New Hampshire Decides... Hillary/McCain Win

Proving that pollsters, the media, and even bloggers like myself don't know as much as we think we do about voter sentiments, New Hampshire voters went in the exact opposite of their Iowa counterparts... Hillary Clinton won a very tight race against Obama, and John McCain dominated the GOP side (TPM's final scorecard- here). The next day will be filled with endless-- and occasionally mindless-- media speculation as to how this came to be.

As it's late and I am tired, I'll just let others supply the commentary for me. First, Daily Kos-

"Politics has a way of constantly surprising. Time will decide. But one thing's for sure -- no matter how Obama does tonight, this thing ain't over. ... With quick knockouts by Gore and Kerry the last two primary battles, and a Bill Clinton reelection coronation the cycle before that, we've forgotten what a real primary contest looks like. You have to go back 16 long years to 1992 for one of those."

And Andrew Sullivan-

"There's one other possible explanation for the apparent Clinton revival in the last few days. Maybe Democrats decided that a sudden blowout for Obama wasn't good for their party ... But I suspect that Clinton's frankness, desperation, emotional volatility, temper and vulnerability these past three days pushed some to keep her campaign alive."

Will Bunch, making with the snark-

"A Clinton is on top, John McCain is a popular 'straight talker' again, and Rudy Giuliani is a punchline. It must be 1999 all over again -- put all your money into Pets.com."

And, from the conservative side, Rich Lowry at National Review-

"Whatever happened to hope sweeping the country? That was so 2 p.m.

And, from another National Review blogger, a warning-

"We will have Hillary Clinton to kick around anymore, and I'm glad."

And that's two states down. Out of, ummm, a lot. This will be a long year. Buckle up!