So Kerry beat Dean by almost 15%, a 45 pt. 3-week swing

[ShaneGR]

With 49% reporting:

John Kerry 38,164 39% 14 delegates
Howard Dean 24,503 25% 8 delegates

[Mz Pip]

1. They call this close?

14% is not close. It's not a horserace.

But it is amazing that less than 100,000 votes will somehow define the momentum of a race for 55 million votes.

MzPip
:dem:

[ShaneGR]

3. Actually, CNN just reported over 200,000 voters

Record turnout, 50K more than ever before.

[bushwakker]

5. That is good news

Some exit polling data I heard was that folks are not happy with the invasion of Iraq (6 more dead yesterday), or the economy (with 40% saying they were better off 4 years ago). Keep in mind many indy voters today in NH not just Dems. This could portend badly for the current occupant of the WH. Remember, Clinton won NH twice.

[WI_DEM]

2. Dean improves from third in Iowa to solid second in NH

turns it around when he was running third in the ARG poll earlier in the week. I'm not taking anything away from John Kerry, Congrats to him and his supporters, but as a Dean supporter I'm proud of what he had done in NH this week and the way he fought back. Now it is on to Feb. 3rd.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

7. Can he win anywhere?

[9119495]

4. Just wait until Kerry screams during his acceptance speech tonight!

Then things will get interesting.

[genius]

6. Kerry destroyed Dean. CBS which loves Dean is hoping we can't

count. A 15% lead is huge.

[arcos]

8. 12% difference, with 80% reporting... n/t

[zoeyfong]

9. Which is exactly why this isn't over yet.

Dean lead for months, while all kerry could do was say "me too" to both bush and dean. We'll see if people don't regain their senses in the next few weeks.