The First National Primary Election

So the New Hampshire primary is coming to an end... what can we American's expect?

According to the latest news reports, Senator John McCain has defeated Mitt Romney for the Republican vote. As of yet, the democratic race between Senator Clinton and Barack Obama is still too close to call.

Mike Huckabee, the Republican who won the vote in Iowa placed third in the New Hampshire race, coming in just behind Romney.

With only 17% of precincts reporting, Senator Clinton is showing a lead above Obama 40% to 36% with Senator John Edwards trailing with a 17% vote.

Right now, exit polls show 41% of the voters to be white male, 54% white female, 2% non-white male, and another 3% as non-white female. Of these percentages, 42% of males support Obama, and 47% of females support Clinton.

Next on the list for primary votes are: South Carolina and Michigan. McCain seems quite fired up about this victory in New Hampshire and is preparing himself for the same in the next two states. We'll have to see how well he does and follow the news closely.

As far as who I think will get the democratic vote-- I'm really as torn as the rest of the nation. Both candidates seem to have great policies to cover the biggest issues facing our country at this point in time, like the war in Iraq, universal health care, the middle class, and the list goes on. Both candidates would be knocking down a wall and setting a precedent for our country, as Clinton would be deemed America's first female president, giving her spouse the title of the first "First Gentlemen" and taking another stint in D.C. Obama would become the first African American president, and break down a barrier, too. So I'd say either way we go is better than where we are now!