[A day after the New Hampshire primary recast the presidential race, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Wednesday that the candidates’ debate on Saturday was a turning point in her surprising victory over Senator Barack Obama, while Mr. Obama sought to remain upbeat and traveled to New York on a fund-raising mission.
Despite his surprising setback in New Hampshire, Mr. Obama got a bit of good news Wednesday, when he learned that Unite Here, a union representing nearly a half million laundry, apparel and hotel workers, would endorse his candidacy. The union is expected to make the announcement later in the day at its New York headquarters and in Las Vegas, where it has a local, Culinary Local 226, representing more than 60,000 casino, hotel and restaurant workers, that is by far the largest and most politically potent union in Nevada.
Looking ahead to the intense round of primary contests coming up, Mr. Obama added, “Right now we’re in a very close contest that’ll probably go all the way through February fifth, as the voters lift the hood and kick the tires and make an assessment who’s going to really fight for them and their families.”]-NY Times
