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...Obama held his own with the labor vote in Iowa; Clinton got it back in New Hampshire, by 10 points. He won among women in Iowa; they swung over to her by a 13-point margin in New Hampshire, along with blue collar workers, a reflection of the fact that voters' greatest concern in the state was the economy. Round 2 went to Clinton. Now both candidates set their shoulders to head back into the fray. And voters in the other 48 states get ready for their turn...
...least, that the monthly tax could go even higher without incurring too much consumer fury, since France currently enjoys one of the cheapest ISP markets in the developed world. Average monthly Internet access in France costs around $37, which is 37% below the norm for OECD members. That comfort margin may be one reason Sarkozy dared to challenge received thinking on taxing...
...worth remembering that the arguments of consultants have a half-life shorter than a gnat in this race. McCain's campaign in New Hampshire is itself evidence of the unpredictability of this election. (Romney outspent McCain by a margin of at least four to one here, for one thing.) In the hours before results started to come in, top McCain aides were still unsure if they would even...
...climb that turned out to be particularly steep with women voters. Though Obama beat Clinton among men, she bested him by a wider margin among women (especially unmarried women), who vote in New Hampshire in unusually large numbers. And while Obama did better than Clinton among independents, that swing group of voters did not appear to vote in proportions that many expected - and of those, more than expected seemed to opt for McCain. Clinton prevailed amongst registered Democrats, a trend that could be crucial in many states whose upcoming primaries are closed to independents...
Everyone in the Clinton campaign knew that Tuesday evening would be a chance to reframe the race. But throughout primary day they believed the reframing would follow a New Hampshire loss to Barack Obama - possibly by a double-digit margin, according to some polls and the campaign's own worst fears. "I was with them all day," said one friend, who watched Clinton and her team write the first drafts of her speech in a Concord hotel suite. "They did not see this coming. No one did." Except, perhaps, you know who; the friend said that at one point during...