What Do the New Hampshire Primaries Really Tell Us?

Wow, what a race. In the end, the results weren't entirely unexpected. John McCain had been predicted to win. Hillary, well, actually that was a surprise.
According to CNN.com, John McCain won 37 percent of the vote. Romney came in second, yet another "silver medal," with 31 percent of the Republican vote, again according to CNN. Barak Obama came in much closer with 37 percent to Hillary's 39 percent win.

So what exactly do we learn from the New Hampshire primaries? Well, its really hard to say. Really hard. The main thing we learn is that the political season, unfortunately, is very far from over. And there appears to be doubt in both parties as to who will win the nomination.

The Republican winner in Iowa, Mike Huckabee, came in third in New Hampshire. Hardly a showing of an actual contender. However, in some polls, Huckabee is actually seriously challenging Gulianni in Florida. What about Mitt Romney, who has poured millions of dollars into the presidential race already? WIth two "silver medals" and a win in the important swing state of Wyoming, is he anywhere on the map? He led the polls by large margins in both Iowa and New Hampshire until the final weeks when his lead disappeared and he ultimately came in second in both states. There are serious questions as to whether he can win in a South Carolina primary. Can he win in Michigan? Would that make him a front-runner? Unfortunately for the Mitt camp, it looks as though the only way for him to win the nomination now is to actually win, rather than "silver medal" the majority of the remaining primaries. Despite the amount of money he has put into his campaign, it appears to be a daunting task.