61.  Iowa and New Hampshire are potential momentum machines to propel candidates through contests in other early primary states.

62.  Instead he is relying on the fact that voters in New Hampshire, the first primary state, sometimes take a cranky pride in being contrary.

63.  Introducing their legislation yesterday, Gorton and Lieberman argued that the current system exaggerates the importance of Iowa and New Hampshire, the earliest caucus and primary states.

64.  Kelly said his group has much of the political infrastructure in place already in several key primary states.

65.  Many GOP voters in primary states are receptive to such attacks, because they are right-of-center and fervent in their views.

66.  McCain has now run up a surprising lead in Michigan, the next primary state, which votes days after South Carolina.

67.  McCain leads Bush in polls in New Hampshire, the first primary state, and appears to be building momentum elsewhere.

68.  McCain will begin in New Hampshire and stop in key primary states before wrapping up the trip with an appearance in Phoenix.

69.  McCain is already looking ahead to such early primary states as New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and California.

70.  Most of the money was spent on TV ads attacking his GOP rivals in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and other early caucus and primary states.