portray support – it portrays DOMINANCE. That's what people object to!

Go Hillary! The first BOO HOO president!

Simply put I dont' think America needs anymore Clinton scandal in the White House and it dates back to the 70's, I actually like Bill Clinton and I feel he was crucified publically, but Jesus he ain't!!! Hillary is still with him because you dont' look a gifted horse in the mouth!!! I think America needs a fresh direction and Obama represents that more so than any of the Republicans and definitely the Clinton's! I learned a while ago that our human existence was, is and should be based upon the matriarchal rule but Hillary is the wrong matriarch for this country. If you feel me please nominate Barrack for the Dems and then put him in the White House!!! Go Nancy!!!

Whether or not you think that Hillary teared up as political strategy is a secondary point. Howard Dean went a little overboard with emotion and was burned at the stake for it. Either way, it was a risky move and most political pundits are agreeing that it paid off. Cynical political analysts are a bit disgusted but obviously it moved a lot of voters. Whether or not it was geniune is none of my concern. If it was, great, Hillary is human. If it was not, I have to admire her cunning strategy. Either way, I'm still a Hill-head.

Thanks a lot, New Hampshire. Thanks for nothing. Hillary Clinton is covered in Fail. If she's the nominee the Democrats will go down to an epic failure in November if the Republican nominee is anyone but Mike Huckabee. Just look around you and listen. There are lifelong Democrats (like me) who will not go out to vote for her. Independents won't vote for her. Republicans won't cross over for her. If you honestly think her candidacy will sell anywhere outside of the Northeast then you are out of touch with the rest of the country. Hopefully the rest of us can fix your horrible mistake by the time it gets to us.

If only Obama can get a sex change…will that make the gender biased people happy?

Stephanie – You are a typical Obama supporter. If your candidate does not get nominated you are going to vote republican, or I have seen a couple of people say if he doesnt get the nomination, they are going to move to Canada. A bunch of immature, juvinile people, much like Obama (if I dint get the nomination, I'm never going to run again!) Go ahead! Stomp your feet, throw a tantrum, and vote Republican. The nation will live through it. But you will know what you did, and those around you will know what you did, and know you for what you are. An immature, petty, spiteful, juvinile and actually truly hilarious human being. This is the first election that I have heard things like this coming out of peoples mouths and I am stunned that people are behaving this way. It is just the funniest thing I have ever seen or heard. I dont like Obama, but if he is the Democratic nominee, I will vote for him. Better him than ANY Republican.

As an intelligent woman I will make an intelligent decision and not vote for someone ON THE SOLE FACT of her being a WOMAN!…She's not for change…she lifted that slogan from Obama. She heard his message, saw that people in Iowa liked it and ran with it. I want CHANGE…but I want it from a genuine person with genuine emotions

"Cameron, SC January 9, 2008 3:40 pm ET
CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE IS THAT IS WHAT AMERICA WANTS
OKAY THEN
HAVING A WOMAN PRESIDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS COUNTRY IS A CHANGE. IT IS A BIG CHANGE.
LETS MAKE HISTORY
HILLARY 08″

I think all the people blathering about how Hillary can "unite" people, and can "sway the republicans" to her side are really not looking at the whole picture here. The Republicans HATE Hillary, and to an extent, Bill. They spent the entire 8 years of Bill's presidency doing everything they could to stymie the administration, block progress, appoint prosecutors, open investigations, belittle, beleaguer, and otherwise halt anything progressive. Hillary was a large focus of all the above, just as much as Bill. They're wetting thier pants at the prospect of getting to do so again with Hillary. What, in the WORLD, makes you think that someone as universally disliked across the aisle could ever, in a million years, get anything done with all the obstacles that will be put in her way, all the genuine loathing that they feel for her, etc. I'm sure she'd be a fine President, in a better world – But we don't live in a better world, and they're not suddenly going to give up hating her if she wins. And yes, Republicans like to stymie all Democrats, and visa versa, but there's a particularly hungry loathing for the Clintons. NOTHING will get done, just more insults, more partisanship, more abuse, more finger pointing, more blocking things just because… I cringe at the thought. At least Obama has quite a bit of respect across the aisle. Of all the folks running, when looked at realistically, he's the only one I think COULD reach out, and with that quiet, but firm voice, get the oppostion to "go along"… It scares me to think of another 4 or 8 years with all the partisan, angry, hatred of "gotta get the Clintons" no matter what happens to the rest of the country in the meantime.

Isnt it funny how Hillary was losing by double digits in the polls until she broke down in tears, seems to me she won the PITTY vote, now she just has to cry through all the other states and she will be that strong leader Bill was talking about, and she is proud of the fact she can get votes this way too by the looks of it, rather vote for Paris Hilton then this phony

I project that Hillary Clinton can never become president of the United States, she may only win a few states.

1. She boasts of experience but plants questions so that she gives calculated answers
2. She insulted the people of Iowa when she lost miserably in that State
3. She cries for votes when she's not getting them
4. 50% or more of the country already hates her to start with, could get worse with time
5. She has a promiscuous husband who is also notorious at lying and twisting information

Wait, is she going to sit on round table with Al Queada and leaders of the Middle East and say if you don't become friends of America I'll cry right now?

That's really going to work! Continue to follow her.
Let her just enjoy these few moments which will encourage her to spend more wasteful money on her bogus campaign. In the end she'll be crying even harder.

CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE IS THAT IS WHAT AMERICA WANTS
OKAY THEN
HAVING A WOMAN PRESIDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS COUNTRY IS A CHANGE. IT IS A BIG CHANGE.
LETS MAKE HISTORY
HILLARY 08

I don't understand all the hoopla about Hillary winning when she and Obama tied for delegates from NH. Furthermore, as an Independent that voted republican because I really thought Obama had won and wanted a better republican candidate in case Hillary does get the nomination, I hope this has taught both parties that the Independent voter counts in this country and can easily swing a vote. I hope people pay attention to the fact that neither Clinton, Obama, or McCain got a majority of the vote but any of them could have if the independents voted as a block which is very possible in the actual election. As the reported underdog, I believe Hillary got every vote in this state that she is ever apt to receive from independents and I don't believe that that adds up to winning the presidency.

Who is running for President Bill or Hillary.

Also just a quick word, Obama bought Oprah to get him votes of "Blacks and Women", whats really wrong of Bill Clinton standing on his wife's side for public support ? Can't get it why do people object ?

jack, ny, ny January 9, 2008 3:02 pm ET

stephanie- you have one vote and you are allowed to do whatever you want with it. Others also have the same right. People don't have to listen to you on this matter.
Yes you can vote republician if you want. No one is going to stop you. same way no one is going to stop others to vote for Hillary. Please grow up!!! you sounds like a some spoiled brat.

ps she is allowed to speak her heart and she does make some valid points, that all these candidates ought to be subjected to proper scrutiny,i suggest you use your vote wisely and end the lies, pretensions and deceit around us and washington! we need to restore some dignity to washington!

