02.20.08
Pity did NOT win Hillary New Hampshire
Posted in New Hampshire tagged barack obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, New Hampshire, pity, Texas at 11:40 pm by Elliot
I understand that this is old news, but when I see things like this, I have to start complaining. Hillary Clinton did not win in New Hampshire because the voters felt bad for her, she won because it was her original firewall. If you don’t believe me, look at the exit polls. Barack Obama actually won voters who decided within a week of the New Hampshire primary (the only exception was the day of voting, and even there it was only by a 3 point margin). Hillary Clinton locked up the voters who had decided early (34% of voters had decided more than a month before the primary who they were voting for, and they broke 48-31 in favor of Clinton with John Edwards getting 16% of those voters). If Hillary Clinton is counting on a sympathy vote to save her in Texas, she should think again.