THE REPUBLICANS
37%
John McCain. Leaves New Hampshire with strong momentum. Faces tough fight with Mike Huckabee in South Carolina on Jan. 19.
32%
Mitt Romney. Defeats in first two states leave him badly damaged.
11%
Mike Huckabee. Made little investment in N.H. He’s now leading the polls in S.C.
9%
Rudy Giuliani. Has been aiming all along for first win in Florida Jan. 29.
8%
Ron Paul. Beat Giuliani in Iowa and Thompson in N.H. — fifth both times.
1%
Fred Thompson. Spent limited time in N.H. Happy to head south to S.C.
1%
Duncan Hunter. Campaign has fallen off the map. Excluded from recent debates.
THE DEMOCRATS
39%
Hillary Clinton. Her much-needed victory blunts Barack Obama’s momentum and displays that trademark Clinton resilience.
36%
Barack Obama. Close second sets up showdown with Clinton in S.C. Jan. 26.
17%| John Edwards. A distant third place is crippling to his campaign.
5%
Bill Richardson. His best and perhaps only hope may be in Nevada on Jan. 19.
1%
Dennis Kucinich. Excluded from the last debate, he’s running on fumes.
0%
Mike Gravel. Hanging around to add color to the campaign.
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Upcoming primary calendar
Super Tuesday: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho (D), Illinois, Kansas (D), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri (D), Montana (R), New Jersey, New Mexico (D), New York, North Dakota (D), Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah
Note: Includes state caucuses
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