ABC is reporting it is much closer between Obama and Clinton, saying Clinton may be giving a victory

[jezebel]

speech as well. Early exit poll info.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/live-blogging-2.html

I'm pulling for Obama.

[Birthmark]

1. Well

If Obama loses, I think he should drop out. </sarcasm>

[LostinVA]

6. Ha! That made me laugh

It's been so insane here today.

Good luck to your candidate, whomever they are.

[bluestateguy]

2. Sounds like a teaser to get ratings

News orgs. have a vested interest in competitive races. That's good for ratings. Landslides are not good for ratings.

[rinsd]

3. So they do so on their live blog? That's a shitty way to do a teaser.

[bluestateguy]

22. Sounds like BOWL SHIT to me...

nt

[redqueen]

4. BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

"3 pm ET: Hey gang, Rick Klein from ABC's The Note here. I wasn't going to start this blog for a few more hours, but something pretty incredible just happened that speaks to this strange, insular world we in the press inhabit for a few days every few years, when Des Moines and then Manchester become the center of the political universe.

So I'm in the ABC workspace at the Radisson in Manchester, and who walks in but ... Dennis Kucinich. No big deal, right? Lots of candidates milling around these parts these days. But then he proceeds to RAID THE MIXED NUTS CAN on the ABC snack table. Not like a cashew or two -- big handfuls. His wife is munching too. This would be the same Dennis Kucinich who FILED FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST ABC over the weekend to try to block our debate from going forward, arguing that he was being unfairly excluded. I walked over to his wife, Elizabeth, who was also enjoying the snacks. "So sorry," she said, "but we're absolutely starving." I said to her, "Come on, now, you sued us, and now you're stealing our nuts?" She shrugged -- semi-apologetically, in my estimation. And with that, Rep. Kucinich grabbed a mini-can of Pringles and walked away."


You go Dennis!

[lvx35]

10. Now that's just awesome.

I gotta say.

[rinsd]

13. I nealry died when I read that. Go Dennis, stick it to 'em!

[redqueen]

15. I can't believe the guy actually walked up and complained about them eating nuts!

:rofl:

[no name no slogan]

30. There's gotta be a campaign slogan there

Dennis Kucinich: He'll sue you then steal your nuts

[FrenchieCat]

5. I always believe that it might be close........

I believe that NH doesn't like to be like Iowa. They both picked Kerry last time, and you we see what happened.

So I wouldn't be as suprised as others might be....no matter how the media has been painting it.

And I am an Obama supporter.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

17. Same here. I'm not getting overconfident.

I think Obama will win but it will be closer than Iowa and Clinton will be second.

[jezebel]

7. Also, MSNBC's talk seems to be changing on the panel,

they are talking about a closer night.

[Blue_In_AK]

8. Being a contrarian here

I would love to see either Clinton or Edwards do better than expected just to get the media to shut up with the Obamathon. Some of us are still waiting to vote in our primary/caucus.

[LostinVA]

14. Good point

There are other caucuses (caucusi?) and primaries coming up the next few months.

That's why, even though Biden and Dodd weren't my choices, I wish they could have stayed in. They both deserved a longer run.

[Jennifer C]

27. I know :(

I wish Biden and Dodd would have stayed.

[LittleBlue]

9. Hmm... I think every poll had Obama above the margin for error

It would be somewhat difficult to believe every poll on Realclearpolitics is wrong or had flawed models.

[maximusveritas]

11. This is why the networks were trying to avoid releasing early exit polls

Just wait for the actual results.

[LittleBlue]

20. I'm amazed the results aren't yet leaked.

Especially with one British paper calling it for Obama.

[LostinVA]

24. How the hell can the results be leaked whne the POLLS AREN'T CLOSED?

Just because it's a few hours later in the UK doesn't mean the polls in NH are close

[WI_DEM]

12. interesting. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

[Cameron27]

16. Well it would make my day,

but I'll wait till the results are final. Thanks though, the OP made me smile.

[jackson_dem]

21. The OP made you smile

And the thought of what reaction certain others had to the OP made me smile. :)

[LostinVA]

25. Me too

[bunnies]

18. Maybe the crying tugged some heartstrings? nt

[truebrit71]

19. Sounds suspiciously like a ratings hype...

...I stll say that Obama wins it in a walk...

[LostinVA]

26. You Brits

:eyes:

hehehehehhehehehe

[truebrit71]

29. WTF??!!!

j/k

:hi:

[LostinVA]

34. You probably voted for THATCHER!!!

[truebrit71]

35. You MUST be joking....

Thatcher did to my country what she should have been doing to her husband...

[LostinVA]

36. OOOOOOOOOOOO

Poor Denis...

[Anouka]

31. Like the Olympics in America?

We'll see, though. We'll see.

[hvn_nbr_2]

23. Exit polls are meaningless...until they jimmy the numbers at 2 a.m. nt

[Anouka]

32. I'm not over 2000 or 2004, either. n/t

[FreeState]

28. I think Clinton has a Huckabee advantage of moderate independents that will

vote for McCain over Obama because they do not want Huckabee. That and low young voter turn out may make this a very close race - or may not LOL:) Im hoping for close - it will make us all focus on what's important - issues instead of hype.

[killbotfactory]

33. Dang

Good for her if she pulls it off.