For the Clintons, New Hampshire is the state of 2nd chances

For nearly 25 years, New Hampshire has been the backdrop for some of the most memorable Clinton comebacks, pleas, denials, hustle, glory and drama.

[...] those ghosts of primaries past are trailing Hillary Clinton as she tries — perhaps, one last time — to pull off another one for the history books.

Trailing by double digits, according to some polls, the Clinton campaign is finding it can't escape the expectations and the limits of that "special bond" between the Clintons and voters of New Hampshire on the cusp of Tuesday's primary.

"New Hampshire is legendary for being unpredictable," said Terry Shumaker, a longtime Clinton backer, with caution.

"Comeback" is not a word the Clinton campaign is using.

Since barely winning Iowa a week ago, Clinton and her allies have been trying to lower expectations for her performance on Tuesday.

"New Hampshire, because of its location, and Iowa because of the way the caucus works, were probably the two most challenging places for her to start," Bill Clinton told The Associated Press.

New Hampshire — and the Clinton campaign's savvy spin — rescued a near-death campaign beset by accusations of infidelity and draft dodging.

Nearly one-third of potential New Hampshire voters were either not old enough to vote or lived in another state in 2008, according to an analysis by the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy.

Campaigning for his wife in Milford on Sunday, he blasted Sanders' supporters for lodging "sexist" attacks and accused the senator of shifting positions on health care.