Hillary Clinton: A: With nearly every poll showing her behind (some times largely) Obama, Clinton was able to narrowly win the popular vote. Although it appears that both Clinton and Obama will win nine delegates from New Hampshire, the real victory for Clinton is stopping the non-stop positive press Obama has received from the media.
John McCain: A: Polls before the primary were showing a dead heat between McCain and Romney, with most showing a slight McCain lead. McCain in reality pulled of a solid win, by beating Romney by five points, and solidifies McCain's position as a major threat for the nomination.
Mike Huckabee: B: Didn't come close to finishing in the top two, but managed a respectable third place in a state that on paper didn't look good for Huckabee.
Rudy Giuliani: B-: Avoided the Iowa embarrassment of losing to Paul.
John Edwards: C: Didn't make a big move to revive his candidacy, but didn't humiliate himself either.
Dennis Kucinich: C: Did about what most expected him to do.
Barack Obama: C-: Loses momentum to Clinton in popular vote loss. Technically tied Clinton in delegates. Obama's road to the White house just got much much harder than it was a few days ago.
Duncan Hunter: C-: Made no move what so ever.
Mike Gravel: D+: Did not even compete with Kucinich.
Ron Paul: D: Didn't even meet the expectations many SANE prognosticators had for him.
Mitt Romney: D-: Not quite dead, but failed to win either Iowa or New Hampshire, which were key to Romney's strategy. A poor showing in Michigan may prompt Romney to be the first Republican after the primaries and caucuses started. Although Romney has enough money to stay in the race, if he loses Michigan, there is really no point for him to.
Fred Thompson: NG: Skipped New Hampshire.
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