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Hillary: Debate Set Me On Path To New Hampshire Victory
Hillary hit the morning shows today to tout her victory, and on NBC's Today Show she said that the turning point came when she hit back emotionally at Obama and Edwards during the Saturday debate:
"It was the first time that the leading candidates actually were asked some very pointed questions about what we stand for, what we’ve done to help other people, what our accomplishments are and what we want to do for the future."
As we noted below, the exit polls show that Hillary gained ground on Obama by doing well among voters who made their decision in the last few days, suggesting a major role for the debate.
But the exit polls also show that Hillary did even better among voters who made their decision yesterday. This suggests that the The Tears allowed her to "win the final news cycle," as the political pros like to put it, and that this was perhaps at least as instrumental as the debate in helping her win, as galling as that is.
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