Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) shocks media and pollsters with a victory over Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary Tuesday night. Most polls predicted a Clinton defeat, and pundits followed the lead touting Obama’s strong numbers. The Senator from Illinois came in a second with 36% to Clinton’s 39%. Former Senator John Edwards took third with 17% (91% of votes reported).
Clinton took a populist tone in her victory speech. She castigated Bush as a president representing big business like pharmaceutical companies for 7 years. She talked about putting people first, people who need to can’t afford their mortgage, their bills, people being priced out of the middle class.
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) didn’t go so far as to call himself the “Comeback Kid,” but he embraced the comeback from his loss in Iowa. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney came in second. Huckabee took third.
Filed under: Campaign 2008, News Headlines, Politics | Tagged: Elections, Hillary Clinton, McCain, New Hampshire
