I think the loss in NH was a good thing for Obama. Had his campaign continued "Beatlemania-like", he would have missed the opportunity to hone his message and learn how to take the inevitable hits from the media and the Republicans that are sure to come his way.

He now has to show he wants it more than Hillary and is willing to fight for it. And frankly, African-American voters likely to support him have to decide if they have the fight in them, or prefer to fall in line with the old Clinton-Feel-Your-Pain-Victim-Game.

Now he and Hillary both have the rather odd task of figuring out a way to attack each other without appearing negative. The next couple of debates should rival "Dancing with the Stars" in verbal choreography.

It is my sincere HOPE that the OBAMA Campaign and its supporters remain vigilant. America and Americans of all colors, nationalities, socioeconomic groups need the one man (or woman) in this race who is genuine, has character and the commitment to bring this nation of ours together.

Is ABC sure about this? I thought the union was going to remain neutral on candidates after Hillary won. Well if it is true, congrats to Senator Obama!

Listen Obama came close to winning a in New Hampshire which is an aocomplishment within itself. By him losing it will keep some criticism aimed at Hillary and gives him time to sharpen his skills. This is a race for the presidency of the US and their should never be a "front runner". All of the candiates should be tested before they take that oath of office.

Obama is running a respectful campaign and should be congratulated no matter what the final outcome.

This report is wrong! It's the SEIU that endorsed Obama last night; the culinary workers are still pending. Get your facts straight, ABC!

NBC is reporting this endorsement on hold...maybe not so fast...everybody is taking a second look, and this look is going to be excruciatingly close.

I urge all voters in Nevada to support Hillary Clinton for President. She is a true leader and the only candidate who will beat the Republicans in November. Her victory in NH is a victory for us all. Go Hillary!

Shauna Hamel works for the SEIU. Service Employees International Union. Way smaller and way less active than the Culinary workers. ABC gets it wrong. Sad.

Obama got the endorsements of the SEIU and the Culinary Workers Union

I disagree with realsister. If Hillary
gets the Democratic nomination, the Republicans will do cartwheels with glee, because there are alot of people out there that can't stand her and will vote republican because they cannot stand her! I am one of those! I am also a registered Democrat! I believe that Senator Obama can bring all of America, red states and blue stes and swing states together!

"[Hillary] is a true leader and the only candidate who will beat the Republicans in November."

Seriously? I'm a liberal/Independent and she's not even winning me over. Hillary will have a harder hill to climb against the Republicans than Obama. At the very least, many Republicans don't have a developed view of him to distrust him. Clinton however...

I don't know what news or papers some of you are reading, but both Unions have endorsed Obama. (SEIU and Culinary Workers)According to the latest news reports. He will travel to Las Vegas on Friday to formally accept the endorsement.
Yes We Can! Fired Up! Ready to Go!

I'm an Obama supporter. That being said if Hillary is nominated as the democratic nominee I will be voting for the republican nominee. I'm looking for a leader and Obama is clearly a true leader. The thought of having to listen to Hillary Clinton for four years turns knots in my stomach.

How many of these union workers are even citizens? The Nevada service industry is dominated by an immigrant workforce.

Not so fast, I find Obama's rhetoric to be a bunch of feel good nonsense, hot air. Where's the substance? He unites bored housewives and misguided college kids. Who really believes his garbage. Everytime he talks I cringe. And stop with the Kennedy-esque comparisons. Kennedy was a dirtbag, a drug addict and womanizer, yet Dems lyonize him as a hero. Pathetic. I wonder when the media will stop beating up on Hillary and scrutinizing Obama. Oh, and Lord help me if Michelle Obama becomes first lady, she needs to just hush and go away. Obama feels like a high school class president, are people really this gullable?

As an African American, if Clinton wins the primary I will not vote for her. I will Vote for a Republican or David Dukes if he's on the ballot.