Hillary wins by getting the most votes of the under educated and post menopausal feminist. Surprise, surprise..

Ok, I missed the part where this is a surprise, HELLOOOO, she's been favoured to win for weeks/months. Where's the surprise Mr. Reporter guy? I think the surprise is that she could have won by a landslide but squeeked by with a 2% psuedo-victory due to that weak crying display she pulled, maybe she needed a nap, WE THE PEOPLE do not need a weak president, male or female. When a politician cry's because of loss of life, that is one thing, but because they might lose a race?! Rediculosity!!!

Hey Stephanie,

All the candidates have there spouses campaigning for them, then whats wrong with Bill campaigning for Hillary ?
Women should definetly vote only for right women. She is a right women. If she were power hungary, she would have stood up for nominations long back (may be just after Bill Clinton was leaving). She is a dedicated women. If you cannot see her, you might be blinded by Obama's campaign of change. Which I am not sure will be happening.

I ,for one, am sick of the Clinton trailer trash. Go ahead Democrats, be stupid and live up to expectations by nominating Hillary. If Bloomberg has not already made up his mind to run as an Independent, that will. Bloomberg's concern about the divisiveness in Washington will propel him to run. Her nomination will also energize the Republican Party.

Joe Ossai, Bedford, NH January 9, 2008 11:48 am ET

"This election was rigged. You heard it here first. She was down by double digit in both regular poll and internal polls. Both Obama and Hillary internal polling show her losing by double digits the day of the election.

So what happened. Can you saw ballot stufffing ?"
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I think the above comment is very interesting because at 3 in the morning 96% precincts reporting was still on the tv and the same results for both Clinton and Obama were still there until the end. What happened to the other 4% precincts? What happened to those votes? Did those votes contain a different result???? And since they had declared too close to call why did they call it before 100% of the precincts reported? In the Iowa results they stayed with it until 100% of the precincts reported. And why is it that the polls were so right on the money for the Iowa caucuses and leading up to them and they were totally disfunctional for New Hampshire? And why is it that polls were right on for the republicans? McCain saw his poll numbers all along and as a result he kept saying he was going to win, and by a landslide. And he did win, just like his poll numbers. So what happened on the dem side? Hm…is there something amiss?

stephanie- you have one vote and you are allowed to do whatever you want with it. Others also have the same right. People don't have to listen to you on this matter.
Yes you can vote republician if you want. No one is going to stop you. same way no one is going to stop others to vote for Hillary. Please grow up!!! you sounds like a some spoiled brat.

I am a woman and I hate hearing other woman say they will vote for Hillary simply because she is a woman and that represents chang in and of itself. Well, to me it represents the WRONG kind of change.

Would I like a woman president, sure, but it has to be the RIGHT woman. I want someone who is nondivisive, non polarizing, honest, ethical, trustworthy, integrity all things Hillary is the opposite of. I find her to be fake, insincere, calculating, power hungry. Funny, how she said "I'm not Tammy Wynnete sitting here like some little woman standing by my man"…But, that is exactly what she did…she always stood by Bill Clinton for his infidelities and claims she didn't know about them. Ha! She did it because she is selfish and wants POWER. I ask woman out there, why do you like, trust Hillary? She is supporting a man who lies and cheats on her…u like woman who constantly put up with that? I also ask you, why is she a Senator in a state that she NEVER was a citizen of? She is from Illinois and Arkansas…why is she not a Senator from those states? She is a Senator from NY for POLITICAL gain. Everything Hillary does is for Hillary. Wake up America…she is not change, she is not refreshing, she is not a uniter, she will polarize this country even greater than what it is today.

If Hillary gets the nomination I WILL vote for a REPUBLICAN….I will vote against her because she is a cold, calculating, manipulative, and power hungry and I am not a fan of George Bush at all! I want someone who is trustworthy, who will unite this country, who will bring all parties into the political process and presidential cabinet, and reach compromising solutions to the tought domestic and international problems we face. GO OBAMA! OBAMA 08….

Matt VT: Thats it Matt – since the candidate that you and your daughter voted for didnt win, it must be a conspiracy! And hey, theres a monster hiding in every bush. Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My…..
I read in another blog that Obama lost because they stopped counting his ballots in NH Hampshire! What a hoot!!!

"Major allegations of vote fraud in New Hampshire are circulating after Hillary Clinton reversed a mammoth pre-polling deficit to defeat Barack Obama with the aid of Diebold electronic voting machines, while confirmed votes for Ron Paul in the Sutton district were not even counted."

What do you think about this?

* MATH WIZARDS * – Will someone please calculate the PROBABILITY of such a high number of polls being wrong – and off my so many points? From what I remember in college, this is a highly unlikely scenario. I'm not saying the voting was rigged, but something is very weird. What is the confidence level of such polls?

The media has it out for Clinton. To suggest that Clinton won because she went out and conjured up enough sympathetic women to push her over the top is ridiculous and offensive. The media wants to make it sound like the 2% margin she won by is insignifigant. Please. Give credit where credit is due. Hillary Clinton pulled off an unprecedented 14-point swing over a 3-day period. She was able to do this because she was able to reach out to voters and show them that she is the person who has the skills and knowledge, the experience, to get done what needs to get done in this country. Roland Martin implied today that Clinton won because she cried! Give me a break! Clinton won because experience triumphed over fairy tales. Hillary won because 57% of Democratic voters felt that the issues were more important than personal qualities. Hillary won because the people of New Hampshire, regardless of party, felt that the most important issue was the economy, stupid! A majority of Democrats felt Clinton had the best resume for dealing with the economy. Experience triunmphed over fairy tales.

I am so proud of the women in NH thank you for standing up and showing your power finally. Unlike the cookie baking oprah watching stay at home stepfordwives in IA who was easily manupulated by the media hype, the real hardworking women in NH showed courage to say enough is enough. It is time to stop the double standard and all the men in the media gangbanging her.
This was was a truley a "PROGRESSIVE" vote since Senator Clinton also got the straight up true democratic votes, after all it is a democratic primary right.

My daughter lives in NH and voted in her ward in Manchester yesterday. She called last night and told me about her experience. What surprised her at first is that there were many Massachusetts cars parked outside the voting location. She said that people were leaving these cars and walking into the building and voting. All they said when they were not on the list of residents for Manchester or the ward was that they were thinking about moving to NH. When they said that they were handed a ballot and then marked their vote and left. My daughter said that when she looked around the room there were many people she did not recognize at all, had never seen anywhere in the neighborhood.
My guess is that there were many people Hillary voters who were not from NH who were told to come in and vote, and just say they were thinking of moving to NH so that Hillary would win. Everybody, my daughter told me, is talking about where these people were from. Who were they?
Something very dirty went on in that election.

