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    Comebacks in New Hampshire and the Road Ahead

    You don't have to be a political junkie to know that Hillary Clinton and John McCain are the comeback kids of yesterday's New Hampshire primaries —even though Mc Cain points out that he's hardly a kid. Barack Obama said Iowa proved white Americans would vote for a black man.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    You don't have to be a political junkie to know that Hillary Clinton and John McCain are the comeback kids of yesterday's New Hampshire primaries—even though Mc Cain points out that he's hardly a kid. Barack Obama said Iowa proved white Americans would vote for a black man. Gloria Steinem said it proved gender is harder to overcome than race. Yesterday's results in New Hampshire have prevented a lot of story lines from becoming conventional wisdom. Is Hillary Clinton the front-runner after all? Can John McCain compete against major money in big states? Will religion emerge as an underlying issue? What's up between now and Tsunami Tuesday?

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    3. 43:48How Did Pollsters Get it Wrong in New Hampshire?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      architecture critic and author

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      Larry Sabato

      Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball. He’s author of “The Kennedy Half Century; The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy.”

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      Democratic Strategist, Devine Mulvey

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Comebacks in New Hampshire and the Road Ahead
    1. 1:35Bush Meets with Israel's President on Peace Process
    2. 7:41Comebacks in New Hampshire and the Road AheadYou’re reading this
    3. 43:48How Did Pollsters Get it Wrong in New Hampshire?
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