Hitting the ground in New Hampshire

Emily Bubar, 6, of Houlton, Maine, waits for Mike Huckabee to shake hands with someone before asking for an autograph in Henniker, N.H. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 16, 2014 7:55 AM PT

Mike Huckabee rolls an orange down the aisle upon takeoff Thursday night aboard a private plane heading to New Hampshire after his Iowa win. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Hannah Banks of Boston cheers during a dinner in Milford, N.H., that was sponsored by the New Hampshire Democratic Party on Friday night. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama spoke at the event. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Democratic candidate Barack Obama signs a T-shirt for Kate Berminham, 9, at Moulton’s Market in Amherst, N.H. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Barack Obama, all smiles after his decisive win in Iowa, poses with Caroline Graybill, 2, for a photo in Amherst, N.H. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, fresh from a commanding win in Iowa, greets an enthusiastic crowd at the Concord High School gymnasium in Concord, N.H. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney leaves the Golden Egg restaurant in Portsmouth, N.H., after stopping in to greet patrons eating breakfast. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

GOP hopeful Mitt Romney and wife Ann talk with campaign staffers before their plane takes off for New Hampshire. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Mitt Romney. who finished second in the GOP caucus in Iowa, takes a cellphone call before a press conference today at the Portsmouth, N.H., Sheraton as his traveling press secretary, Eric Fehrnstrom, looks on. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigns at the GFW Aeroservices hangar in Nashua, N.H., with her daughter, Chelsea, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, whose hand gestures toward them. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Clinton speaks to supporters and members of the media Friday at a cafe in Manchester, N.H. Coming off a third-place finish in the Iowa caucus, Clinton is looking to rebound in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York campaigns with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, at the GFW Aeroservices hangar in Nashua, N.H. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards greets supporters during a campaign stop at the Radisson hotel in Nashua, N.H. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Nancy Weyl of Rochester, N.Y., shouts at passing cars as she shows her support for Arizona senator and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain. New Hampshire’s primary -- the nation’s first -- will be held Tuesday. (Matt Campbell / EPA)

A police officer surveys the scene near Moulton’s Market in Amherst, N.H., where a crowd had gathered to see presidential candidate Barack Obama. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)