Thank You New Hampshire

I'm not necessarily endorsing Hillary Clinton, but as many of you have heard me say, I was worried that the primary was already over. Once Obama won Iowa, the polls showed Hillary tanking. If you remember back in 2004 it seemed that within a week or two of the first primaries, John Kerry had all but clinched the nomination. I'm excited to see that this race is going to continue in earnest and that we may get more time to get to know Hillary, Obama and Edwards. What their endurance is like and how steady and strong they are in their views.

Question to the group: Did Hillary's show of emotion help her in New Hampshire???

I would say yes. Even though the "liberal" (ha!) media has lambasted her for crying, which she wasn't, I think it finally allowed the country to see through her hard exterior. Looking through my memory, I don't think she has ever showed much emotion since she has been in the public light. I think people needed to see the human side of her finally and not just think she is so stoic and uncaring.

If you look at past elections, candidates seem to lose as much, if not more, based on their personalities then their stances. Look back at Kerry, Gore and even Dole. All of them were seen as incredibly stoic, no emotion and overly 'prepped'. If you talked to people, that was most frequently their biggest turn-off. Whereas people look at Bill Clinton and (I hate to say it) George W Bush and they see them as personable and often get ranked as someone people say they would like to meet.

Anyway, food for thought. I look forward to hearing your responses if you would like to join in the conversation!

I'll leave you with this from last night.