affect us in new hampshire at all. clip: what about jon huntsman? he has spent a lot of time in this state? clip: i went to listen to him about two months ago in concord. a very straightforward, honest, dedicated politician. clip: but you still decided not to vote for him? host: but you still decided not to support him. guest: i do not think he had enough. host: but i think ron paul does? what about the former speaker newt gingrich? guest: i do not like the man. host: why? guest: he is to face. he did a lot to impede the progress of the president, so i cannot admire that at all. host: roger, thank you very much for your time this morning. >> today is the new hampshire primary, and on c-span, we are

taking a look at the past election victory speeches. up next, speeches from 2000. we will start with al gore, who won the democratic primary. after that, remarks from his main rival, bill bradley. and then john mccain speaks, and finally, george w. bush, who lost the primary to george mccain -- to john mccain. year is a look at al gore. [cheers and applause] it [cheers and applause]

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>> all right, everybody. thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you very much. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] whoo! >> [crowd chanting "we want al!"] >> i want to thank all of the people in new hampshire,

particularly those who voted for al gore. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. [cheers and applause] and we need to think our tremendous campaign manager, bill. [cheers and applause] i always introduce the staff first, and now his wife, the governor. [cheers and applause] all right. all right. i came here on november 10 to file the papers for al's candidacy, and i signed the

official book, and this is how i started. "the fun starts here. new hampshire rocks." [cheers and applause] wwhoo! [cheers and applause] so the thank you. thank you for not only rocking but quite seriously performing york -- for putting our faith and trust and my husband, al gore, the winner of the new hampshire primary. [cheers and applause] . a -- >> thank you, new hampshire. thank you, my friends. [cheers and applause] you know -- [cheers and applause]

during the day today, during the day today, some people thought this might be like the super bowl. they thought we might fall 1 yard short, but let me tell you, let me tell you, this is in the end zone, and it feels great. [cheers and applause] thanks to you. [cheers and applause] seen nothing yet. we have just begun to fight. [cheers and applause] we are going to march all the way down the field from state to state, from coast to coast, all of the way to victory in november, for your party, for the country. we have just begun to fight.

i want to thank my wife tipper, the best campaigner in the world. [cheers and applause] i want to thank my whole family, karenna, kristin, sarah, albert. let me tell you, for months, we were the underdogs here. we were behind in the polls for 14 weeks. we were outspent, but because of you, we were never out work to. [cheers and applause] this was a hard-fought campaign. this was a hard-fought campaign. senator bradley was tough and

made us work for every vote. i know it made a better campaign, a more focused and stronger campaign. i heard from several people. [cheers and applause] i heard from several people to say that while they were on the phone with a volunteer from our campaign, another volunteer was knocking on their door. [cheers and applause] thank you. that is true. now, here is what i think is the most important thing. today in new hampshire, a lot of new people came into the process, and voter participation was way up. the voters listened and responded to our campaign. they listened to our discussion of the issues. a at -- listening very carefully

to what the planets were saying. i had meetings all across the state. as a matter of fact, last night, i had one for three hours and 35 minutes, and i had faith in the people of new hampshire. i have faith in the american people and in the possibilities of our future. we have an opportunity now to take a message that has been so successful this evening all across the state. and this autumn and winter of campaigning, which has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life, we took our cause all across new hampshire, door to door in the debate and most of all to the open meetings across the state, and for me, that was not something new. as a matter of fact, during the 16 years that i served in the house and senate, i had open meetings all across the state of tennessee, as a young

congressman and then as a senator, and in those years of meetings, and listened, and i learned, and i learned from the people out to focus on issues like nuclear arms control and the environment and education, and in new hampshire, in the heat of the competition, in response to the total immersion and the dialogue of the people of new hampshire, responding to every single question, every single comment. i listened to you. i shared your concerns. i responded to your questions. i talked about your dreams and how we can make this country better for your future, so tonight, tonight, i think you from the bottom of my heart, not only for your votes but also for making this a better campaign and for making me a better

candidate. thinks it's in new hampshire. thank you. [cheers and applause] i want to thank you, i want to thank you for carrying the word to your neighbors and friends. instead of slogans, we offered specific plans. instead of lofty words, we debated substance, and i pledge to you again tonight that i will never make a negative personal attack in this campaign. [cheers and applause] the future, your future. let me tell you, i will keep fighting for working families, and i will keep defending medicare and medicaid and public schools, the future of our country, economic prosperity. i want to fight for you. i want to fight for revolutionary improvements in our public schools. [cheers and applause] i want to fight to protect our

