The spin from the Obama backers, Chrissy Mathews in particular, is that the polls were wrong because of racism. I didn't think they had such a thing in the intellectual northeast where most of the people in NH are independents.
The reason is that while they would say they were for Obama, when they got in the booth they voted for the white person.
There might have been some of that. How about also though people like to tell pollsters they are hip. Uh, ya, I am for that young, attractive, well spoken guy you media folks are in love with. I want change just like all the other folks you media people are hyping. They get in the booth and say, I think I will stick with the bitch (meaning bitchy, nasty, etc), who actually has a track record and some experience.
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