http://www.poligazette.com/2007/12/14/obama-and-romney-lead-in-new-hampshire/ Because Common Sense Transcends Distance Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.poligazette.com/2007/12/14/obama-and-romney-lead-in-new-hampshire/comment-page-1/#comment-11077 mark west Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:33:59 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2007/12/14/obama-and-romney-lead-in-new-hampshire/#comment-11077 Yuckabee! Yuckabee!

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2007/12/14/obama-and-romney-lead-in-new-hampshire/comment-page-1/#comment-10935 C Stanley Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:53:00 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2007/12/14/obama-and-romney-lead-in-new-hampshire/#comment-10935 Both Clinton and Giuliani have announced strategies to concentrate on the big, populous, urban states, and Iowans and New Hampshirites obviously don't like that attitude, so it's no surprise that both of them will trail in those states. And it's a good illustration of why the electoral college system and our staggered primaries make sense- no doubt all of the candidates would focus on the coastal (blue) states if the race were counted on the popular vote. Both Clinton and Giuliani have announced strategies to concentrate on the big, populous, urban states, and Iowans and New Hampshirites obviously don’t like that attitude, so it’s no surprise that both of them will trail in those states. And it’s a good illustration of why the electoral college system and our staggered primaries make sense- no doubt all of the candidates would focus on the coastal (blue) states if the race were counted on the popular vote.

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2007/12/14/obama-and-romney-lead-in-new-hampshire/comment-page-1/#comment-10929 kreiz Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:17:45 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2007/12/14/obama-and-romney-lead-in-new-hampshire/#comment-10929 For the first time, I'm thinking that Obama could beat Hillary and win the nomination.  Not only is he gaining Big Mo in IA, NH and SC- he has significant <em>cash</em> to challenge Clinton on Super Tuesday.   (This is in direct contrast to Huckabee's GOP chances- where he's gaining Mo but lacks the Super Tuesday cash to back it up). For the first time, I’m thinking that Obama could beat Hillary and win the nomination.  Not only is he gaining Big Mo in IA, NH and SC- he has significant cash to challenge Clinton on Super Tuesday.   (This is in direct contrast to Huckabee’s GOP chances- where he’s gaining Mo but lacks the Super Tuesday cash to back it up).

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