Clinton comes back to win New Hampshire

It has the pundits – and even members of her own campaign staff – scratching their heads, but Hillary Clinton has been declared by the networks to be the winner of the New Hampshire Democratic Primary.

Barack Obama has conceded to her.

With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton has 82,068 votes – or 39 percent – to Obama’s 75,495 votes – or 36 percent.

That’s despite 15 polls conducted in the last three days that had Obama ahead. Even members of Clinton’s staff, according to reports, expected her to lose.

Some say John McCain’s victory came from the support of independents Obama needed to win. Others say Clinton’s tears on Monday earned her sympathy. Still others suggest some Obama supporters didn’t bother to vote because they didn’t think he needed their votes to win.

Who knows?