The Union Leader sets the expectations for the candidates in New Hampshire: Huckabee would be in great shape in third, whereas Rudy needs to do better than fourth. John Edwards needs a strong third; below Richardson, he’s pretty much toast. And then the real make or break territory:

For Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republicans Mitt Romney and John McCain, second-place won’t do. Barack Obama may be able to get away with a strong second place. But an Obama win would likely send him to the nomination.

Also note, “Secretary of State Bill Gardner said he will firm up his figures for release today but expects the total number of voters to far exceed 400,000, topping the previous record, in 1992, of 396,000.”