New Hampshire, New Start?

While the New Hampshire primary offers an opportunity for some candidates to shore up their lead, there are obviously other interested parties that would undoubtedly like to restore, or simply jump-start, their campaigns.

Although Iraq still plays a huge role in the campaign, it's very clear that domestic issues are the driving forces for voters. Recent polling shows that the economy and health care are again trumping Iraq as major concerns. We wrote about it here recently, and we'll stress it again: Health care matters in this election.

Health care issues also played a part in this past weekend's debates, especially among the GOP candidates, who stressed their various platforms highlighting free-market reforms. If you want to compare the various candidates' plans, you can do so with WebMD's side-by-side charts, for Democrats and Republicans.

Just a few days into the primary season, and already it's been dramatic and surprising.

We'll keep you posted.

Sean Swint
Executive Editor, WebMD