MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- New Hampshire voters Monday were poised on the eve of the nation's first primary to give some presidential contenders a boost and plunge others into despair.
Fresh from his Iowa caucus victory, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was pulling away in the Democratic race, some polls showed. Unionleader.com said the latest CNN/WMUR poll had Obama at 39 percent, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York at 30 percent and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina at 16 percent.
The report said Obama's strongest support came from younger voters and highly educated Democrats, among others. Clinton had her strongest support from older voters and those with lower levels of education.
Clinton became emotional Monday in Portsmouth cafe when a woman asked how she remained upbeat, NPR reported. "It's not easy. I couldn't do it if I didn't passionately believe it was the right thing to do," Clinton said.
On the Republican side, things were much tighter.
Unionleader.com reported that Sen. John McCain of Arizona was polling at 31 percent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 26 percent and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the winner of the Iowa caucus, at 13 percent.
