Race For New Hampshire

• Jan 8, 2008 4:19 pm US/Eastern
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Many NH Independents Voting Democratic

MANCHESTER, N.H. (WBZ) ― Independent New Hampshire voters are heading to polling stations to cast their votes, and according to election watchers, many of them will be voting in the Democratic primary.

Independents, also known as undeclareds, make up the largest block of voters in the Granite State -- about 45 percent.

Secretary of State William Gardner predicted more than half a million voters, or 60 percent, of registered voters would show up at the polls.

"Of the 500,000 (expected voters), 150,000 are independents, so there's really a lot of excitement," Gov. John Lynch said.  "With 150,000 independents voting today, we expect about 90,000 of those to vote on the Democratic side."  

Rebecca Baker from Concord, who voted Republican in the last few elections, said she voted for Hillary Clinton, because she wants to see a woman in the oval office. Children's advocate Deb Coe said she voted for Barack Obama, because he seemed the most presidential in a recent New Hampshire debate.

University of New Hampshire pollster Andrew Smith, predicts that independents will break two-to-one for the Democratic party, and most of them will be voting for Obama.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)