MANCHESTER, NH - DECEMBER 10: U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets supporters asking for autographs during a visit to a 2006 Election Celebration hosted by the New Hampshire Democratic Party December 10, 2006 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The celebration was to honor the historic victory that turned a red New Hampshire to solid blue for the first time since 1874. Getty Images logo Getty Images 36 months ago

MANCHESTER, NH - DECEMBER 10: U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets supporters asking for autographs during a visit to a 2006 Election Celebration hosted by the New Hampshire Democratic Party December 10, 2006 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The celebration was to honor the historic victory that turned a red New Hampshire to solid blue for the first time since 1874.

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