Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire in Shocking Upset

Hillary Clinton has been declared the winner in the New Hampshire Democratic primary in a shocker as all polls had indicated Obama would win and by a wide margin.

Clinton was a slight favorite to win the New Hampshire primary immediately following he third place finish in Iowa.  It was a startling defeat even though oddsmakers still had Clinton the favorite to become the next US President. 

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 - were solidly in her New Hampshire column.

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.

Clinton's victory capped a comeback 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.

Meanwhile, Sen. John McCain powered past his Republican rivals and back into contention for the GOP nomination.

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."

All odds were courtesy of BetUS.com

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Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher CCostigan@CostiganMedia.com

Originally published January 8, 2008 11:09 pm EST