Women’s vote hands victory to Hillary

HILLARY CLINTON yesterday basked in the glow of her primary win in New Hampshire, where she defied polls and narrowly beat rival Barack Obama in the state’s key Democratic presidential nominating contest.

Senator John McCain meanwhile staged his own comeback on the Republican side, triumphing in the crucial early vote despite having been widely written off months ago as his campaign flagged.

“I campaigned really, really hard across New Hampshire,” said Ms Clinton, who grew tearful in a rare show of emotion on the eve of the primary, leading to ample political opining that the display either helped or hurt her.