Primary Winners Gain National Status

A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds Hillary and McCain leading nationally following the New Hampshire primaries:


Republicans
McCain - 33%
Huckabee - 19%
Giuliani - 13%
Romney - 11%
Thompson - 9%

The Gallup poll documents the impact of winning the early states on national preferences.


The impact is similar among the Democrats.

Hillary - 45%
Obama - 33%
Edwards - 13%

Gallup's Dr. Frank Newport explains the trends: