Hillary Upsets Obama In New Hampshire, McCain Trounces Field

Defying pollsters and pundits who had all but crowned Barack Obama, yesterday Hillary Clinton pulled off a stunning upset in the New Hampshire primary, winning narrowly with 39% of the vote to Obama's 37%. McCain repeated his 2000 win in NH, besting Mitt Romney by 5%. Clinton's own team had been prepared for a loss. It appears that Obama actually won the most delegates, 12-11.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hillary Rodham Clinton is back.

With solid support from registered Democrats and the backing of women who deserted her in Iowa, Senator Clinton beat Senator Barack Obama of Illinois with a margin that — if not particularly wide — was enough for her campaign to claim a resounding victory. The political intensity of her victory was magnified by a weekend of polls and rapturous packed rallies for Mr. Obama that suggested Mrs. Clinton was in dire shape, particularly after Mr. Obama’s drubbing of her in Iowa.

Sample headlines from around the web:

-Clinton Escapes To Fight Another Day (NY Times)
-Clinton Wins Back Women (CNN)
-The Comeback Kids: Clinton, McCain (TIME)
-Clinton Squeaks Out Win (SF Chronicle)

I have no idea where we'll be by Super Tuesday, but a month ago I never would have bet that Obama would be where he is now.

Next up for the Dems:
Jan 15 - Michigan (on 12/01/07 the DNC took away their delegates)
Jan 19 - Nevada caucus (approved by DNC)
Jan 26 - South Carolina Primary (approved by DNC)
Jan 29 - Florida Primary (penalized by DNC for breaking party rules, resulted in losing their delegates)

Here's an embiggenable map to the primary season.