FOX_SMU_Lisa's Blog

     Sen, Barack Obama inspired crowds yet again. Here are some key moments from his rally last night.

 Moments after Sen. Barack Obama's speech after a loss to Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary, excitement still buzzes around Nashua South High School's gymnasium. 

The ever-inspiring Senator gave one of his uplifting speeches, filling the crowd with continuing zeal for his campaign.  From the cheers in the crowd, you would have thought he won. 

The campaign continues in South Carolina, and the tight race between Obama and Clinton is far from over. This year promises to be exciting for all who follow the campaigns of these two. 
 For now, though, everyone involved in campaigning, volunteering, and covering this race is catching up on much needed rest-- because tomorrow is another day, and nothing is over yet.
Keep watching for highlights from Sen. Obama's speech tonight. 

Lisa

Check out these students as they cast their first ballots EVER!

Here are some of the highlights from Sen. Clinton at Salem High School tonight.

Next order of business for me:  Bed.

Two young men were just escorted out of the auditorium for yelling "Iron my shirt!" at Sen. Clinton.


Hillary responded, "Oh the remnants of sexism."

And it thought sexism  was a thing of the past, especially for Gen. Y, which is reportedly the most open-minded generation...

I'm back at Salem High School waiting for Sen. HIllary Clinton to arrive. She is scheduled to arrive at  6:00 EST, which is ten minutes from now. The line was long, but I'm not sure if it rivals Obama's. They have just started to let the public in.

It's been so interesting to be out in New Hampshire talking to voters-- they really care so much about this election and each feels entitled to personally ask questions of the candidates. In my hometown of Kansas City, people simply don't expect that.  They see candidates on TV and maybe do some extra research, but few actually feel entitled to have one on one encounters with candidates.

Another thing---so many people STILL haven't decided who they are going to vote for. I can't tell you how many times I've herd the phrase "Im not going to make a decision until I step through the doors to vote." 

With so many people still undecided, how much faith can we put in the polls? The election could still go anywhere and these final moments of campaigning are vital.

Stay tuned!

Lisa

Looks like Bill Richardson has a sweet tooth- and me too! We visited the Dunkin' Donuts that Gov. Richardson stopped at this morning to ask how people reacted to his visit and how it affected the business that morning. Check it out!

Whew, today has been a long day of blogging for Fox U! I got the opportunity to talk to a few voters at both the McCain and Obama events.  A personal highlight for me was talking with Richard Burke, a veteran from Boston at the McCain event, who told me he went to school with Fox's Bill O'Reilly. "He was the kid that never shut up, and you can quote me on that!"  Don't worry, Richard--I did.  I also enjoyed talking to press at each event and hearing stories and tips from veterans in the business.
I look forward to tomorrow- the final day before voting begins...

Check out some highlights from McCain this morning!
Lisa

Take a look at some of the things Sen. Barack Obama had to say this afternoon at Salem High. Some say it was the same old Obama speech- they've heard it before. Others say he continues to inspire. Aside from these reactions though, one thing is clear-- whatever he is saying, be it old or not-- is working. Obama is surging ahead in the polls.  Check out the video!
Lisa

Here are some reactions from people directly after Senator Obama spoke at Salem High.
Highlights from his speech to come!
Lisa

Erin caught up with Sen John McCain as he entered Woodbury Middle School in Salem.

Here is the line an hour before Obama was scheduled here. Now, there are about 2000 people waiting outside and the line is at least 5 times this long!

Its interesting to see the different music choices of each candidate. This morning we were listening to calm, mellow music followed by a middle school jazz band, Now, at Obama's event we're listening to Foo Fighters, mixed with various other alternative music choices. By the end of this week we could have a very eclectic soundtrack of  the New Hampshire primaries.  Be sure to keep up with Erin and I as we send text-message updates with photos and videos to www.foxunews.blogspot.com.
Lisa

I’m sitting in the auditorium of Salem High School, before Sen. Obama comes to speak in Salem.  He is supposed to speak here at 3:45, but rumor has it that he hasn’t even made it to Derry yet He was scheduled there at 2:15.

This morning was good. When we arrived at McCain’s event, the crowd was pretty sparse.  The demographic was middle- aged, but right before Sen. McCain arrived a busload of students came in.  As we waited for the senator to arrive, people filed in, chatting quietly with each other as smooth jazz played in the background. It was a drastic change from what we’ve seen so far. Woodbury Middle school band scored a gig playing while everyone waited. I talked to a few of the instrumentalists, who were excited to play for a presidential candidate, even though they didn’t know much about him. Erin has some great footage of the band guitarists, I’ll be sure to post that when I get the chance.

While I waited for McCain, I got a chance to talk with a few people around me. One was a Massachusetts woman who is a long-time McCain admirer. She told me that his experience makes him her first choice.

All of the press at the Obama event was just asked to leave the auditorium so that they could do a Secret Service sweep. This event is much more secured than any other we’ve been to thus far. We just got back in and they’re letting the audience in right now.  It’s already 3:50 and word it he just started in Derry so well see if he can manage to get here today…

Morning!  I had a few technical difficulties with the video last night, but I hope you can all see and enjoy it now.  We have had some problems with a really spotty internet connection, but hopefully that is just a temporary problem. Today, Erin and I are planning on going to a McCain event at 12:30 here in Salem. We have seen a lot of McCain signs around here, but his supporters haven't been nearly as visible as some of the other candidates'. It will be interesting to see how the vibe differs at his event, especially after the energy charged debate last night. We saw a few of his supporters on the way to the debate at St. Anselm College, but they were not visible inside the bullpen where we spent most of our time.  Later on today, we'll go to Obama's event here in Salem. It's always packed wherever he goes, so this should be exciting.  It looks like Clinton and Obama remain in a super-tight race.  Half the polls I checked out this morning have Obama leading, the other half have Clinton ahead, and one has them tied. I'm sure that we're going to contunue to see this pattern for the entire week. Tuesday will definitely be an anxious time for both parties.  More later!

LISA