environment, our air, and our water. [cheers and applause] i want to fight to expand health care to all americans step by step, children first. [cheers and applause] . with so much at stake, i want to fight for our fiscal prosperity and keep our economy moving. [cheers and applause] for social security and medicare, i have just begun to fight, and i want to fight for you. [cheers and applause] i believe we have a chance in the rest of this campaign to make the single greatest commitment to education since the gi bill, to balance the budget to pay down the debt, to reduce the burden on the children for clean air and clean water, for civil rights, and for women's rights. we have just begun to fight. [cheers and applause] for inequal day's pay for an equal day's work. [cheers and applause]

for a woman's right to choose which should never be taken away. never weekend. [cheers and applause] we have just begun to fight. now tonight, tonight, we will leave new hampshire, and in the days and weeks ahead, i will crisscross this continent again and again, carrying our cause everywhere in america. [cheers and applause] but i will miss the people of this state, and i want to repeat to you this evening, after the polls have closed, and pledged that i made before the polls opened, and that was if you would trust me with the presidency, i will continue to have open meetings as president, including here in the state of new hampshire. [cheers and applause] i need your help, and during this campaign, during this campaign, i will take new hampshire with me.

it helps and its beliefs and the lessons it has taught me. everywhere i go, and i will take new hampshire with me to the presidency of the united states. [cheers and applause] you gave me your faith. you gave me your trust. i will fight for you. [cheers and applause] and now, before i close, i want to thank all of those who stood and fought with us here in this great state. i want to thank billy and the governor. thank you. [cheers and applause] stephanie and stacy and allen and craig and others. i want to thank all of our friends who stuck with us when we were behind. [cheers and applause] all of our friends in organized labor [cheers and applause]

and all of the teachers who helped us day in and day out. all of the volunteers who came from all over the country. [cheers and applause] and, of course, are terrific, terrific senior staff here, nick and craig and the senator, and all of the staff, all of the volunteers. thank you all. god bless you. let's keep fighting all of the way to the white house. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. [cheers and applause]

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[cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> those remarks from al gore took place on february 1, 2000,

right after he won the new hampshire primary, finishing the contest with 46% of the vote. 12 years later, it is new hampshire primary day again, and the c-span coverage of the primary begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern with victory and concession speeches from the candidates. you can join us on the phone lines and join us on facebook and twitter, and the coverage continues online and on c-span radio, all of it getting underway at 8:00 p.m. eastern. senator bill bradley barely lost the primary to al gore. after his defeat, he spoke and vowed to stay in the race in the hopes of pulling an upset. here is a look now. this is 15 minutes. [cheers and applause]

at [cheers and applause] >> ♪ start me up ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. [crowd chanting "bradley, br adley, bradley!"] thank you, new hampshire. thank you. what a wonderful year. [cheers and applause]

new hampshire is a state of frank talk, independent thinking, and town meetings, and i loved every day. i know all of you have worked your hearts out. it has been a joy is a journey since last january. people have trusted me with their stories, and i will never forget them. they trusted me with their hopes, and i will always honor them. we have made a remarkable turnaround, but there is still a tough fight ahead. [cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause] >> thank you. al gore has run a strong race, and i congratulate him, but we are smarter and better prepared and eager to continue the fight. [cheers and applause] but it is a fight about more than al gore and me. it is about the america we know we can become. [cheers and applause] eleanor roosevelt once said that the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their

dreams. what is your dream for yourself? for your family? for your community? for your nation? a time of unprecedented prosperity, can we afford to drink -- dream big dreams again? [cheers and applause] can we afford to create a new politics in america? [cheers and applause] that is the question that the people have to decide in this election, because this election is not merely a choice between two individuals, between two men with different backgrounds and experience.

it is a choice between philosophies of leadership. it is a choice between those who are content with our great prosperity and those who regret our failure to use the great opportunity which prosperity has given us to provide care for the ill, to lift up millions from poverty, to heal the wounds of racial divide. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "bradley, bradley, bradley!"]

the devastation of our natural world and to assure that every child in america has a quality education. [cheers and applause] it is a choice between those who look upon the democratic party as a caretaker for established interests or those to which the party to resume its historic role in protecting the oldest ideals against complacency and indifference and to assert that a political party without a grand purpose will lose its ability to command the allegiance of the people. [cheers and applause]

it is a choice between those who engage in the old politics of rancor and division, of grandiose and unfulfilled promises, and those who offer a new politics, a new politics rooted in a conviction and belief and you are willing to honestly confront the ills of the nation and advance the efforts that are required. [cheers and applause] it is a choice between those who

are satisfied and those who believe that the opportunities and difficulties of our new age demand new thoughts and new action, who believe that this generation of americans also has a chance to be a great degeneration. [cheers and applause] a generation which, like its predecessors, met the great challenge of its time, to extend abundance to all our people and to heal the conditions of public life, which diminish the popular -- possibility of private life.

