A LOT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY,

But it really looks like Howard Dean has New Hampshire all sewn up.

Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean has opened a large lead over his closest challenger in New Hampshire according to the newest poll by Zogby International.

Dean earned 40%, compared to Massachusetts Senator John Kerry’s 17%. None of the other candidates have exceeded single digits in the polling. Retired General Wesley Clark and North Carolina Senator John Edwards are tied for third with 6% each...

Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt received 4%, followed by Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman’s 3%. Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton, former Illinois Senator Carol Mosley Braun, and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich each received less than one percent.

All polls confirm Dean's big lead right now. His bigger challenge will be in Iowa, where Gephardt is hacking away and they're in a dead heat.