Bush…Clinton….Clinton….Bush…..Bush….Clinton? Not too much change there, we need as a nation need a moderate Republican to defend our country and push progression.

"THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENING IN AMERICA!" Since August The Honorable Senator Barack Obama has been gaining increasing momentum. In late December, the Obama campaign closed a huge double digit gap in New Hampshire. On January 3rd, the Obama campaign swept Iowa and on January 8th in New Hampshire, (largely a Clinton stronghold) the Clinton regime escaped defeat only by the skin of there teeth by 2 percentage points but not without deploying very NEGATIVE, UNDERHANDED, and SUSPECT tactics which will surely hunt the Clinton regime.

Despite the inflated overprojections from most polls days before the NH Primary, CLINTON IS NO COMEBACK . Never place too much stock in polls, particularly when vetted against reason, and it was unreasonable to expect a nearly 40 percent voting difference over a 2 week time frame from previous steady and consistent projections. However, the Obama campaign did make significant large margins of gain. The Obama Campaign drew larger crowds compared to both Clintons. The Clinton regime, should have coasted through NH but they limped out barely and it is reasonable for every expert to say that the Clinton regime is underperforming and some triumphant comeback is not the case as the Clinton regime continues to lose ground.

"THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENING IN AMERICA!" and it is can be simply put that the Clinton regime "The Establishment" is losing votes and the Barack Obama Campaign "The Future" is gaining votes and delegates. CHANGE is on the Horizon and "Yes ,we can be the CHANGE we want to see in the World when we BELIVE and VOTE for Barack OBAMA (A CHAMPION FOR THE PEOPLE and "THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP!")

OBAMA '08

-CDR

Gupta LOL .. didn't they even need donations to buy their first house or something like that .. if anyone remembers the detail please post

As one who would be fine with either Clinton or Obama leading the Democratic ticket, I find the NH post-election commentary a bit much. 'AJ, IL' is exactly correct. Clinton's victory, while noteworthy, is far from a 'comeback'. How can anyone use that term for a candidate who led Obama by double digits in NH throughout 2007?

What we have seen is a brilliant piece of campaign strategy by the Clinton camp. They knew there would be a bump of support for Obama after Iowa and that Hillary might even lose. So how could they leverage that? Well, how about intentionally informing the media that they were prepared to lose in NH.? And if they were truly devious, perhaps instructing Clinton supporters that it would be OK to mislead pollsters. Just a few such clever strokes and – voila! – they have created a 'comeback kid'. This tactic was foolproof, i.e. it would have worked with either a narrow 2-3 point victory or loss.

Not surprisingly, the media has swallowed the 'comeback' story hook, line and sinker. One can only hope that they exercise more diligence and independence with future primary results.

Cry , cry baby at work. her hormones let her do it. Hillary should learn to co ntrol her emotion. I turn now to her control of important world events . Is she going to let her tears/emotion be the deciding factor. Bill turned his wrath on all on sundry because he felt she should not be looking at a loss. I am at a loss for words to see how low these conniving two can be. They are best outside of the White House.

It sad that the Ex (wonderful Preisdent) William P. Jefferson has to twist Obama's words to win few votes. Why, am I surprised – Bill Clinton never twisted or lied in his life before. The wonder is – how we Americans tolerate this lier on campaign trail after he accepted that he lied to the country in Monika's Special Prosecutor case.

Hillary Clinton touts experience in Healthcare, Security, and Economy. Heathcare – I am sure you all know – what a disaster she did. Security – yes she knows the security because for 8 years at tax payers expanse she was provided security. Economy: What economy experience she had? She could not even balance her home check books. Always lived on "donations" from political cronies.

Great job NH voters! and good luck to all of us.

Go Hillary!!!

ABORTION IS A NESSESARY EVIL IT KEEPS THE POPULATION DOUBLING EVERY 40 YEARS AS APPOSE TO EVERY 20 WITHOUT IT THE PLANET WOULD BE AT MAX CAPACITY BY NOW OR CLOSE TO IT AND FAMINE WITH CONSUME IT OR YOU THINK THERE IS A ADOPTION CRISIS NOW IMAGINETHE AMOUNT OF UNWANTED CHILDREN THAT WOULD BE PLACE INTO TO THE FOSTER SYSTEM THAT OVER LOADED ALL READY. SOME OF THOSE CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE END UP ABUSED OR IN SOME OTHER FORM OF ILLICIETE ACTIVITY. BESIDES WHO IS THE GOVERNMENT TO TELL ANYONE THAT THEY ARE READY FOR CHILDREN. HOW MANY MIXED RACE CHILDREN WERE PUT TO DEATH IN THIS COUNTRY DUE TO PERSONAL SHAME IN THE 20TH CENTURY BY THOSE VERY PEOPLE OUT THERE PROTESTING NOW

Barack's boomer will continue to spin the Hills. NH result is just a bad wind. The Corporate Cobras, Washington Wolfs and Clinton Clout might have succeeded temporarily in stopping the middle class surge. But one should remember that this is agoing to be new sunami in American Politics. People are so solid behind Obama who is their new hope. I never witnessed this type of revolution and unity in American politics for last 2 decades. People are united so strongly with single voice irrespective of color, creed, gender and ethnic. They have lot of frustration and anguish over corrupt and war politics. I hope that there will be an end for family politics and dynasty ruling in USA. Also this is wrong time for media mantras and pundit projections. People are so different now they are getting united with great hope and strong voice.

The tide is temporarily down but not out yet.

So, has anybody realized that the last time the Clintons were in the White House, a certain terrorist group was planning their every move to destroy the US due to its hatred for the United States and its government? Oh, no thats right, they only started planning their attack the day Bush took office. Ya Right.
I dont know about you, but I certainly do not want to return to that era, ie: the Clintons in the White House.

Oh pullleezzz – this election was not rigged. People are just tired of reading about a man who has no respect for our nation, how can't put his hand over his heart, who went to school in the same foreign countries that now wage war against us, that can't say "One Nation Under God" but will say One Nation… Who is a Muslim, and his mother an atheist.

I am sorry, but I am not an overly religious person, and I do feel that there should be a division between church and state, but this is way extreme. I am also a gay male, and Obama is considered the more liberal of the two, and still side with Hillary Clinton over Obama.

