Clinton, McCain Win In New Hampshire

New York Senator Makes Comeback After Iowa Loss To Obama; McCain Repeats 2000 Win

(CBS/AP)  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday night in a startling upset, defeating Sen. Barack Obama and resurrecting her bid for the White House. Sen. John McCain powered past his Republican rivals and back into contention for the GOP nomination.

"I felt like we all spoke from our hearts and I am so gratified that you responded," Clinton said in victory remarks before cheering supporters. "Now together, let's give America the kind of comeback that New Hampshire has just given me." (Watch Clinton video)

Her victory capped a revival from last week's third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. It also raised the possibility of a long battle for the party nomination between the most viable black candidate in history and the former first lady, who is seeking to become the first woman to occupy the Oval Office. (Read CBSNews.com's analysis of the Democratic race.)

"I am still fired up and ready to go," a defeated Obama told his own backers, repeating the line that forms a part of virtually every campaign appearance he makes. (Watch Obama video)

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Complete New Hampshire returns

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McCain's triumph scrambled the Republican race as well.

"We showed this country what a real comeback looks like," the Arizona senator told The Associated Press in an interview as he savored his triumph. "We're going to move on to Michigan and South Carolina and win the nomination."

Later, he told cheering supporters that together, "we have taken a step, but only a first step toward repairing the broken politics of the past and restoring the trust of the American people in their government." (Watch McCain video)

CBS News exit polls show Clinton pulled together a traditional coalition of Democratic voters for this victory - labor households, voters with low incomes and less education, and, of course, women. (Read more about why Clinton won)

McCain won New Hampshire by a late surge in support, according to a CBS News exit poll. A majority of his support came from voters who decided whom to support in the past week. (Read more about why McCain won.)

McCain rode a wave of support from independent voters to defeat former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, a showing that reprised his victory in the traditional first-in-the-nation primary in 2000.

"McCain needed this primary victory and got it, enabling him to take his campaign forward into contests in Michigan and, more importantly, South Carolina," CBSNews.com senior political editor Vaughn Ververs said. "It sets him up for a tough battle with Mike Huckabee in the south, with Mitt Romney hanging on for dear life." (Read Ververs' analysis of the GOP race)

It was a bitter blow for Romney, who spent millions of dollars of his own money in hopes of winning the kickoff Iowa caucuses and the first primary - and finished second in both. Even so, the businessman-turned politician said he would meet McCain next week in the Michigan primary, and he cast himself as just what the country needed to fix Washington.

"I don't care who gets the credit, Republican or Democrat. I've got no scores to settle," he told supporters. (Watch Romney video)

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won the leadoff Iowa GOP caucuses last week, was running third in New Hampshire. (Watch Huckabee video)

With votes counted from almost all of the state's precincts, McCain was winning 37 percent of the vote, Romney had 32 and Huckabee 11. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had 9 percent, Texas Rep. Ron Paul 8.

After Iowa, Clinton and her aides seemed resigned to a second straight setback. But polling place interviews showed that female voters - who deserted her last week - returned to her column in New Hampshire.

She also was winning handily among registered Democrats. Obama led her by an even larger margin among independents, but he suffered from a falloff in turnout among young voters compared with Iowa.

Word of Clinton's triumph set off a raucous celebration among supporters at a hotel in Nashua - gathered there to celebrate a first-in-the-nation primary every bit as surprising as the one 16 years ago that allowed a young Bill Clinton to proclaim himself "the comeback kid."

Clinton was winning 39 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary to 37 percent for Obama, with almost all precincts reporting. Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina trailed with 17 percent. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was fourth, polling less than 5 percent of the vote.

"The Clinton campaign said they had built a fire wall in New Hampshire and it came through a blazing Obama inferno still standing," Ververs said. "She accomplished a somewhat stunning comeback and the two major Democratic candidates have now fought to a draw through the first two contests with several more to come before the crucial February 5th races that could well decide the nomination."

[jon2012-2009]

Hillary is always boasting about her experience yet offers up no accomplishments. Why do you think that is?
Posted by formrusmcsgt at 09:07 AM : Jan 09, 2008

I think it''s because "experience" is a relative term here. She has experience in both the legislative and executive branches of government in a way that none of the other candidates can claim. I think it''s OK to fluff up your positives when a basis can be found.

[jon2012-2009]

Actually, if you want to know where most of the extreme vitriolic acid and hatred for Hillary comes from, it''''s from white, conservative Christian women, who hate Hillary for being so much like them and yet, not like them at all. Even though they really have no reason to be, they look at Hillary and become so insecure and so ashamed of the lives they chose that their instinctive reaction is to hate Hillary with every bone in their bodies, to hate her more than any man that ever held them back or put them in their place because, well, that was normal and acceptable, at least until Hillary proved that things didn''''t have to be that way.
Posted by Candide777 at 01:43 PM : Jan 09, 2008

Interesting. At least you''re pointing out something that might make sense, true or not. Other than the slime-machine of the GOP, I don''t understand her negatives at all since the accusations leveled against her are so much hue and cry without real substance.

