UPDATE: Everyone is calling it for McCain. I just want to cry.

I hope that illegal immigration ranking so high on the list of issues means that it is a very good night for Mitt Romney.

If McCain loses NH he is more or less done because that is where he put it all on the line. Aside from Mike Huckabee, the (stabs his own party in the back every chance he gets) Maverick is the candidate I don't want anywhere near being able to achieve the GOP nomination. The Gang of 14, 2000 election attacks on evangelical Christians, McCain-Feingold and immigration reform are all reason why I can never vote for this man.

Early exit polls: Top issues

New Hampshire Republican primary voters:

1. The economy
2. The war in Iraq
3. Terrorism
4. Illegal immigration

Source: CNN

Hat Tip: Hot Air

Source: The Corner on National Review Online
Just heard from a McCain guy who sounded oddly downcast. The demand for Democratic ballots in traditionally Republican towns has got to have them wondering whether they've enough independents to win.

If McCain has to win among Republicans, with illegal immigration as a top issue, I am encouraged that this should be his death march. He will never come out on top on that issue with Republicans.