He is all talk and wants to blame Clinton from taking money from lobbyisyt? When I read this I though wow, what a hypocrit. – "One of Obama's chief interests in the Senate has been ethics reform, but he was one of eight senators to oppose a bill aimed at tightening lobbyist rules because it was not strong enough. Clinton supported the initiative."

I challenge you also to review his record. Just google obama sentate record. You will find a legitmate sight, armed with a host of information on this junior senator. When American needed him most, he was not there to vote, or did not cast a vote. For someone who says he has America's interest at heart, it seemed to me like he was prepping for a presidential run, and serving nothing but his own interest.

Girls Rule!

Hillary '08

Purple January 9, 2008 11:49 am ET

NH reject Obama and all his empty "I have a Dream" ripoff speeches. Obama thinks he can stand on the stage and just say over and over again "Change, Change, Change".

We're not all a bunch of stupid Iowa college students.

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Purple, or whatever color you want your name to be – Did you go to college? I seriously doubt you even have an education for making such a stupid comment.

I'm a Democrat who's not particularly fond of Sen. Clinton, but I'm glad she finally came across as a woman who can get emotional when she's tired…like a real person. It was touching and I'm glad she won the day.

I REALLY don't understand the vitirolic comments coming from Republicans, Independents and some fellow Dems. So President Clinton is her husband? While President Clinton is certainly no prize as a spouse he stopped the genocide in Bosnia and bombed Bagdad when intelligence showed Saddam Hussein was reconstituting his WMD program all while keeping the country running in the black.

Shall we ask the families of the 160,00 active duty service personnel or the families and friends of the 30,000 injured or 3,600 dead from the Iraq War alone what they think is of greater impartance? A philandering former President or ignoring the fact that none of the assumptions of this administration for going to war in Iraq were factual? Ask them how well they were prepared/outfitted before going to war? How they feel about the continued loss of benefits, abysmal conditions of the VA system or the DOD demanding of repayment of bonuses from injured personnel when they are unable to stay for their full contract? Ask them about having to pay for their body armour if it's cut off of them while medics try to save their lives? What about the service personnel who have no place to go but the streets? Are they only important as long as you can put them in gear and shove them on a front somewhere? What about the innocents caught in between? What about Osama bin ladin? What about the declining stability of Afghanistan and Pakistan? Pakinstan's got nuclear weapons, how long till some General goes to the other side and gives the newest Musharraf his key or code for a few million?

I get nothing from President Bush, his minions or a lackluster Congress about the actual nuts-n-bolts of running this war and it's aftermath, yet it's the Clintons that keep the Republican money machines going. Not the loss of life or those lives for ever changed by these wars, it's the Clintons?

Go figure?

This is not over till is over! I am hitting the road for Obama and I am contributing more than ever!

I am glad for Sen Clinton, but it look like Mr Clinton is running for office, look at the picture

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu, New Hampshire.

What a great picture. Bill will make the greatest of first First Gentleman, with his gift for diplomacy, his political acumen, his experience, and his world standing.

I hope Bill doesn't invite Mrs. Obama to his tea parties, after all, Obama poo-poos tea parties. He thinks they are just a silly girly practice. Try not-voting-for-Obama as a silly girly practice.

Hillary stealing everything from Obama, from how he is running the campaign to victory speech. I just don't believe this woman and I feel bad for America if she is gonna be the president. I want someone I would see through. I am not ready for another Clintons in the white house!!

Brett January 9, 2008 12:09 pm ET

This election is once again rigged by the corrupt, corporate military industrial complex and it's faux news media establishment (fox, cnn, abc, etc.)

Once again Diebold steals elections in favor of the rich elite bastards.

Stop believing in Fox, Cnn, Abc, etc. They are government propaganda.

Wake up america! Take back your liberty!
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I just knew something wrong. I watched the whole thing and I can not believe how the digits were increasing. I just don't believe whoever was reporting!

Whether by gall or design CNN and this political ticker system is turning out to be the showdown for the american public. Prior to this you media folks controlled everthing that was/is your choice by asking the [CHOSEN ]public the type of questions that would give you the answer you wanted so you could twist it to your advantage. As a newcomer to the internet folks like myself can now read the comments and find there are many many folks with the same ideas and thoughts that others have without you putting out what you want and you can twist it to make you look knowledgable ,and favorable towards your choice. It backfired and now applies to you pundits who showed up as dumb as the rest of the country. Hopefully the system will stay alive be it CNN or any other network because the american people now have an voice and outlet. I have read comments till I fall asleep and some are nasty ,but the majority are meaningful. WE now have a voice that is not muted/ or revised to make the pundits look like [their impression of themselves] the greatest thing since sliced bread. A lot of SAD and confused networkers were to be found on TV last night.

Joe Ossai, Bedford, NH January 9, 2008 11:48 am ET

This election was rigged. You heard it here first. She was down by double digit in both regular poll and internal polls. Both Obama and Hillary internal polling show her losing by double digits the day of the election.

So what happened. Can you saw ballot stufffing ?

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I agree with you. The elections was rigged. I watched those diggits all through and let me tell you, there couldn't be a coincidence that the increment could be all small digits and the first person doesn't go down the second at one point. I watched and only the last time that the increment was huge.
I just don't believe it!

We have had 20 years of Bush-Clinton-Bush with another possible 8 more of Clinton. This country cannot take anymore presidents who put self-interest ahead of public good. The time is now. WE NEED A CHANGE!!!

The people of New Hampshire made the logical right choice. They didn't vote on all hype and no substance. Lets hope that South Carolina and the rest of the country does the same thing.

Thanks New Hampshire

I live in Chicago and as a result, I know Barack Obama DOES NOT have the necessary experience at this time to be President of the United States. Give him
another ten or 15 years to become seasoned to pick up the necessary knowledge and skill.

Rhetoric, charm, charisma, great preaching style on hope and change are
great…How to implement that hope and change is more important. He is
not capable – not at this time. As I said, I am from the State of Illinois…He is
a nice guy, great heart, but not the experience to be president at this time!

The will of the people is Hill!

WELL !!!!
All about Hillary and Obama. Neither one of them are as qualified to lead our nation at the present which is still involved in two wars plus taken on jihad. We have only one person who is truly experienced and knows full well what WAR is like. The only one that can possibly be the next Commander- in- chief and lead our nattion to victory is JOHN MCCAIN.The closets the others have been to being a prisoner-of-war and under go the inhumane torture McCain experienced is wiping with something other than soft tissued toilet paper. They treasure the freedom this man gave everything but his life for and all they can do is gripe about conditions here at home,deceive, mislead and exploit their fellow citizens. The Corporate businesses , Banks, credits card issuerers and theiving land managers as well as housing loan sharks are raping the American people, in addition the government is allowing the Oil companies to take money out of the peoples pocket that is needed for food and medical expenses to line their own pockets with gold. Whatever political party gets the White House, the need is to stop the countrys who control the Oil in their tracks, WE ARE THE STRONGEST COUNTRY LETS USE IT TO STOP JIHAD WHATEVER IT TAKES. THEN PEACE AND PROSPERITY WILL REIGN, THE MAN FOR PRESIDENT IS JOHN MCCAIN.

