but I take your point, he clearly has ground to make up with that group on a national scale.

This is significant, but on a totally symbolic level. The UFW is largely gutted as a union -- lacking the ground troops or resources to make the endorsement turn into votes.

But as a historic latino union in the US it does re-enforce the media narrative -- based on polling and the results from Nevada -- that latinos are going strongly for Clinton.  

Culinary waited to long and there is a question about their organzation skills.  They seemed to simply rely on the belief that because they said they would that they could.

The Farm Workers Union has a little more time, and I think they have a record of being fairly effective at organizing.

Obama is toast--after Florida, he will be lucky to win his home state.  

Let the Obama forces live out the last of their illusions.  

Last night, on a national scale (not appealing solely to his African-American base), Obama self-destructed--despite his ever-ready pro-Obama, anti-Clinton MSM spinners.  He looked like the ultimate petulant brat.

Obama has now lost New Hampshire, Michigan (which WILL count--everyone voting there knew what that "uncommitted slate" consisted of), and Nevada--the latter two by wide margins.

Look for Obama to do much more poorly than anyone has heretofore predicted in South Carolina.  The major star (Elvis and then some) for the Democrats is Bill Clinton, and he has only just begun soliciting for his wife among African-Americans there.

Whatever happens in South Carolina, however, Hillary will absolutely swamp Obama in Florida, wherein core Democrats still adore the Clintons, particularly the Latino population.

And on February 5--look for Obama to struggle even in Illinois.

We bedrock Democrats are taking back our party--and the Obama brats and their anti-Clinton MSM talking heads, are finally going to get their national spanking--which has been long overdue.

Unfortunately for Obama, the race card has come home to roost.

Que lastima!

Si se puede!

This sounds a lot like NH to me. And not in Obama being counted out, because he isn't.

It sounds NH because the MSM and Obama's supporters are once again claiming he will win by double digits based on polls, esoteric feelings and momentum.

These ways of thinking did not serve him well in NH and they will not serve him well here.

Expect him to win but not nearly by double digits. This will not the the huge closer he needs.

Dear Sam,

I support Barack Obama because he doesn't seek to perfect the politics of Swiftboating -- he seeks to end it.

This is personal for me, and for a whole lot of Americans who lived through the 2004 election.

As a veteran, it disgusts me that the Swift Boats we loved while we were in uniform on the Mekong Delta have been rendered, in Karl Rove's twisted politics, an ugly verb meaning to lie about someone's character just to win an election. But as someone who cares about winning this election and changing the country I love, I know it's not enough to complain about a past we can't change when our challenge is to win the future -- which is why we must stop the Swiftboating, stop the push-polling, stop the front groups, and stop the email chain smears.

The truth matters, but how you fight the lies matters even more. We must be determined never again to lose any election to a lie.

This year, the attacks are already starting. Some of you may have heard about the disgusting lies about Barack Obama that are being circulated by email. These attacks smear Barack's Christian faith and deep patriotism, and they distort his record of more than two decades of public service. They are nothing short of "Swiftboat" style anonymous attacks.

These are the same tactics the right has used again and again, and as we've learned, these attacks, no matter how bogus, can spread and take root if they go unchecked.

But not this time -- we're fighting back.

And when I say "we," I mean that literally. I know Barack is committed to fighting every smear every time. He'll fight hard and stand up for the truth. But he can't do it alone.

We need you to email the truth to your address books. Print it out and post it at work. Talk to your neighbors. Call your local radio station. Write a letter to the editor. If lies can be spread virally, let's prove to the cynics that the truth can be every bit as persuasive as it is powerful.

The Obama campaign has created a place where you can find the truth you'll need to push back on these smears and a way to spread the truth to all of your address book.

Take action here:

http://my.barackobama.com/factcheckactio n

So when your inbox fills up with trash and the emails of smear and fear, find the facts, and help defeat the lies.

Barack Obama is committed to bringing our country together to meet the challenges we face, but he knows that power gives up nothing without a struggle -- and to win the chance to change America, we must first defeat the hateful tactics that have been used to tear us apart for too long.

With your help, we can turn the page on an era of small, divisive politics -- but only if next time you hear these attacks on Barack, you take action immediately:

http://my.barackobama.com/factcheckactio n

The fight is just heating up -- we won't let them steal this election with lies and distortions.

Thank you,

John Kerry