"READY FOR CHANGE" signs were everywhere at the Clinton rally in New Hampshire Tuesday night-- if nothing else, the Clinton machine is adept at reading the polls and staying on message. It looks like Hillary will win New Hampshire by a significant margin, though several college towns are not yet in and we know from Iowa that younger voters are going for Obama by a large margin. Iowa also showed us that while women favor Hillary, her margin among female voters was only about 10%-- certainly not enough to offset Obama's appeal to the young.
I maintain the position that Hillary Clinton is no progressive-- not even really a liberal --and that she represents not only a return to the failed policies of the 1990s but a major threat to the hope of a Democratic victory due to her astoundingly high negatives. McCain would trounce her among independents.
The real disappointment of New Hampshire has to be for Edwards, who was looking to move up closer to #2 but ended a distant third. He'll have to rally by Super Tuesday or he'll be done. Hopefully his progressive message will take hold and the eventual nominee will be pulled at least a bit to the left.