YOU GO, Girl!! SALUTE FOR HILLARY, IT'S TIME AMERICA HAVE A WOMAN PRESIDENT!

My contribution is in the mail!

Go Hillary!

I’m a female, and would like very much to see a woman as President of the United States…but the right woman. Not a woman who owes her political career to nepotism and an inflated resume. Not a woman who but for riding the coattails of her husband would even be in this race. Not a woman who confuses nastiness and deception with strength.

More than the right woman, I want to vote for the right candidate without regard to gender. Our times are much too serious to do gender based voting. In my view, Hillary Clinton is far from the best person in this race to carry the mantle of POTUS.

What happened in NH was essentially, “I am woman, hear me weep”…the eleventh hour rallying cry (literally!) for many of those who, I suspect, ultimately voted for her.

Tuesday January 8th 2008: A dark day indeed for those of us who champion a woman’s rise to the top based on honesty, integrity and merit.

What is wrong with this site? I have sent two comments-neither have been printed here!

What I have said is: We are going to be very sad if this particular woman wins the nomination, she has nothing in common with the "common man."

Better to elect someone who sincerely wants change and does not have their own agenda at heart.

Thanks to the voters of NH we still have contest going on. We need to take this through the process so that we can clearly see what the candidates are all about.
Then we can decide intelligently who is the best choice.
It was great to see all of the women turning out to vote. Hopefully it will continue.

I'm an undecided voter and will probably remain that way until I step into a polling booth. I'm waiting to see/hear something that resonates with me but all I hear is the same old crap from all the candidates and it frightens me to realize that the current downward spiral will continue

Even more frightening is the amount of ignorance I find reading the comments on these stories from the "supporters". You'd think there'd be a higher level of intelligent discourse on cnn.com…but the internet is always filled with "trolls", isn't it? It's pathetic the sort of accusations and mudslinging that occurs in this campaign. None of it solid, all of it personal and on par with a fight on the playground in middle school. It saddens me and scares me, but most of all it disillusions me that this country can become more. For once, I don't think we can blame Bush anymore.

What a country full of spoiled, spiteful, hatemongering little bastards we've become…or at least we've stopped hiding it as we used to.

Tyler in Raleigh, N.C. If you are in so much love to see someone other than "an old white male running the country" move to Africa for god sake,and enjoy yourself, why stay here and be miserable. Personaly I like old white males, I am one, and I fought japs so we could live here and enjoy our way of life,and I would do it again regardless of hillary, Barak, Kusnich, Biden or any other kook in thet party.

I love the Clintons- Go Hillary!

Okay, Barack Obama came in first in Iowa and a very close second in New Hampshire. Now, it is time to talk about the people that put Barack Obama there – the independent voters. The candidate in the general election in November will need more than just Democrats to vote for them. They'll need Democrats, Independents and even Republicans. Hillary Clinton is not going to pull in any Republicans, and as the exit poll data has been showing, she is not pulling in Independent voters. It is a matter of electability for Clinton. Barack Obama must make this one of his talking points and maybe even a TV ad to get this point across. What good is all that experience she has when she is not going to win the White House?!

I was disappointed at the poor coverage of THE news last evening. Prior to the poll's closing in NH, all you could hear was how Hillary was in big trouble, a huge shake-up for her campaign staff was coming and that she was considering bypassing both Nevada and SC primaries…and that she was likely to incur a double digit drubbing last night. Then the polls closed, the early returns show her ahead 2%. As the precinct returns start pouriing in, she keeps the lead and even creeps at times up to a 4% advantage. All the CNN announcers and pundits keep saying is 'It's too close to call"…no amazement or commentary on how she was ahead and the trends were so suprisingly different than what you (and all the other networks) had been spewing for the six hours before closing of the polls. Finally, after 10:30 you declared Sen. Clinton the winner then your commentary got a little 'amazed'. I guess what was happening didn't play into your story line or to Mr. Obama's theme music during his 11 p.m. speech (Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered". ) Too bad you didn't have Stevie covering the story…even he could have 'seen' what was going on. I'm a totally undecided voter and really have no leanings one way or the other..I think Sen. Clinton, Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain all are credible candidates and still thinking/listening on Gov. Huckabee. But you guys really blew the coverage last night.

Why is this such a surprise?

New Hampshire allows anyone, resident or not, to vote in any election. How many buses did you see going into New Hampshire on Tuesday morning?

This entire senario was planned by the Clintons. Hillary's crying on tv, the threat of firing the campaign staff, and then the "surprise" win in New Hampshire.

People need to remember the tricks and slights of hand that the Clintons did while in the White House the first time. Remember how many times the facts were spun to blame someone else for Clinton failures and how the Clintons took credit for anything that worked.

It is a real shame that people are so gullable to believe that these snakes, the Clintons, are not poisonous and will not bite.

So, has anybody realized that the last time the Clintons were in the White House, Bin Laden was planning his every move to destroy the US due to his hattred for the United States and its government? Oh, no thats right, he only started planning his attack the day Bush took office. Ya Right.

Hillary did it!!! Go Hillary. Wish this polling stuff would stop — after the polls are wrong, the electronic pundits spend all night talking about how/why/when the polls went wrong instead of talking about the issues and candidates. It's clockwork orange. And can't ANYBODY be unbiased!!! What a country.

From a true conservative view point here a real analysis of the Rupliblican candidates line up.Now lets evaluate the Republican candidates; McCain is a great patriot but a terrible senator. His name to fame is the McCain/Feingold bill which stifles the first amendment Freedom of Speech. I would never vote for him again. Nor would I vote for George Bush again because he did not veto it.

Fred Thompson is a good conservative but he just has no passion which if you read political presidents anaysis it is needed.

Mike Huckabee is a Jimmy Carter in disguise. He is so compassionate that he would freeze as Jimmy Carter did if there was ever a major foreign crisis.

Ron Paul has some good points but he is to far off the charts in foreign and domestic solutions.

Senator and actor Fred Thompson is just to much of a late comer and does not have the spark to make me believe he even cares if he wins or loses.

Rudy Giuliani has leadership and charisma and would defend this nation tenaciously. He is pragmatic in how he has dealt with social issues which he had to solve as mayor of New York.

Mitt Romney has all of the quality which I look for in a president. He made his own billions, he has a proven track record in solving major political and managerial issues. The Olympics is a proven test. Government needs change and should be run as a business and I believe he can do that.

