Presidential hopefuls disperse
The race for the White House continues
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Thursday, 10, Jan 2008 12:17
After the early excitement of Iowa and New Hampshire presidential candidates are heading across the United States for the next stages of their campaigns.
In the Republican race Mitt Romney, who won "silver" by coming second in both states, is concentrating on Michigan where pundits say he must win to remain a credible candidate.
He faces competition from John McCain, however, who hopes to use the momentum gained from his Iowa win to sway Michigan voters. Rudy Giuliani is continuing his risky strategy of concentrating on states voting on February 5th's 'super Tuesday'.
In the Democrat race attention is turning to Nevada where the next primary is due on January 15th. Hillary Clinton's "wonderful moment" of tearful humanity may have helped her take Iowa but she has suffered a setback in Nevada, whose mainly Hispanic Culinary Workers Union has endorsed Mr Obama.
"My voice is a little hoarse, my eyes are a little bleary, my back is a little sore. But my spirit is strong," Mr Obama told supporters deep in Ms Clinton's home territory of New Jersey and New York.
Both the Democrat frontrunners raised $8 million (£4.1 million) in the first eight days of 2008, an achievement which commentators say means they will be able to sustain an energetic campaign through super Tuesday and beyond.
Such is the weight of their competition that Bill Richardson is about to abandon his hopes of replacing George Bush in the White House.
The New Mexico governor has only attracted single-digit support in New Hampshire and Iowa and is expected to confirm his exit from the race later today.