Clinton Escapes to Fight Another Day

From The New York Times:

[In New Hampshire] Mrs. Clinton solidified her position with Democrats, while Mr. Obama enjoyed support from independent voters, as he did in Iowa. But many of the states where the Democrats are heading allow only Democrats to vote in their party’s primary.

The next two contests for Democrats — the Nevada caucuses and the South Carolina primary — are being fought on challenging terrain for Mrs. Clinton. In Nevada, the powerful union of culinary workers is expected to put its muscle behind Mr. Obama. The South Carolina electorate is expected to be about 50 percent African-American, a group that has supported both Clintons but that Mr. Obama is competing fiercely to win.
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UPDATE: This morning on MSNBC Tim Russert reported that although the culinary workers local union wanted to go ahead and endorse Obama despite the New Hampshire results, the national parent union was urging it to remain neutral. Russert said it will be a couple of days before a decision is made. An endorsement of Obama by this union -- which is Nevada’s largest and most politically active union -- would be a big vote getter in the Nevada caucuses.