Congrats to Hillary and Obama and their supporters!!!

[Renew Deal]

Hillary won a tight one when she had all of the advantages except the big union. Obama showed the Democratic party that he deserves and can get union support. They are doing a terrific job in expanding the party. Democrats are now the majority in Nevada, and that is something that should be celebrated.

:party: :yourock: :party:

[maddiejoan]

1. Indeed

Nevada was a great win for both Hillary AND Obama --and most of all for the Democratic Party.

[Renew Deal]

3. The biggest surprise for me is how much the Democratic party is growing.

This is the ultimate goal as a party. This should be terrifying for the republicans.

[maddiejoan]

6. If this holds up

It's going to be a massacre of the GOP in 2008

[RBInMaine]

8. It's a long way to go before any November celebrations.

Our participation numbers are impressive, but it's a lllllllllllong way to go before November.
Never, ever count out the Republicans or try to second guess American voters. November will depend on so many factors: who our nominee is, who there's is, what happens in Iraq, what happens in the economy, who runs the smartest campaign... Make no mistake. If we go with Hillary she'll need to run
one hell of a damn good campaign, especially against the likes of McCain or even Romney who would also be formidable NATIONALLY. Hillary, who right now has very high NATIONAL negatives, would be both formidable but also vulnerable. Remember, remember, remember, the presidential vote is THE most personal vote Americans cast, and right now Hillary DOES NOT sit well with TOO MANY independents, the very people we MUST win in order to again not screw ourselves in the general election. So let's just keep working hard and see what happens. I will say this, it IS good for our party to have a real race to see what our people are really made of. Hillary is NOT getting the cakewalk she thought she was going to get, and Obama is finding that being "Mr. Nice Guy" and merely "Mr. Visionary" can not and will not work in a primary campaign. He has to get tough, focused, and meld specific and innovative policy ideas to reflect and bolster his visionary message of "hope," "inspiration," and "unity." Hillary needs to also be tough, but also more down to earth, use humor once in a while, and find ways to connect to voters better in their gut, as Obama does, and not merely in their head. She also has to find ways to shed some of the "establishment candidate" image and truly reintroduce herself, as best she can, to the voters.
It seems that if you could take the best of Obama and the best of Hillary, you'd have the perfect candidate.

[davidwparker]

2. Yes, congratulations to both of them.

[BootinUp]

4. Absolutely

a hard fought campaign by both candidates. We are looking good.

[mzmolly]

5. HEAR HEAR!

:toast:

[displacedtexan]

7. Great post!

You rock!

[zulchzulu]

9. Congratulations to all that participated for bringing their voice out for democracy

Now for this:

The Clintons and the Discredited Caucus
Sat Jan 19 2008 15:05:07 ET

TO: Interested Parties
FR: David Plouffe, Obama Campaign Manager
DA: January 19, 2008
RE: The Clintons and the Discredited Caucus

Barack Obama is very proud of the effort that he and his campaign have made in Nevada. As people head to their Caucus sites this morning, we have closed over a 25-point gap in a state where Hillary Clinton was the choice of much of the political establishment and enjoyed huge advantages in terms of name identification. In a very short period of time, our campaign has built an amazing grassroots network and has brought thousands of Independents and disillusioned Republicans into the Democratic Party. These efforts will go a long way to ensuring that Senator Obama wins this critical swing state when he is the nominee.

We expect to do well today and a win in Nevada for Obama would be a significant upset. As University of Nevada Reno Political Science professor put it – “If she loses Nevada, it’s not just a loss. It’s a collapse.”

Our hope is that today’s caucus comes off without a hitch and as many people as possible participate, however we remain concerned that the tactics of the Clinton Campaign and their allies in recent days have confused voters and could lower participation.

And now, according to Jon Ralston, allies of the Clinton Campaign may be planning to challenge voters at the at-large precincts. It is a sad day when Democrats start trying to suppress the vote of other Democrats.

Beginning with the lawsuit filed by their allies to suppress turnout among union members, the Clinton Campaign has been engaged in a systematic effort to discredit the process – a process which was pushed, developed, and approved by their supporters at the Democratic National Committee and in Nevada. It wasn’t until Obama began gaining strength in a state they expected to win by at least 20 points that they began their attempts to delegitimize the process.

Former President Clinton said that this caucus “was not like an election” and that it disenfranchised voters. Even though the lawsuit was rejected as completely meritless by a federal judge, we remain concerned that the specter of the lawsuit has confused voters and threatens turnout at the at-large precincts, which may have been the intent of the Clinton allies all along.

The Clinton Campaign has also repeated the efforts it made in the closing days of the New Hampshire primary by launching knowingly false attacks on Barack’s opposition to Yucca, his 100-percent pro-choice rating, and position on Social Security. There have been push polls and robocalls pushing these false attacks.

And just last night, former President Clinton made two false and outrageous allegations, distorting a radio ad that does not even mention Senator Clinton and accusing the Culinary workers, whose support both Clintons furiously sought, of engaging in deliberate voter suppression.

The conduct of the Clinton Campaign in recent weeks essentially makes the case for why we need Barack Obama – it’s the same old-style say anything or do anything to win, divisive attacks that have prevented progress in this country for so long.

I am disgusted by how the Clintons played dirty in this race so far though. We'll see what happens in South Carolina.

[bigwillq]

10. Congrats to both camps

for their first and second place showing today. :)

[NoPasaran]

11. Congratulations to all Democrats!