EAST CONCORD, New Hampshire -- As the convoy shepherding Hillary Clinton around New Hampshire pulled out of a school parking lot here, Steve Gordon parked his car and walked in to cast his ballot. Despite the Clinton sign-wavers, Gordon voted for Barack Obama. "He is the best opportunity to bring about a change," Gordon said, "after eight years of hell."

The independent, who says he always votes Democratic, says he is satisfied with the Democratic field, but he decided about four months ago to vote for Obama. "I think she's a wonderful Senator," Gordon said of Clinton.

Voters in this suburb of the state capitol, an area that votes largely Democratic, repeatedly expressed preferences for Obama, even as the Clinton bus pulled away. "He's going to follow through," said Marie Leighton, an independent who has voted for both Democrats and Republicans. "I'm looking forward to the change [Obama] is going to bring." Leighton said she would not consider voting for Clinton even in a general election.

Both front-runners, along with John Edwards, have been accused of speaking largely in generalities, though, and voters concerned that details were lacking were not afraid to cast a protest vote. "All the other candidates were side-stepping the issues," said Joe, who would not give his last name. He voted for Bill Richardson, who he felt offered more specifics.

Turnout around the state is reportedly massive, and with the sun shining and mercury heading north to near 60 degrees in the southern part of the state, long lines are expected to continue late into the day. If this Democratic precinct is any indication, the night will end early. Even as Clinton met with voters in a last-ditch effort to find their support, Obama owned the lion's share of voters' energy.