When it comes to issues of substance he will be able to out debate any democrat.

Come on editorialist your off base as the New Hampshere primary proofed. Listen to someone that is in the conservative movement. Not religous right or moderates but a conservative.

Clintons are power hungry couples. She was emotional couple days ago and Bill sped up his criticism of Obama—doing everything in power to get his wife back into White House. Her emotion was bought by some of voters but will not be granted by rest of the States.

If people are voting for her or changing their votes for her just because she cried, that tells you there are a lot of idiots out there! People, please look at her/their records. Selling or giving technology to China, all the females accosted by him and told to be quite by her, to put it mildly, all the stuff that went on in the white house. Will they bring back all the furniture that they took from the white house and on & on & on…………

I cannot the ridiculous outcome from that New Hampshire vote. How on earth did the pollsters get it so wrong? Yes, I'm sure that some of the information they received was self-serving, but how does a potential double-digit win for Obama turn into a 2 point loss to Clinton? Something is amiss and that should be the bigger story. More than the emotional breakdown by Hillary or the aid from Bill at the last moment.

Anyways, although I don't live in the US I would like to hope that Americans should know that the world is watching this electoral process, and for your nations sake you don't allow for another Bush-type of office. Realistically, I'd like to see whomever wins the Democratic party take the Presidency but my heart tells me that Barack Obama would serve better as your Commander and Chief than Hillary Clinton. I think when it comes to the changes necessary to turn around your economy and restore your view to rest of the world and to really unite Americans… I would look at Obama.

Either way, this election has made for very interesting and entertaining politics the US hasn't seen in years. Regardless, change is necessary and I expect change to come.

Robert in Toronto, ON, CA.

I think this result will galvanize the anti-Clinton vote.

i still love how Hilary has so much more "first hand" experience… but will not release her papers from her husbands library detailing what exactly she did while she was there.. i also love how no one talks about the fact that she was on the board of WALMART one of the most notorious companies for not providing benefits to its employees and blatantly discriminating against women..

ugh if yo uvote for hilary ebcause she is a woman you should be ashamed.. if you dont vote for her because she is a woman you should be ashamed really there is no difference.

"By the way, any candidate who is for abortion is PRO-DEATH. Think about that."
Posted by Alan

WOW! Let me educate you Alan. Pro-Choice is about a WOMENS CHOICE…not yours. Please get educated.

Hi all,
Congratulation to Senator Clinton. I am not against Barack Obama, but I feel he is too ambitious person. A person who really wants to become president, should have gained good experience in senate and state (in both places, he served for less time and campaigned for next ambition for more time).

I am sure people are getting these points right that only somebody who has been involved with issues should be given position to work up things. 4 years is really not a long time for anyone to understand the state of situations and act.

One point which goes against Barack Obama is getting Oprah to campaign for her, which clearly shows his intent to win black voters; this racially motivated move should not be tolerated in America. Now CNN is blaming Hillary to get women voters, if Obama plays racial card, what is wrong in women voters favoring Clinton. (I am not in favor of it, but this is my thought)

Thought:
If Hillary is getting emotional and breaking down now because she almost lost in NH, the GOP are going to really throw her for a lopp if she gets the ticket. Although, once again the GOP who "are giving her a break" will soon be in office again for another four years of hell. Hillary doesn't stand a chance against the GOP without her husband, even then…
Let's not lose focus of the bigger picture people, WE want the Dems to WIN!!!
No hard feelings Hillary, I just don't BELIEVE you can win this go round.

She is the most insincere, plastic, republican-lite person I have ever had the opportunity to listen to. She is not a candidate, that will unite this nation. We as Americans need to be inspired. I am a lifelong Democrat and I will not vote for her. There needs to be innovation and change in Washington DC. The same old stagnant candidate over and over, Dem or Rep…is not what we need.

CHANGE • HOPE • UNITY!!!!

America the great has now officially caught up to third world politics!!

Congo – Laurent Kabila to son Joseph Kabila

Syria – Hafez al-Assad to son Bashar al-Assad

Togo – Gnassingbe Eyadema to son Abass Eyadema

Pakistan – Benazir Bhutto to Son Bilawal Bhutto

USA – Bush to Clinton to Bush to Clinton … Congratulations!!!!

I am disappointed that Obama didn't win New Hampshire, but am happy with the close second place finish. Hillary is not the "Comeback Kid" and didn't pull up an upset no matter what the media claims. Hillary led in the polls over Obama from Feb 2007 to Dec 2007 by an average of 10 to 20 pts. After Obama's win 9pt win over Hillary in Iowa, many of the polls re-tooled and pushed out new polls are soon as possible with only 5 days between Iowa and New Hampshire voting.

Hillary won over Obama by only 3pts after leading him by 15 pts for much 2007 year. This only proves that the polls won't be as reliable in the past due to the new voters Obama is attracting. Hillary supporters have to thank John Edwards for staying in the Presidential race. Edwards garnered 17% of the vote in which 70% of his support suggested Obama as their second choice. If Edwards would have been out of the New Hampshire race, Obama could have reached 48% with Hillary at 41%.

The Clinton supporters booed Obama's stance on the Iraq War because Bill Clinton has intentional been distorting (a.k.a. lying) about Obama's public stance. All the mainstream media has already confirmed Obama's position on the Iraq War back when Obama denounced the war back in 2003 before it started. The Democratic base that has been so anti-Iraq war that supports Hillary are continuing to be ignorant of her vote, because Bill Clinton has diverted attention away from it. If anyone is a liar about his position on the war, it is Bill Clinton. Voters in their 30s on up, remember that Bill Clinton has problems telling the truth all the time. This the same guy (President) who went on national television in January of 1998 and told America "I DID NOT HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN!" Then in February of 1999 got on national TV to apologize for lying to America the year before. GIVE ME A BREAK!

It's a shame the media never gave Kucinich a chance, isn't it?

Thank God and the people of New Hampshire for reminding the news media, political pundits, and pollsters that it is the voters that decide elections.

To me, it looks like Bill is almost ready to cry too…..woe to all who love America if this continues in other states and this particular woman wins the nomination.

Read the four books that are on the market, for a true assessment of Hillary Rodham Clinton……enlightenment is the reward.

The Democrats in New Hampshire have proven one thing, they would rather vote for a pair of pathological liars than a black man.

Yeah right! It was obvious that the election was systematically rigged.

Like Geffen said, Clintons do anything to get elected.

The game will be ugly when Obama captures SC and NV. The FL and NY may go to Hillary but in CA Obama will unleash his power. Also in the west coast and even in most of the south states.

If Edwards drops and his delegates join Obama, Hillary has nothing to do but to go to talk shows for further crying to her fellow women.