After reading Obama's 64 page proposal for his presidency I came to the conclusion that Obama is smart and ready to lead our country. He outlines what he will do as president in specific terms. His oratory skills puts him in another league compared to the other candidates. Leadership is the total package and Obama has it. If Hillary wins I'm voting for Huckabee, McCain, or Romney in the general election. (If it's Guliani and Clinton I will not vote)

Great turnout in NH, with tons of young, first-time voters!!

And as I can see here, more people getting into the unfolding drama...who will survive? Who will perish...In the end, there can be only one...

All Highlander-references aside... As liberals we should always remember who the REAL enemies are - The neocons and plutocrats who want to continue screwing the middle class, privatizing the commons until we're all serfs again, in debt up to our eyeballs, begging for crumbs from the table of the nobility.

Clinton and Obama each got 9 delegates out of NH, as far as I know, so it's gonna be a fun tennis match...

The Repubs are sharpening their knives for either one, they don't care who. They'll need our help in November.

We're all Americans, and hopefully when the dust settles in November, we can have a new prez with a 'D' next to his or her name.

He or she will have a big, messy house to start cleaning, so I don't envy either of them. They'll all need each other.

And they'll need US. Be prepared to fall in to help President Obama, President Clinton or President Edwards...

...and more importantly, let's work to give them a democratic Senate, to help us get out of Iraq, get universal healthcare and get off of oil-addiction!

Go Progressives!

BUSH,CLINTON,BUSH,CLINTON,BUSH(JEB),CLINTON (CHELSEA),BUSH (??), CLINTON (??)

AMERICA YOU DESERVE BETTER!!

If Barack gets the white house, it will be the responsibility of all progressive to lean on him, (in a leftward direction) to counter the dark influence of the corporatists and servants of the wealthy...

Let's get that 60% majority in the Senate!

ABC has this wrong.

In fact, the Culinary Union is set to endorse Hillary today, not Obama. Obama picked up the Nevada SEIU endorsement.

Barack and roll-i think the NH loss was great for him--I just donated to barack cannnot stand hillary--anybody noted how her speech was so scripted last night....what now...Chelsea next pres??c'mon guys wake up if it's hillary let's vote a republican...

To the person who is supposedly democrat and saying they will vote republican because you "can't stand" hillary? Why can't you stand her? don't buy into right wing smears. what has she done to you? and do you really want a pro-life supreme court justice? because we're 1 judge away from having it. So if you want to threaten the right to choice for women out of spite of hillary, that is really messed up. This election is not anything to mess around with. seriously.

To Ken,

ABC had it right, it is also in the NY times this morning and the WSJ.

Obama08!!!

Hilary is just too weak to be president.

She saw that she was loosing and she teared up. what would she do if she is face with an ice-berg. cry, cry and cry.

l cannot stand her and her phony ways!!

Barack '08

Clinton needs to remind union voters of how Obama attacked Edwards' union support in Iowa as "special interest" support. That was an amazing attack from a Democratic candidate

"Shauna Hamel, executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union Local 1107 — which represents 17,500 nurses and hospital technicians — "

kempis, he attacked them because of there third party advertisements, all the organizations that back Edwards and Hillary dropped over $5M in ads against Obama. Thats what he was talking about.

Remember Yucca Mountain. And how many working in the culinary industry in NV are women and/or hispanic. I'd say Clinton is going to win this.

Edwards will be kingmaker - I believe he and Barack have an agreement - Like Connor & Ramirez in 'Highlander'. They'll keep competing until Edwards looks like he has no chance left... Then they'll team up.

Phil, you're entitled to your opinion. But if you really need 57 point plans to change a light bulb, vote for Clinton. If you have problems with womanizers, then maybe Clinton isn't your girl after all. If you prefer your policy deliver is media encapsulated sound bites, if thinking for yourself is too hard for you. If you have a problem with black folks, vote for Clinton, by all means. If you like the idea of Bush Clinton Clinton Bush Bush Clinton -- the status quo -- vote for Clinton.

But millions of the rest of us want change.

But those of us prefer to dream big, work hard, achieve much, and to build a global community find inspiration, direction and goal-oriented hope in Barack Obama.

