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.. 8000.

About half a million folks voted in the New Hampshire primaries.

The margin between Clinton and Obama was 2 percentage points.

8000 votes. Out of 287,000

In mediaspeak, this is an “amazing comeback”

The margin between McCain and Romney was 6 percentage points.

8000 votes. Out of 238,000.

In mediaspeak, this was a “Lazarus-like victory”.

That both Clinton and McCain won is mathematically indisputable.

I just don’t don’t get the fact that the votes of New Hampshire – that’s 0.017% of the US population – can result in some sort of “momentum” that’s going to heavily influence the continuing political process.

That I just DON’T get.

And don’t get me started about Iowa….

I think I’ll listen to

The Magic Numbers – Don’t give up the fight from The Magic Numbers

instead.