I roto i te pōti tuatahi o 2008, i whakanohoia ia tuatoru i roto i te January 3 Iowa Democratic caucus i muri Obama ko Edwards. riro Obama whenua i roto i te pōti motu i roto i nga ra torutoru i muri mai, ki te katoa pātengi raraunga matapae he wikitoria mo ia i roto i te New Hampshire tuatahi. riro Clinton he wikitoria ohorere i reira i runga i Hanuere 8, whiua Obama mā te iti. ko te reira i te wa tuatahi i riro he wahine i te tuatahi peresideni matua o te rōpū American nui mo nga take o te tīpako i te karere. rerekē whakamārama mo Clinton o New Hampshire hoki, engari i roto i te maha i runga i te kitenga o ia i te atu sympathetically, rawa e te wahine, i muri i ona kanohi whiti ki roimata, me tona reo pakaru i te whakautu ki te pātai o te kaipōti i te ra i mua i te pōtitanga.
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