Fraudia:
I don't think Edwards will win the DEM convention and I agree there's not enough there yet. I was acting as political advisor so to speak and suggesting that he would be the best DEM candidate IF he fleshed out positions close to those of Lieberman. If Joe Lieberman was actually Sen. Edwards, I think he'd be a tough candidate.
As to what will happen..... I think the DEMs are in a state of internal turmoil and will NOT pick the candidate most likely to beat Bush in November.
Edwards leads in South Carolina who's primary takes place February third, I would expect that lead to grow.
Is it just my impression or are there really too many undecided Dem. voters in NH?
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As to what will happen..... I think the DEMs are in a state of internal turmoil and will NOT pick the candidate most likely to beat Bush in November.
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myvoice bhaijaan, could it be that you don't think there is any Democratic candidate right now who can beat Bush?
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I agree though. The re-election is typically for the incumbant to lose. GWB is no exception.
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heh, but his father was an exception and thus atypical. I mean Clinton was a polished amd smart politician...but Bush Sr was in such a bad shape that a team of ernie and bert could have defeated him.
Indepedence voters - NH is majority of Independence - and you can never expect what Poll says.
according to weather.com - Four to seven inches of snow are expected to fall around Manchester area on the Primary night - could it effect the outcome?
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i guess NOT 
New Hampshire is predominantly a suburb, a republican suburb of Boston. It is microscopically small, and really not that important anymore.
Mark my words. Barring catastrophe, Bush wins by 8%.
Another terrorist strike and Bush wins by 15%
Kerry will prolly keep his lead as most people consider him more likely to beat Bush, if at all! Could it be his military back ground & experience?
polling is on it's way.. the very first votes cast had Clark in the lead.. but there is much to happen ...
ahmadjee if the voters count service to the country they'd look towards Clark. not Kerry.. but then again.. older voters may identify more with Vietnam and not NATO..
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Another terrorist strike and Bush wins by 15%
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Gee OG, now we know who has motive for an 'October Surprise'..
last night i was watching C-Span - they showed how a small town of 33 people(26 registered voters) cast ballots - Gen Wesley Clark won it by 8 votes - Kerry came in 2nd with 3 votes - and Edwards got 2 votes. Dean and Lieberman had only 1 vote
11 people voted in favor of Bush.
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ahmadjee if the voters count service to the country they'd look towards Clark. not Kerry.. but then again.. older voters may identify more with Vietnam and not NATO..
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Just curious... so that means Clark never served in Vietnam?
sharpton did not get any???????
what a shock....
it was Dixville Notch(town name i mean)
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Just curious... so that means Clark never served in Vietnam?
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hey I dunno... as a layman i think Vietnam when Kerry tries to bring up his military record and NATO when Clark talks of his leadership skills in combat..
Some one help me understand.. so in these Primaries, any registered voter can go an vote for any single candidate? So if they vote for Bush (on the Republican slate) then they can't vote for any Democratic candidate? Can Independants vote for any Democrat? Or can registered Republicans voters vote for a Democratic candidate?
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Some one help me understand.. so in these Primaries, any registered voter can go an vote for any single candidate? So if they vote for Bush (on the Republican slate) then they can't vote for any Democratic candidate? Can Independants vote for any Democrat? Or can registered Republicans voters vote for a Democratic candidate?
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Every state party has its own rules. In most states, registered DEMs vote in the DEM primary and registered GOPs vote in the GOP primary and Independents don't vote in either primary. Some state primaries have what's called "OPEN PRIMARIES" and any registerred voter can vote in whichever primary they want (But can't vote in both). In some states, (I think NH is this way) DEMS and independnets can vote in the DEM primary or GOPs and Independents can vote in the GOP primary.
John Kerry wins New Hampshire primary(38.6% votes) - he’s now undoubtly the front runner. 
Dean came in 2nd - and Edwards 3rd.
live result at
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2004/primaries/by_state/NH_Page.html?SITE=YAHOOELN&SECTION=POLITICS#TOP
With 118 of 301 precints reporting Edwards and Clark are head to head for 3rd place.
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yea its pretty close - i gave a edge to Edwards anyway
Clark :p
JFK shortly expected to deliver win-speech.
Since Joementum was obviously not adequate enough to propel Lieberman to even a third place finish (that despite giving up Iowa to focus on NH), the question is when will he give up and go home?
My guess is next Tuesday should be decisive.
With Dean losing by double digits (again), that must take a bit more steam out of him. Though I don't see him giving up. He is still sitting on pot-loads of money.