For many years, Massachusetts activists have taken trips to New Hampshire to work in the presidential primary. With New Hampshire over, the nomination contests are still anybody's game. With Iowans choosing Illnois Senator Barack … [Read more...]
Archives for January 8, 2008
Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama?
Clinton's comeback in NH was quite a surprise, just as Obama's big win in Iowa was pretty surprising. It's early in the campaign, but it's looking very interesting going forward. You have SC, where Obama has built up a good-sized lead … [Read more...]
Obama channeling Deval
Has anyone else noticed that Barack Obama's speeches, especially the one he just finished, are getting eerily similar to Deval Patrick's campaign speeches? I mean, there was always lots of similarity, but it's really getting … [Read more...]
Beyond this week, Take II
Did anyone seriously expect Hillary to win after sunrise today with all the polls going heavily the other way? Sure, it's always a possibility, but did anyone EXPECT it to actually happen? Like you would have put money on it? … [Read more...]
Who wants to run for Democratic State Committee?
The state election law (Chapter 52 of the General Laws) specifies that the State Committee for each party is elected at the same election as the primary for president, with terms that last four years, plus any additional members that the … [Read more...]
BMG News calls the NH Democratic primary for Hillary Clinton
With 53% of the vote counted, BMG News has declared Hillary Clinton the winner of the New Hampshire Democratic primary. 160 of 301 precincts (53%) ✔Clinton 53,878 (39%) Obama 50,413 (37%) Edwards 23,048 (17%) Richardson 6,343 … [Read more...]
Thank you, New Hampshire!
On the Republican side, a big win for John McCain. The final nail in the coffin for the Romney campaign, or is there space for a couple more? Time will tell on that one. But one thing is for sure: Romney's strategy was a … [Read more...]
From Morning Until Night…Tracking polls proven/unproven
RealClearPolitics.com posted the following final tracking polls for NH Primary early this morning. Interesting to compare actual results and poll predictions that sometimes drive races: Suffolk/WHDH Obama 39% Clinton 34 % Edwards … [Read more...]
Blogging from Edwards HQ
I canvassed for Edwards in Portsmouth all day today. Canvassing in the dark, in a black coat on a road with no sidewalks is, uh, interesting. I got up here last night hoping to catch Edwards in Somersworth and Rochester late; unfortunately … [Read more...]
Today’s Must Read: Al Giordano’s “Damn you, Barack Obama” … It Lays Out What We Are Seeing Now
In a Crimmins post yesterday; To appreciate just how far ahead of the field, The Field's Al Giordano is, you have to go back and read his analysis of the current presidential race that he wrote for the Boston Phoenix approximately fifteen … [Read more...]