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Result listings from MSNBC:
For the Dems- Obama 38%, Edwards 30%, Clinton 29%, Richardson 2%, Biden 1%, and Dodd 1%
What this means for the Dem race is- Biden and Dodd dropped out of the race, Obama solidifies his lead over Clinton with high turn outs of the under 30 crowd coming out in support, and keeps his momentum going into NH where Clinton will try to use the “inexperience” card against him with even more force.
This was also a record year for Dem voter turn out- 239,000, as opposed to the less than 125,0000 in 2004. That turn out brings Dem vs Rep turn out to 2-1 in favor of the Dems.
For the Reps- Huckabee 34%, Romney 25%, Thompson 13% (15,521 votes), McCain 13% (15,248), Paul 10%, Giuliani 3%, and Hunter 0% (515 votes statewide)
What does that mean for the Reps? The fight stays between Huckabee and Romney, Huckabee’s lead being attributed to the high turn out of evangelical Christians, but outside of those friendly waters Huckabee’s dominance could be less solid. It’s a blow to Romney who intended his road to the White House to begin in Iowa, but looks to use NH to regain ground. Paul was expected to have a better turn out- but running in the Rep party, when it’s more Independents or Dems who follow his thread, it’s unlikely for him to gain the numbers within the primaries.
Look for more folks to bow out in the next couple months and the Dem vs Rep picture for the prez and veep candidates to really come into view. It’ll be really interesting to see some of these cats have to start playing nice once the obvious prez candidate is layed out and everyone jockeys for the 2nd place spots.
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