You say we can't dream big. You say we can't change the world. We say:

YES WE CAN!!!

amen!

Anthing that will help Obama and hinder Queen Crybaby is fine with me... There's not a single serious candidate out there that's as polorizing as HRC... That means her nomination gives another four years to the Republicans, no matter if they put up a cheese sandwich as their nominee. D.

Yes, Obama received the endorsement of the 60,000-member Culinary Workers Union in Nevada, according to USA Today

Would be something if this is inaccurate, too, like the New Hampshire polling data!

I'm all for Obama! You people of America are such sheep! No offense but when are you going to stop letting the media dictate to you who should win and go do your homework and read up on the issues and the agenda's of the candidates? We need someone that is going to really make change in this country and bridge the divide between the races. The old is dead the new is here! Seriously, Hilary has no experience she was the first lady not the president! Bill made lots of change in the past but they are the past. We need fresh new faces in the Whitehouse if we truly want to see change in America or the same old stuff that you are used to dealing with. There is no idealism in the world everyone just takes it as it comes and really don't believe change can happen. I am on the Obama ban wagon not because he's likeable but because he has a brilliant agenda and strong backing and I believe the world is ready to give the underdog a clean break! Stop being sheep and read up on what's really wrong with America and make your desisions from there!

This Union is headed by a Republican, interesting. I thought Edwards had this one in the bag?

Yeah, but it's all about getting the Unions campaign volunteers not JUST the Culinary union membership's votes!

Yeah, but it's all about getting the Unions campaign volunteers not JUST the Culinary union membership's votes!

Question for Angel - why are most of the latino union members going to vote for Senator Clinton? I can think of several answers but I am curious as to your rationale.

Regarding latino voter influence... Quoting from the AP story/article identifying the Culinary Workers endorsement....

"A strong turnout among Hispanics is likely to benefit Clinton. The New York senator has secured some key endorsements from local leadership, and recently won the endorsement of an influential Spanish-language newspaper."

Hillary keeps saying Obama does not have enough experience, look at what experience has gotten us through the years; in a war we see no end to, lets face it used to be proud to say you are an american,but in some places you bet not say it too loud! if that's experience give me somebody new any day
GO OBAMA!

HEY, IMOGENE, AS A WHITE MAN, IF OBAMA IS THE DEM. CANDIDATE, I WILL VOTE FOR THE GOP CANDIDATE WHOEVER HE IS. I WILL EVEN VOTE FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. IF HE IS ON THE BALLOT.

Susie:

And you know what inexperience got us?

George Bush AND Jimmy Carter!

Same big smile, big promises and no action!

ACTION TODAY, not promises about tomorrow!

Go Hillary Go!

Eddie:

I agree with you!

As Democrat, I also would never vote for Obama.

Give me Huckabee over Obama any day!

Wake up America!!! Look at where we are and where we are goint:
With Obama we may land in a horrible recession, maybe a continued war. Yes as up above say. He voted no for the war and Yes to fund the war..that is inexperience without conviction.
A vote for Obama is a Vote for the Respublicans.. They are salivating at the thought, they will eat him alive...
Check out the Resumes and Americans will be begging the Republicans to take over..Beter a Republican than a nation of depression because of lack of a vote for the inexpereinced Borak H Obama...

i, and many of my friends, are lifelong democrats. if hillary is the nominee, a few i know will abstain, a couple will vote republican, and many will cross their fingers for bloomberg. none i know will vote for her, as we all (both male and female) seem to agree she'll divide the country terribly. we just can't have that for 4 more years.

as a white man, i can only vote for the candidate that best captures the current political atmosphere; that is most able to rally the populace around a common cause. i'll let you guess who that candidate might be!!!

god bless america!

Wake up People!!! Obama receiving votes from Democrates, Independents, and Repulicans can hillary says the same thing. She continu to talk about fighting the Republicans; who want a President that talk about that. Either the Republicans candidates don't directly talk about fighting the Democrates, taking them on, that is her whole plateform and let not even talk about Bill and his infidelity, who you think told Bill to look the American People in the eye and say "I DID NOT HAVE SEX RELATION WITH THAT WOMAN" Hillary beause she new that Bill will owe her big time for the Presidential candidacy. Wake up America!!!

the race issue in the u.s of a has about another generation to go (on my count). However, it is my belief that obama's godsend presidency can greatly reduce that number.

god bless america!