A ugly with fear and tear plus tons of negative attacks.

Thank God there aren't enough feminists in this country…Hillary in office=the end of America as we know it. She is a tactless, subversive Washington insider who doesn't hold a candle to the honesty, youth, and INTEGRITY that Obama stands for. For these reasons, ultra-feminists probably detest him. Obama brings an honest, innovative moderate Democratic platform to the table; many Americans identify with his ideals and position, and he will be very successful in this race.

And, if all else fails….how many fem-nazi's ARE there in the electoral college who would allow Hill-dawg to win…yeah, NONE.

Yeah right! It is was obvious that the election was systematically rigged.

To Joe Ossai, Bedford, NH:
The only place you can talk about rigging is in Kenya – where Obama comes from. He will probably need to talk to his Kenyan roots about putting down their matchettes before imbibing American politics.

Hillary won fair and square in a real primary, not the dumb coucus of Iowa plain, dry, politically uninformed, politically uneducated and politically unaware rural farmers.

Hillary is on a roll, baby….! Go Mommy…..!

A great and timely victory for Hillary. Glad voters are stupid enough to listen to biased polls. Congrats Hillary, our next president.

"Hilliary showed the voters some strength and deportment while handling O'Reilly at a campaign event the day prior to the primary. Dems hate O'Reilly. This fact should not be underestimated."

Bob from Seattle, what strength did Hillary show, O'Reilly asked a question, she acknowledged he was there and the sheep booed him.

She did then allow for the question and did answer it, "what strength" that took.

I am stunned she didn't cry.

Is this the same strength that she showed when their was the situation at a campaign office where she waited till the guy was captured to show up and the MSM TALKED ABOUT HOW STRONG SHE WAS?

Is this strength sitting on the same shelf as her supposed 35 years experience?

Also on this shelf are the papers that Sandy Berger stole for the Clinton's and possibly the Rose law firm papers.

Look at the picture…he thinks this is about him….and Hillary thinks this is about her…this is about the country…and a country not ready to give in to socialism….we are far too smart (except New Hampshire) to believe her rhetoric….and her ambiguous answers….its time for a social liberal/fiscal conservative…..70% of the population describe themselves as one…..Giuliani

Before you fire back….only type what you can prove….rhetoric doesn't fly…(or shouldn't…as Hillary is running her campaign on it…)

New Hampshire voters may have told pollsters they supported the black candidate, because they were embarrassed to admit they were racist, but that when it came to voting in private they supported his white opponent, precisely because he was not black.

Nice going, New Hampshire. The Onion ran a fake news segment a few months back entitled "Poll: Bull**** Is Most Important Issue for 2008 Voters." So way to go, NH. You've proved their satire dead-on.

What is up with the picture – looks like Bill is the man, and the girls are kissing. I guess that is what comes after crying?

God help us if we have that tearful women in charge of the free world. Her feelings might get hurt again.

Mr Clinton is the one looking as if he is seeking the Presidential office….boy those "emotional tears" came in handy for Ms Clinton….."pity votes"?

The media has no clue about us NH-erites. We turn everything topsy-turvy. I predicted McCain and a Democratic toss-up. And I was right–McCain won, and the Democrats were too close to call for awhile. Not to say that McCain is my choice. By the way, any candidate who is for abortion is PRO-DEATH. Think about that. While you WHINE about how many soldiers are killed in Iraq, and keep count (those lives are precious, don't get me wrong), what about the MILLIONS of children that are brutally MURDERED EVERY YEAR!!! HERE IN THE USA!!

Bill Clinton should be thanking his maker that Hillary Clinton is still married to him after his disgraceful behavior as her husband. After all he was the last President to go through the impeachment process. Thanks Bill for the change that you brought!

Caption should read: "See Mom, your wounded women ploy and the Sally Field moment of "You like me! You really, really like me!" worked." This editor's note: This time.

As your Dynasty buddy from the other party said, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

My opinion: She found her voice (O.K. What number remake is this in how many weeks?), but she'll still be talkin' outta both sides o' her mouth regardless of which mask she wears, and the Clintonese doublespeak will continue. Can't wait to see which southern accent kicks in once she crosses the South Carolina border.

Truth is: A good share of us Dems still don't like you and never will. No matter how many times you remake yourself, your appeal falls flat.

My take on all this: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Why was this a surprise?

Last week, until Iowa, Hillary Clinton had a large lead in New Hampshire. Barack Obama did get a bounce from Iowa and just this weekend he and Hillary were tied. He had a lead (albeit a large one) for only one day with undecided voters flirting with voting for Barack. In the end, Hillary Clinton squeeked out a win but many of her early supporters did leave her camp and move to Barack's. In my mind, momemtum is still in Obama's favor. I think the only thing the election results show is their is a momentum building in Obama's favor that the pundits don't understand and don't know how to analyze.

what surprise bill-hill won that state ,its his state now hill-bill won, o my god the wheels are turning. she had NH in the bag before obama took a little steam out of her now the saviour is back give me a break still looking close to obama but tears don't run the country

Go Obama!

Best wishes from Italy (Abruzzo Region)…!

NH voters not stupid? Umm…Edwards gets a huge positive spike during the debates for saying for him the race was personal. Clinton's staff takes notice and instructs her to do the same next chance in front of the cameras. NH voters fall for it. Unbelievable.

New Hampshire's surpise….. BILL CLINTON GETS THE VOTE.

Bill stands and thanks the audience, the women kiss and cry. I would love to see someone other than a old, white male making decisions for once…. but in this case, no thanks…. it looks like another 4 years of Slick Willy.

All of this talk of "change".
All the talk over the years of 'casting out the establishment and starting a revolution all over again'.
On the local level and on the national level.

And yet, the results that come out of NH are votes for long established names, insiders.

I can respect McCain as he is a veteran and a president has the authority to put troops into harms way without congressional approval. But again, he is long in the tooth in the politics of America.

Clinton…about as much as an insider as one gets as she can probably find the bathroom in the White House with her eyes closed. It seems a lot of votes were cast in hopes of returning to memories of a fonder past…as if one can ever truly "return to the past".

For all the talk of change it would appear from the voting that people may want change, they just won't. And so we never progress, we regress. And then we complain about the very system we continue to nurture and foment.

This election is once again rigged by the corrupt, corporate military industrial complex and it's faux news media establishment (fox, cnn, abc, etc.)

Once again Diebold steals elections in favor of the rich elite bastards.

Stop believing in Fox, Cnn, Abc, etc. They are government propaganda.

Wake up america! Take back your liberty!

