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| Originally Aired: January 4, 2008 |
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After Obama's Iowa Win, Democrats Head to N.H. |
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| In the wake of Sen. Barack Obama's victory in Iowa, the Democratic presidential candidates headed to New Hampshire. The NewsHour examines the state of the Democratic campaigns going into the Granite State. |
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SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL), Presidential Candidate: You had high school students coming up and saying: "I'm a senior. I have never caucused. This is -- but I have never even thought about politics. But this time it's different." I had senior citizens who said, "I had given up on politics, but this time it's different." I had independents who say, "You make me believe that we can get something done together. This time is different." We had Republicans saying, "We have shifted parties. We re-registered as Democrats this time because we think this time is different." If you believe in keeping the dream alive for those who still hunger for opportunity and still thirst for justice, then I am absolutely convinced that we will win the New Hampshire primary in four days. And then we will win the primaries in Nevada and South Carolina, and on February 5. And we will win this nomination, and we will go to Denver and unify our party. And then we will go out and gather up independents and Republicans and form a new working majority. And we will win in November. And we will go out and remake America. And then we will change the world. That is the opportunity that begins right here, right now, four days from now in New Hampshire. Stand with me. Thank you. |
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Clinton touts experience
SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D-NY), Presidential Candidate: I'm running based on my record, my record of 35 years of making positive change for people.I'm running on my plans as to what I will do for health care, energy, the economy, and so much else. And I'm running on the fact that I have the experience not only to make the changes that we desperately want, but to win the election to get into the position to do that. And I think everybody needs to be vetted and tested. And that is the way an election is supposed to operate, because the last thing the Democrats need is to, you know, just move quickly through this process that is so telescoped, without taking a hard look at all of us. You know, Iowa does not have the best track record in determining who the parties nominate. Everybody knows that. And, yes, you know, New Hampshire is famously independent. It is a place where people want to make up their own minds. They're not interested in what anybody else has decided. They want to look us up and down. I am making the case for myself, but I think one of the ways I make that is by drawing contrasts, drawing contrasts between what I have done for 35 years and what my leading opponents have done, drawing contrasts with the changes I have actually produced in people's lives and what they have done. So, I think that's exactly what an election is supposed to be about. Are you ready for the next five days? Let's go out. Let's talk to everybody. Let's make it happen. Thank you all, and God bless you! |
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Edwards calls for change
JOHN EDWARDS (D), Presidential Candidate: And now we have four days, four days in New Hampshire, to decide what fighter are we going to send into that arena to be the next president of the United States. CROWD: John! John! John! John! John! John! JOHN EDWARDS: And I have got a suggestion. How about a guy who ran against two celebrity candidates, who's raised between them over $200 million, but -- but, with a message of change and a message of fighting corporate greed and corporate power on behalf of the American people, showed last night that message and what you stand for matters more than money, and that here in New Hampshire, we're not going to have -- here in New Hampshire, we're not going to have -- in New Hampshire, we are not going to have an auction; we're going to have an election in four days? |
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After Obama's Iowa Win, Democrats Head to N.H. |
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Analysts Agree Obama's Afghan Plan Is Strong, But Some Question Timeline
