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| Clinton and McCain win US primary |
| Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton defied pundits and pollsters by winning New Hampshire's presidential primary, beating rival Barack Obam
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 9-January-2008
2:29:22 AM |
| John McCain made his own remarkable political comeback with a convincing win in the Republican contest.
Observers say it seems to have been a record-breaking turnout, with some half a million people having cast ballots.
Candidates are aiming to build momentum before more than 20 states hold polls on 5 February, known as Super Tuesday.
New York Senator Clinton, 60, told a cheering crowd of supporters: "Over the last week I listened to you and in the process I found my own voice. I felt like we all spoke from our hearts and I am so gratified that you responded."
Resurrection
She echoed her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who in New Hampshire's primary in 1992 called himself the "comeback kid" when his own White House bid was resurrected by a strong, second place finish in the state.
The BBC's Justin Webb, reporting from Mrs Clinton's celebration rally, says she not only repeated her husband's feat but perhaps improved on it, because the opinion polls, the Obama team and the media had indicated strongly that victory was his.
Polling station interviews suggested registered Democrats and female voters, who deserted Mrs Clinton last week in Iowa, helped sweep her to victory, overcoming Senator Obama's advantage among New Hampshire's independent voters.
Mr Obama said: "I want to congratulate Senator Clinton on a hard fought victory here in New Hampshire. She did an outstanding job, give her a big round of applause."
He had gone into the vote with leads of up to 13 points in opinion polls following his impressive victory in Thursday's Iowa caucuses, after trailing Mrs Clinton for much of the campaign.
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