[jon2012-2009]

Why do so many have amnesia or is being blind to the Clintons just easier than being brave and smart enough to vote for someone that really can change the country for the better and not lie to us to the degree of almost impeachment, like before?
Posted by jack3213 at 08:27 AM : Jan 10, 200

Because the lie and the resulting perjury by Bill was not a treasonous crime, a crime that harms America''s interests by any definition and because the impeachment was evidently an idelogical attack on a Democratic president. People around the world certainly didn''t think much of the hula-baloo.

[abbe91]

Later, he told cheering supporters that together, "we have taken a step, but only a first step toward repairing the broken politics of the past and restoring the trust of the American people in their government."

Talking like a true democrat. What a pity he didn''t start repairing the broken politics when his party had a president, the senate and the congress ...

[jack3213]

Why do so many have amnesia or is being blind to the Clintons just easier than being brave and smart enough to vote for someone that really can change the country for the better and not lie to us to the degree of almost impeachment, like before? Is being a fool to the obvious just another form of self interest like the Clintons have perfected on being? Wake up now or shut up later when you are dooped in thinking you did the right thing by voting for this incredibly wrong choice.

[feng2]

All for what?For votes!
where does the votes come from?The white ,the black,the high,the short,the thin,the big-sized,and so on.In fact, I am a big sized one.Recently,I always talk about the election in the place,bigpersonal.com.There,we big-sized people are discussing who we wil support.It is really a big problem for us .

[tibu987]

Yep, those tears were good for thousands more of women''''s votes.
Not that her lack of qualifications came into play.
All that experience Hillary claims to have via osmosis from being First Lady.
Sorry, but tears are not allowed in the Oval Room.

Are those women so naive that they can overlook Hillary''s qualifications and vote for her simply because she is woman, wow!

Did they believe the bs that eight years as First Lady somehow translated intro presidential qualifications. Nor does the luxury of having traveled to 82 countries equate into qualifications for the highest office in the world.
This win, albeit a temporary gain, is beyond the realm of reality and it may be the first time in my old life that I will have to vote for a Republican which, of course, is just what the Republicans hoped for if Hillary would win the Democratic nomination.

[gunownerdan]

Hillary and Obama are rabid gun-banning extremists.
Obama is so ignorant he supports the right of criminals who break into your home to sue YOU if you decide to protect yourself!
Gore and Kerry had to learn the hard way what happens when a gun-banner runs for president.

[enterprises2]

Nightly News with Katie Couric did an interview with Hillery and not McCain. It is not right? The news should do both.

[mcv57]

Place on your ballot: Bozo the Clown, at least he will make you laugh on the way down.

[thgdriver]

Hey leafsntrees, you better stop smoking the leafs your picking off that tree. Didn''t your mother tell you about going blind if you keep it up? LOL

[gangesdak]

Sorry, typo. Age catching up.

[gangesdak]

Sorry, Typo. Age catching up.

[thgdriver]

non-crying hycrites

What''s a hycrites? Is that the same as the YUT''s in my Cousin Vinny?

[thgdriver]

THE ONLY REASON HILLARY WON IS BECAUSE EVERY WOMAN IS VOTING FOR HER! I HATE HILLARY!
Posted by dgermenis

I am not so sure, Remember the Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro Ticket of 1984? Women did not vote en mass for her either.

[gangesdak]

Hillary teared up and won the primary! Good for her. Only the strong know how to shed tears in open view of others. Robert Gates not only shed tears, he cried in full view of TV a month ago; no one said he was a sissy or something. You go girl. Make a healthcare plan for everyone; let the non-crying hycrites bite the dust.

[gangesdak]

Hillary teared up and won the primary! Good for her. Only the strong know how to shed tears in open view of others. Robert Gates not only shed tears, he cried in full view of TV a month ago; no one said he was a sissy or something. You go girl. Make a healthcare plan for everyone; let the non-crying hycrites bite the dust.

[candide777]

THE ONLY REASON HILLARY WON IS BECAUSE EVERY WOMAN IS VOTING FOR HER! I HATE HILLARY!
Posted by dgermenis at 08:36 AM : Jan 09, 2008

Actually, if you want to know where most of the extreme vitriolic acid and hatred for Hillary comes from, it''s from white, conservative Christian women, who hate Hillary for being so much like them and yet, not like them at all. Even though they really have no reason to be, they look at Hillary and become so insecure and so ashamed of the lives they chose that their instinctive reaction is to hate Hillary with every bone in their bodies, to hate her more than any man that ever held them back or put them in their place because, well, that was normal and acceptable, at least until Hillary proved that things didn''t have to be that way. It''s not the men Hillary needs to worry about in this election so much as their wives who hate her for making them feel ashamed. Yet, they are solely responsible for their own feelings of inadequacy; those feelings come from within. Hillary did not cause them.

[thgdriver]

t_barr

There is an old saying----- The folks who vote are important to the party, but the folks who "COUNT" the votes have the last word. LOL

[thgdriver]

Speaking of jokers, How much did the Demonrats pay David Copperfield to make John Kerry disappear? LOL

Remember his famous "If you don''t get an education, you wind up in Iraq"--JOKE! Hey Senator, any more jokes?? LOL