More Polls Say Hillary Doomed in NH. Obama Gets Full Secret Service Protection

Coincidence?

Yesterday, we hightlighed a number of polls which showed Hillary Clinton sinking in New Hampshire.

Today, another raft of polls has come out that confirm that the trend is now becoming an embarrasing rout of the Clinton machine in New Hampshire.

USA Today/Gallup has Obama at 41%, Hillary at 28%. A 13 point gap! That's no cackling matter!

So this next story makes even more sense:

Obama gets beefed-up protection
By Joseph Curl
Washignton Times
January 7, 2008
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Secret Service presence has increased for Sen. Barack Obama since his dramatic win in Iowa, amid fears over the safety of the man seeking to become America's first black president.

The Illinois senator's security now rivals that of President Bush, with a dozen Secret Service agents wearing dark suits and earpieces leading bomb-sniffing dogs through event venues, sweeping all equipment brought by journalists and flanking the candidate as he plunges into crowds of supporters.
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At his first morning event yesterday, at least a dozen plainclothes Secret Service agents, most with yellow pins on their lapels, stood guard in and around the Palace Theater, and, unlike other candidates touring the state, uniformed police were also on hand. The theater was emptied early so bomb-detecting dogs could sweep through, and journalists covering the event were corralled for inspection.
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Only Mrs. Clinton, who is entitled to protection as a former first lady, and Mr. Obama have Secret Service details. Mr. Obama was given Secret Service protection far earlier in the campaign than any previous candidate following worries about racist threats, federal officials said.

No word on whether additional agents have been assigned to watch Mrs. Clinton!