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Clinton-Obama race in New Hampshire too close to call
NU Online · Rabu, 9 Januari 2008 | 03:51 WIB
New Hampshire, NU Online
Former first lady Hillary Clinton held a narrow lead over rival Barack Obama in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary but the race remained too close to call, US networks said.
Former vice presidential nominee John Edwards seemed headed for third place in the first primary of the 2008 White House race, but media said the winner remained to be determined.<>
Pre-vote polls had given Illinois Senator Obama as much as a double-digit lead in New Hampshire, following his stunning success in Thursday’s Iowa caucuses.
But with about 29 percent of New Hampshire precincts reporting, Clinton was narrowly ahead by 40 percent to Obama’s 36 percent, according to CNN. Edwards was trailing on 17 percent.
State officials said turnout was very heavy, amid expectations of a record number of half a million voters in an intense race held on a day of unseasonably warm weather.
High turnout had been expected to favor Obama and his fired-up support among younger voters. REuters reported
According to an exit poll breakdown by Fox News, voters under 30 favored Obama by 55 percent to 23 for Clinton. But among women, the New York senator had a 40-36 edge over Obama.
Clinton earlier brushed aside the possibility that her campaign could suffer a fatal blow with a poor showing in New Hampshire, stressing that she was intent on pressing ahead.
“You know, it is important when you ask senator Obama and (former) senator Edwards what are their major accomplishments, that they really didn’t have a lot to say,” she told CBS.
Obama stayed largely out of view Tuesday after soaring to rhetorical heights with a raucous rally in state capital Concord late Monday.
“Starting tomorrow, we’re going to make history, we’re going to repair the nation, we’re going to repair the world!” he cried in a 45-minute speech frequently drowned out by the roars of the crowd.
A national poll by USA Today/Gallup said that Obama and Clinton each drew 33 percent support from Democrats, compared to an 18-point lead for the former first lady in mid-December, well before Obama’s win in Iowa. (dar)
Former first lady Hillary Clinton held a narrow lead over rival Barack Obama in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary but the race remained too close to call, US networks said.
Former vice presidential nominee John Edwards seemed headed for third place in the first primary of the 2008 White House race, but media said the winner remained to be determined.<>
Pre-vote polls had given Illinois Senator Obama as much as a double-digit lead in New Hampshire, following his stunning success in Thursday’s Iowa caucuses.
But with about 29 percent of New Hampshire precincts reporting, Clinton was narrowly ahead by 40 percent to Obama’s 36 percent, according to CNN. Edwards was trailing on 17 percent.
State officials said turnout was very heavy, amid expectations of a record number of half a million voters in an intense race held on a day of unseasonably warm weather.
High turnout had been expected to favor Obama and his fired-up support among younger voters. REuters reported
According to an exit poll breakdown by Fox News, voters under 30 favored Obama by 55 percent to 23 for Clinton. But among women, the New York senator had a 40-36 edge over Obama.
Clinton earlier brushed aside the possibility that her campaign could suffer a fatal blow with a poor showing in New Hampshire, stressing that she was intent on pressing ahead.
“You know, it is important when you ask senator Obama and (former) senator Edwards what are their major accomplishments, that they really didn’t have a lot to say,” she told CBS.
Obama stayed largely out of view Tuesday after soaring to rhetorical heights with a raucous rally in state capital Concord late Monday.
“Starting tomorrow, we’re going to make history, we’re going to repair the nation, we’re going to repair the world!” he cried in a 45-minute speech frequently drowned out by the roars of the crowd.
A national poll by USA Today/Gallup said that Obama and Clinton each drew 33 percent support from Democrats, compared to an 18-point lead for the former first lady in mid-December, well before Obama’s win in Iowa. (dar)
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