bret: all right, brit. talk a little later in the special. thank you. you bet. bret: please stick with us here on fox news channel for all the news from new hampshire. as i mentioned, megyn kelly joins me at #:00 eastern for complete results and analysis of this the first in the nation primary. we hope you will watch us here on fox news channel. you can fire up your computer half hour earlier. and go to our online show. 7:30 eastern. we will go inside the final day push in new hampshire a bit later. but first, a trip to the pol polls. it has begun. moderator diane, how long have you been doing this? this is my eighth year. and running an election. for a couple of years i was clerk. and for the last couple of yearsvy been the moderator. is this a big day here? it s important for me as a citizen of new hampshire to
with jon huntsman. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. the first primary beghaj at midnight in new hampshire. most polls close three hours from now. we ll have complete coverage. here is what we re watching for. first, mitt romney s margin of victory. final polls show him with a nearly 20-point lead. if romney wins big he may see almost invincible heading into south carolina. if he doesn t win big, he may seem beatable, at least some experts predict. second, who comes in second, jon huntsman gambled on a good showing in new hampshire. he has the chance to show he s a viable candidate. they play very well among many in new hampshire, and could help him emerge as the anti-romney candidate. finally, independenting can stroh in this open primary, so how will they vote? they may decide the winner, who will that signal for next november? we re watching all of this unfold. new hampshire state officials are expecting a record turnout of a quarter million prima