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| US rivals head for crucial poll |
| US presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are heading into Tuesday's key New Hampshire primary buoyed by leads in opinion polls.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 8-January-2008
2:31:45 AM |
| Mr Obama's main Democrat rival, Hillary Clinton, brought an emotional end to campaigning, choking back tears as she called the poll "very personal".
In the Republican race, Mr McCain has opened a lead over rival Mitt Romney.
Candidates are hoping to gain momentum before 20 states vote in the so-called Super Tuesday on 5 February.
'Neck-and-neck race'
In the traditional first balloting of the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, in tiny Dixville Notch, Mr Obama, an Illinois senator, won with seven of the 10 votes cast, while New York senator Ms Clinton received none.
On the Republican side in the village of several hundred residents, Arizona senator Mr McCain won four votes, while Mr Romney won two and Rudy Giuliani one.
After a disappointing second-place showing behind Mike Huckabee in last week's Iowa's caucuses - the opening battle of the primary season - Mr Romney needs a strong showing in New Hampshire to keep his campaign alive.
"Right now it's a neck-and-neck race," he told reporters in Stratham, New Hampshire.
"But with the debate last night and the support I received from that debate I anticipate winning tomorrow."
Opinion polls indicate that Mr Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and Baptist minister, is a distant third in New Hampshire, where his frequent references to God and the Bible have not played so well.
Both are threatened by a resurgent Mr McCain who after seeing his campaign nearly derail last summer, has concentrated much of his time and money on New Hampshire.
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