New Hampshire Race Dead Even

December 14th, 2007

Latest polls have Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama essentially even in New Hampshire. At one point, Hillary’s lead was well into double digits. What happened?

It seems one recent contributing factor was a major gaffe by a Clinton volunteer in New Hampshire, who attacked Barack Obama for drug use in his youth. What makes this attack bizarre is that Obama openly admitted to his youthful “indiscretions.” Hillary Clinton realized the stupidity of this attack, and quickly went into damage control. The volunteer was fired, Clinton issued an apology, and the damage is probably repairable. It would have been far more dangerous if this episode occurred just before the January 8 primary in New Hampshire.

Though the polls in the early states are narrowing between Obama and Hillary Clinton, they remain far apart in the bulk of the primaries that will be held on February 5. Obama hopes if he wins the early primaries, it will give him momentum for Tsunami Tuesday. However, Bill Clinton won the Democratic nomination in 1992, though he lost in New Hampshire and didn’t even compete in Iowa. Another poll just out shows Hillary Clinton ahead of Barack Obama nationally by 30%, even factoring in Obama’s rise in the poll numbers in New Hampshire and Iowa. More importantly, the Clintons are experienced in overcoming setbacks while campaigning, and they are utterly ruthless. The odds remain in Senator Clinton’s favor, however the media is now portraying the Democratic race as wide open.

Sheldon Filger, Author
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