If Hillary has a serious meeting with other country leaders and couldn't solve the problem, will she run to Bill for assistance? Just like what she did a night before the NH primary.
My leader was a woman and she didn't choke up or cried in front of my group. She was tough but well respected. I couldn't see how..how can I cast her a vote……..

South Carolina – Keep fighting for Obama. He's here with a new kind of politics. We're counting on you to make the right choice. No more lies from the White House. No more insistence on executive powers. No more secrecy. No more policy by polls. That's the change he can offer that his competition cannot.

Drop out Thompson – please

Everyday Hilliary really had nothing to do with the surprise. Only Bill's rhetoric and the way Hilliary handled another Bill (O'Reilly) the day prior to the primary changed the outcome. Bill Clinton, in his customary righteous indignation, gave NH voters some good 'ol Bill red meat (even, as usual, if the truth were stretched mightily) while Hilliary showed the voters some strength and deportment while handling O'Reilly at a campaign event the day prior to the primary. Dems hate O'Reilly. This fact should not be underestimated.

Great photo! Gee, I wonder who's really running for president?

Bill is looking very "presidential" while the "women folk" are kissin' each other. How quaint!

Go Hillary!

Niew Hamphire, you people need some education. I am starting to think there maybe lots of people who do not have college education in New Hamphire. Any well educated person, who consumed their education, would not support this woman.

I was truly disgusted at the show of sexism by the media and others at Hillary Clinton. I was trying to watch CNN last night and couldn't because Lou Dobbs was talking over Hillary Clinton's entrance and Anderson Cooper along with the neo-conservative Reed were saying that Democrats did not like Hillary. What a ridiculous statement. We love Hillary and hate the nuts and Republicans like Reed and Anderson Cooper. I switched stations and started watching Fox because they were fair to Hillary.
My rage started last week when Bhutto was assassinated mainly for being a woman in politics. CNN got reactions from the male candidates but not Hillary. How sexist can you get? Bhutto was murdered for being a woman and CNN wouldn't interview her until the next day and probably after her camp through a fit. CNN is disgusting and hasn't been the same since Bernie Shaw left. Wolf Blitzer tries but is sexist. Hillary won last night because the women are tired of this!

Hillary has 210 delegates now . Obama 93 delegates. why CNN don't tell the truth.

cbsnews is more objective than CNN. I will switch to CBSNEWS.from now

This picture says it all: Bill is thinking HE is running again! God save us!

when you brought in the people form neighboring states to fill the empty chairs for the cameras did they bring pallots with them?

Looking at this clip just shows how this whole thing is all about Bill – at least in his mind.

NH reject Obama and all his empty "I have a Dream" ripoff speeches. Obama thinks he can stand on the stage and just say over and over again "Change, Change, Change".

We're not all a bunch of stupid Iowa college students.

270towin

I think it's good that we get to vote for someone who will make a big difference in how our country is run..:) GO HILLARY!!!

This election was rigged. You heard it here first. She was down by double digit in both regular poll and internal polls. Both Obama and Hillary internal polling show her losing by double digits the day of the election.

So what happened. Can you saw ballot stufffing ?

There are lots of things about women in NH that even the women here don't realize and one of them is that we are 50th in the nation for what we are paid. We have the highest real estate taxes in the country, a 70% increase in female incarcerations in the past ten years and no state income taxes to pay for anything. If you are a single mother and hope to send your children to college, you are ON YOUR OWN! One's ex-husband is not required to give your children a dime. This is despite the fact that we had a longtime female governor, Jeanne Shaheen. If we were infants in a pediatric office we would all be deemed "failure to thrive" patients. Coming back to live in NH after living in New York and California has been like throwing my car into reverse at 70 mph. No wonder women showed up in droves for Hillary and thank God they did.

And now, America's most boring, self absorbed, duplicitous family. Let's hear it for them. Pray, my friends, for their political and personal demise.

He's such a crybaby.

As happy as I am for Hillary (I don't think I can go through another crying session), I say New Hampshire is only one state and she still has an OBAMA breathing down her neck. Enjoy your Hallmark moment Hillary, because it ain't over till it's over.
OBAMA 08!!!!

When I was in the Army, we always knew when and where to vote. Since out in 1989, I have always had the run-around when trying to vote for my candidate. I live in McAllen Texas and here is what happened today:

Called the White-House switchboard. Ask for information on voting.
They will tell you to call your governor. (no further offer of assistance-cold, and dry)
Call the Texas governor's Office
They will tell you to call your local county registrar
Call our registrar office 956-318-2570
Ask when do we vote, and where for precinct 065????
They will tell you as they told me, " We don't know exactly yet. And we don't know where until some time next week"

The reason I have a problem with that is simple. Every thing in our area is left to the last minute. The last two elections I was allowed to participate in were severely botched. On one occasion, at the place I voted, (Alton Tx a nearby district), I wanted to vote republican, but I didn't see any republican candidates listed. I was told that republican candidates voting was some where else, and they coudn't get me directions.

The other time, our last election, the place I was supposed to be listed at didn't have my record and shuffled me to another place at the last minute on the last day of elections with minutes to spare. I didn't make it in time to cast my ballot.

All this, and keep in mind, I am an average individual. I have a car, some people don't. It just seems if you are voting Republican in my district, (largely democratic) you are going to have a hard time. Please feel free to test the numbers I've called as a citizen. See what horrific treatment regular people get on a regular basis.

Next question, If someone at your office had the time to read this e-mail (how many do you get daily, hourly?) and actually respond, why couldn't the White-House operator have been more helpful? Bottom line is this:

WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE FAIR ELECTIONS TIL EVERYONE IS GIVEN THE CORRECT INFORMATION ON WHEN AND WHERE TO VOTE!!
I'm not much on bible verses but Issiah wrote," for the lack of knowledge, my people perish"

YOU SHOULD DO A SHORT STORY ON THIS.

Robert Putty
956-905-7019

The truth is coming out. Starting NH, Americans are beginning to understand that in politics, endogenous is more important than exogenous – that reality and fact are more important than rhetoric and body language or charisma without substance. Americans are beginning to understand that Hillary stands for what the President of the USA should be and not Obama with his empty promises. Obama's leadership leaves a lot more questions to be answered but foremost, how can he be an agent of change without experience? How can he change what he does not know? How can he change what he does not have? Experience in economy, healthcare and security are all in Hillary's bag and Hillary can change them for the good of all America. Obama has a bag of experience but it is empty. He has nothing to change.

My prayers and Best wishes to Hillary and I urge all Americans (black, white, oriental, hispanic) to support Clinton because they will never regret their votes. We did it in NH. NH understands that it is issues, not body language, which stands out in this campaign and Hillary is all about issues. Listen to her carefully instead of cheering at her and you will understand just like the people of NH did – the issues matter,