Monday, September 1, 2008

Which way did the primaries go?

New Hampshire just so happens to be one of the more important states in the primary season.  It is the first state in the nation to hold the primary and it's results are important to candidates both strategically and emotionally.  This year the primary, which took place in early January, began with a strong pull for Obama on the Democratic side and one for McCain and the Republicans.  Edwards also felt good about New Hampshire in this early stage of the campaign, but the result went overwhelmingly the way of Clinton who garnered 112, 000 votes to Obama's 104,000.  McCain led the final vote count for Republicans with 88,000 votes to Romney's 75,000.  From looking at these results it is clear that the New Hampshirians were hoping for a Clinton victory, but it is also clear that although Obama lost the vote count, more people in New Hampshire still showed up to vote for him than showed up to vote for McCain on the Republican side.  What should that tell us about the nature of the state of New Hampshire and her political leanings?

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