lots of pondering yet as to to support: from wp:

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For the many who are still undecided, the evaluation tends to break around certain themes. Some voters leaning to Clinton say they are still wrestling with their reluctance to perpetuate the dominance of two political families in the White House. Gibbs, in Plymouth, has tried to rationalize away that concern by telling herself to judge each candidate on his or her merits, and deciding that Clinton's plans are "better formulated."

"She knows her stuff; she really does," Gibbs said. "This Bush-Clinton, Bush-Clinton bothers me; it's like an aristocracy. But you have to go with the person. She's been through it before, and she's learned from her mistakes."

Many of those attracted to Obama's biography and optimistic rhetoric are trying to allay their doubts about whether he is ready to lead the country. Gene Kelly, a Manchester engineer, went by himself last week to see Obama for a second time to help resolve those doubts, particularly about whether Obama would be able to stand up to Republican attacks while in office. After the speech, he was still unsure. "He says he'd do all these things that are great -- but kind of impossible," Kelly said.

The Clinton campaign here is counting on many Democrats' having similar reservations about Obama. The New Hampshire voter, campaign officials say, is inherently practical and takes his or her responsibility scrutinizing candidates very seriously. For that reason, they say, voters here place more stock in qualifications and 10-point policy plans than voters elsewhere might. lots