There are so many scenarios that could come out of New Hampshire today.  Sen. Barack Obama is expected to win.  That will put Hillary Clinton in a bind.  She won’t be out.  But, she will be hurting.  Politico.com today is saying two old Clinton associates, James Carville and Paul Begala will be serving as “volunteers” to Hillary’s campaign.  Carville and Begala both led former President Bill Clinton to victory in 1992.  Clinton’s saving grace could be “closed primaries,” in which independents are not allowed to vote unless they change their party registration.  Obama is drawing huge numbers from New Hampshire’s undeclared voters and he did the same in Iowa.  Clinton, meanwhile, as ABC’s George Stephanolpolous told Ankarlo this morning on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR, is receiving strong support among Democrats.  Up next, Nevada on January 19.  Can Clinton rebound if she loses tonight?  Especially if Obama gets the backing of the culinary workers in Nevada.  Things could get interesting.  There is always the possibility Obama could screw up, but there is no doubt he will play things safe after N.H. 

Some other dates to keep in mind:

Michigan: January 15.  The Democrats are (at this point) not sending any delegates from Michigan to their national convention because Michigan didn’t get approval from the DNC to move ahead of Nevada and South Carolina.  The Republicans on the other hand will send 30 delegates to their convention from Michigan making it an important state for the GOP.

South Carolina: Democrats vote on January 26, Republicans go on the same day as Nevada on January 19.

Florida: January 29.

Super Tuesday: Febrauary 5 (Arizona, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah.)

On the Republican side here in the Granite State, it’s Sen. John McCain and Gov. Mitt Romney.  This race is too close to call and will depend on turn out.  McCain needs the support of N.H.’s independents, Romney is relying on the Republican base.  McCain’s problem here in Obama.  Even though they aren’t on the same ballot, they are both vying for the same undeclared group.  If more independents turn out for Obama, it could mean trouble for McCain.  If not, it means trouble for Romney.  Romney has spent a ton of money in both Iowa and New Hampshire.  If he finishes second here, it could very well be doom for his campaign.  Stephanopolous told Ankarlo today if Romney loses by more than 5 points to McCain he might have to drop out of the race before Michigan’s primary.  Ankarlo, Mac Watson, Gayle Bass, Larry Gaydos, Jayme West and Pat McMahon will bring you the results live tonight at 5pm on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR.