Michelle and Barack Obama walked into the gym of Nashua South High School waving and greeting those along their path. Michelle gave her man a hug of encouragement before she walked off stage.
Barack opened by first congratulating Clinton for fighting the good fight and of course, her victory. The audience was silent until some lone voices yelled out words of encouragement to the senator.
I'm sure Obama appreciated those loud calls but the rest of his speech indicated that this setback is only slight. Obama's words riled up the audience. His main message tonight: "Yes we can!"
He thanked the young voters and independents and all those who made it to the polls today in record numbers.
He cited historical eras of the nation's past that had to use the same words he encouraged the crowd to say.... "Yes we can." The immigrants to America who battled the wilderness West, the slaves and abolitionists, the women who fought for their rights, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and those who fight for civil rights.
True to his campaign, Obama left his audience with a new sense of hope.
Lisa and I talked with young audience members after the event. (Hopefully these videos will load and post.) The young men we spoke with said that they are still supportive of Obama's campaign and will support him as he moves on to South Carolina, the first primary in the South.
The final poll results show Clinton won by two percentage points over Obama and McCain won by five percentage points over Romney. Giuliani resulted in 9 percent support and Ron Paul at 8 percent support. Giuliani may have been absent in New Hampshire, but he is expected to win in other states. All this to say, the nomination is still up in the air on both sides of the political parties, tonight.
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