Obama, Giuliani win 'primary' test at UNH
By CLYNTON NAMUO
New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondent
20 hours, 31 minutes ago
DURHAM – Sen. Barack Obama crushed the competition in a mock presidential primary at the University of New Hampshire this week.
In results announced yesterday, Obama topped the Democratic field, garnering 890 votes, or 55 percent of ballots cast, easily outdistancing his closest competitors, Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards, who received 275 and 206 votes, respectively.
On the Republican side, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani bested competitors with 242 votes (29 percent), beating Sen. John McCain and Congressman Ron Paul, who got 161 and 155 votes, respectively.
The numbers help shed light on 18- to 25-year-old voters, who tend to be more liberal and optimistic, often supporting candidates who are the same way, UNH assistant professor of political science Alynna Lyon said yesterday.
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