Obama coronation must wait

9 January 2008 By Martin Hutchinson

Iowa s confusion continued in the Granite State. Among Democrats, Clinton skewered Obama s hopes for a knockout, setting up a twohorse race. For Republicans, McCain is strengthened and Romney weakened, but it remains wide open. Don t adjust your portfolios yet.

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In the New Hampshire Democrat primary, Senator Hillary Clinton (D.NY) won 39% of the vote, Senator Barack Obama (D.IL) 37% and former Senator John Edwards (D.NC) 17%.

In contested primaries, Edmund Muskie won the 1972 New Hampshire primary, Jimmy Carter 1976, Gary Hart 1984, Michael Dukakis 1988, Paul Tsongas 1992, Al Gore 2000 and John Kerry 2004.
In the New Hampshire Republican primary Senator John McCain (R.AZ) won 37% of the vote, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney 32%, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee 11%, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani 9%, Rep. Ron Paul (R.TX) 8%, and former Senator Fred Thompson (R.TN) 1%,

In contested primaries, Gerald Ford won the 1976 New Hampshire Republican primary, Ronald Reagan 1980, George H.W. Bush 1988, Pat Buchanan 1996 and John McCain 2000.

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In the New Hampshire Democrat primary, Senator Hillary Clinton (D.NY) won 39% of the vote, Senator Barack Obama (D.IL) 37% and former Senator John Edwards (D.NC) 17%.

In contested primaries, Gerald Ford won the 1976 New Hampshire Republican primary, Ronald Reagan 1980, George H.W. Bush 1988, Pat Buchanan 1996 and John McCain 2000.

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