President Obama receiving 81% of vote in NH Democratic Primary, better than Bush's 79.5% in 2004.

[jefferson_dem]

28% in...

Crazy, militant anti-choicer Randall Terry has 3 X more votes than Darcy Richardson (66).

Full results here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/NH_Dem_0110.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS

[sharp_stick]

1. As long as Randall Terry

gets beaten by Vermin Supreme I'll be happy.

[FarLeftFist]

7. Can someone tell me WHY Randall Terry would even be running as a D?!

[one_voice]

16. This is why...

Super Bowl Viewers Will See Graphic Anti-Abortion Ads With Pictures Of Bloody Fetuses

..... Anti-abortion ads showing graphic images of aborted fetuses covered in blood and surrounded by religious icons will air during the Super Bowl in February, courtesy of Democratic Presidential candidate Randall Terry.

Terry, who has spent a year in jail and been arrested 50 times for his anti-abortion efforts, is using a Federal Election Commission loophole that ensures ads for political candidates cannot be prohibited within 45 days of an election. Apparently, primaries count, so Terry will be running ads on local stations during Super Bowl XLVI February 5.

*snip*

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/01/10/401848/super-bowl-viewers-will-see-graphic-anti-abortion-ads-with-pictures-of-bloody-fetuses/

[FarLeftFist]

25. WTF? But that further begs the question: Why run as a D? He would get MAJOR support as an R.

[Ter]

2. I still can't believe no big-name Democrat challenged him in a primary

Too bad.

[Sheepshank]

6. how many time do you anti Obamites have to be reminded?

There will be no credible candidate against Obama......

"I still can't believe....." yeah right.

[Ter]

18. I know there won't be any

I meant I can't believe no one did.

[Tarheel_Dem]

24. Perhaps because there is no "bigger name" in the Democratic Party right now...

than Barack Obama?

[TheWraith]

33. Because no big-name Democrat wants to be utterly destroyed.

Which, despite the complaints of a very small and very loud group, is exactly what would happen if they ran against a massively popular Democratic President.

[bigtree]

4. ha!

thought his support was supposed to be falling in NH.

Just goes to show ya . . .

[Sheepshank]

5. yup...I'm only getting one message from this

it really IS all about Obama.

[NavyDem]

8. President Obama up to 82%

With 58% of the precincts counted. Darcy with 130 votes, Vermin Supreme with 425 votes. Thus Vermin Supreme appears to be a more viable opponent.

[jefferson_dem]

9. Look out Darcy! Vermin in da houze!

[NavyDem]

10. This picture says it all for me...

Vermin has almost 4x as many votes as Richardson, but yet Richardson is supposed to be a legit candidate...

And since I'm kicking anyway...

President Obama 82%
Vermin Supreme 1% 465 votes
Darcy Richardson 0% 141 votes

63% of precincts counted.

[joshcryer]

11. Epic! Haha!

[cherokeeprogressive]

12. 81% vs 79.5%. In NH that adds up to something like 17 more votes.

Way to go O!

[jefferson_dem]

13. Actually, it's 82% now and your math is a bit off.

The point is that President Obama is more popular among NH Democrats today than Bush was among NH Republicans in 2004.

... Sorry.

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. If I send you money, will you buy a sense of humor?

I know Obama was the subject of my oh-so-rude insult, but come on... lighten up.

[Windy]

15. anyone know how many dems voted in new hampshire?)

Did they outnumber the weak repub turnout?

[NavyDem]

17. Looks to be a tad under 40K right now, with 70% counted

I don't know the breakdown of R to D in NH, but it seems that the R turnout is much higher (of course they have an actual primary going on).

[NYC_SKP]

19. You mean, "Obama > Bush"?

Yay!

[jenmito]

20. Obama's at 82% and Darcy is in 10th place at 0%. :)

[Politicalboi]

21. How many candidates ran against Bush in 04?

If it was less, then Obama beat him even more.

[NavyDem]

23. 10 if I'm reading the SoS site correctly.

It's got the persons last name, followed by either an "r" or a "d" I counted 10 "r"s.

Edit: Forgot the link:

http://www.sos.nh.gov/presprim2004/rpressum.htm

[Tarheel_Dem]

22. "has 3 X more votes than Darcy Richardson (66)."

Hell, I think I could've pulled that off, without much effort.

[DCBob]

27. If its close, NH 4 electoral votes could be the deciding factor.

I think that's why the O campaign is taking NH seriously.

[DCBob]

30. Obama won NH easily in 2008.

He will always be despised by the Repbulicans. The vast majority of Democrats will vote for him. It will come down to the independents. Who knows how they will vote.

[DCBob]

32. It sure doesnt feel like 2010 in the rest of the country.

Economy and jobs improving, Democrats feeling more optimistic, teabaggers effect diminishing. I know its not 2008 but it foolish to write off states like NH at this point.