re: Hillary, new New Hampshire poll numbers from the Manchester Union newspaper:

Manchester – Democrat Hillary Clinton begins her presidential campaign with a large lead in the first-in-the-nation primary state, while Republican John McCain holds a smaller lead over his two top rivals, according to a new poll.

Polling results provided exclusively to UnionLeader.com today by the Manchester-based American Research Group show:

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-- New York Sen. Clinton leading Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, 39 to 19 percent, with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards at 13 percent. No other candidate received more than 2 percent, and 21 percent of likely Democratic primary voters were undecided.

-- Arizona Sen. McCain receiving support from 27 percent of likely GOP primary voters, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani at 20 percent each and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 11 percent. No other candidates drew more than 1 percent, while 21 percent of likely Republican primary voters were undecided.

Pollster Dick Bennett said his firm surveyed 600 likely voters in each party primary between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The margin of error is 4 percent.

Clinton has widened her lead since ARG’s late December poll, in which she drew 27 percent, compared to 21 percent for Obama and 18 percent for Edwards. [/quote]

Hillary has the best people on the ground in NH already locked down and knows how to run there. I wouldn't advise Obama or Edwards to bet the farm on that state. Besides, New Hampshire's a crossover state, i.e. a state where you can register for either state's primary regardless of party affiliation. If so many republicans think like Bouldin does, that Hillary is unelectable, I suppose they might cross over to the Democratic Primary on election day and vote for her.