Obama is qualified. The first black president of the Harvard Law Review who decided to serve when he could easily have made millions in corporate law. He's highly intelligent and has surrounded himself with extremely seasoned foreign policy experts(many of whom worked for Bill(who was also accused of not having enough experience). Say you don't like him because he's an excellent speaker and no other candidate is or because he's black or because he's bi-racial but cease the unqualified talk. That's a play from the Karl Rove playbook and I thought we were going to throw that playbook away when he left. YES WE CAN!!!!!!! and YOU CAN TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

the repulicans are afraid of hillary and and encouraging obama to run. this is the only way they can win. very few whites and latinos sincerely support obama. i am a smart black, i admire obama and will like to vote for him but i am not going to do that. voting for obama is as good as voting for a gop

Looking between Obama and Clinton, Clinton will be torn up if she is the Dem nominee. They have soooo much to use on her. She has numerous scandals from the past, not only Bill's sex incidents. She has dirty money, much that was covered up. Not only this but she has no consistent face. She has been using Obama's style through his success and will continue to. She can be called a liar on so many aspects. When people say she's polarizing, they are right. I mean she can't even give a speech you would want to listen to for God's sake. If McCain is the GOP nominee, he would kill her on the exp issue. He has real experience, not her fabricated "experience" of 35 years. LOL, Obama should mention his time working after college too, but it's too easy.....Anyway, I can't imagine listening both the Clintons for 4 years, which won't happen because even Democrats will vote against them.

Wow, The CWOA is really missing the boat. Despite this, Hillary is still going to win NV, and SC...then all the Super Tuesday states.

Look like this union really screwed the pooch.

Hey Eddie, I think you do good to make fun of Imoge's irrational comment. I'm black myself but I really believe that Imoge may not even be a Barack supporter but a hater that only wants to bring in race to divide the HOPE warriors.
I don't see why some Americans think that Barack did wrong to vote for the Patriot's Act.It's only good that one supports the TROOPS that give their all for the country. He spoke unequivocally against their deployment (war) but when they already must fight, you only are the TROOPS' disappointment if you say that they be not funded. He opposed the WAR but supports the TROOPS.If they were not funded, they would still have to fight but suffer more for lack of facilitation and I don't think its right. Barrak's brilliliant and has got passion for service. He seeks to unite the American people. He says to turn some light to the Republicans as opposed to Hillary's principle of turning the heat on them. I like where in the Bible Paul wrote that if you fight one another, bite one another, take care lest you finish on another. As Barack says, if the truth is on your side, you are not afraid to talk to your enemies. And I prefer his policy of light to those you disagree with to Hillary's policy of heat because they will also turn the heat back against you which only produces the natural results for grass when 2 elephants fight. I'm Ugandan and I don't really know much about American politics but I believe Barack to be your now or possibly never chance to unite and work together for real strength.
I haven't the chance to vote for him but YOU do. I can only HOPE that YOU shall stand against politics of fear and embrace what makes you strong, HOPE. I can't help participate in bringing to pass the American dream, but YOU CAN!!

This is great but the evening news failed to report it. Bias you bet.

Hilary Clinton was about as popular a first lady as Mary Todd-Lincoln (Remember, she had to be institutionalized - and she was a Southerner who pretended to be a Northerner?!?!?). If she wins the nomination it will guarantee a Republican in the White House. She is THAT devisive.

Most people solidified their opinion of her in the "Tammy Wynette 'Standing by my man'" interview. She has always left a bad taste (remember the "cookie" battle she conceded to Barbara Bush because she "doesn't cook"?)

If any first lady in history had the political savvy to run for President, it would have been Elanor Roosevelt. But Hilary's no Elanor Roosevelt.

I think this is a hard decision.