[cheers and applause] we, too, can do great things in our own time, which will cause us also to be remembered. this election is as always a contest between the party of memory and the party of hope. as for me, i belong to the party of hope, the party of change, the party of new ideas and new people to deal with the always shifting challenges of a changing society. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "bradley,

bradley, bradley!"] and in the battles that are to come, i asked you to join me to prove that the oldest political party on earth is the newest and energy and imagination. [cheers and applause]

and so now, we leave new hampshire and go south and west. we leave with thanks for all of you and fond memories of the state that will always be able to claim when we make our progress forward that the new politics began here. thank you very much. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. [crowd chanting "bradley,

bradley, bradley!"] [cheers and applause] >> whoo, whoo, whoo! >> thank you so much.

[cheers and applause] ♪ start me up ♪

♪ ♪ >> that speech from bill

bradley after he narrowly lost to al gore. of course, al gore went on to win the democratic nomination but eventually lost the white house to texas governor george w. bush in what turned out to be one of the closest elections in u.s. history. speaking of history, every weekend on c-span3, it is american history tv. you can see past programs on our website. american history tv on c-span3 and c-span.org/history. democrats were not the only party holding a primary in new hampshire in 2000. with bill clinton competing -- completing his second term, they lined up. john mccain won the new hampshire primary that year, and we will next year remarks from him, and in about 15 minutes,

his rival george w. bush. year is a look at senator mccain. >> john mccain! [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "john mccain, john mccain, john mcain!"] >> thank you.

[cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you and god bless you, and welcome to the 115th town hall meeting year. [cheers and applause] and i think we finally have a poll without a margin of error. [cheers and applause] i would like to congratulate the other candidates.

i received a very gracious phone call from governor bush. i think all of the candidates, all of the candidates conducted the campaign in which the people of america and the people of new hampshire can be very proud, because it was -- [cheers and applause] it was conducted with respect and cordiality, and i hope all future campaigns will be conducted on that level, including the rest of this one. i congratulate them and appreciate the chance to participate with them. my friends, last june, i asked the people of new hampshire to make room in this election for the forces of reform. i asked you to help me break the washington iron triangle of big money, lobbyists, and legislation, but for too long, it has put special interests

above the national interests. [cheers and applause] well, thanks to you, my dear friends, today, we made room. we made room and have sent a powerful message to washington that change is coming. [cheers and applause] this is a good thing, my friends, a good thing, it is the beginning of the end, because today, the republican party has recovered its heritage, and this is a good thing, and it is the

beginning of the end for the truth twisting politics of bill clinton and al gore. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] for over one year, for over one year, in 114 town hall meetings, we talked about this moment when we would launch a national crusade and take our government back from the special interests and return it to the people and the cause of freedom it was created to serve. we have talked about the moment, and we were beginning to repair the bridge between the people and their elected leaders, when we could rally americans to a new patriotic challenge, to defeat cynicism bred from the distrust of our political

system and begin building a better america. [cheers and applause] we have talked about a return to common sense in washington, where american leaders act as responsibly as american families do and start keeping our promises to each other. across new hampshire, you have spoken, and i have listened. [cheers and applause] you have called for us to use this moment of prosperity to save social security and medicare, to provide tax relief to hard-working american families, and to pay down this huge $5.60 trillion national debt.

we ought to pay it down, do you not think? [cheers and applause] to use this moment only to further our narrow self interests would fail the men and women who built this great nation and the children who now trust in us to set a safe and strong course for our nation's future. my friends, a wonderful new hampshire campaign has come to an end, but a great national crusade is just begun. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "go, john, go!"]

i promise you, i promise you i will never forget you or the wisdom on have learned here. last week, last week -- [cheers and applause] that is why they keep saying, "why is she not the candidate? " last week, it woman stood up, and she had an eloquent plea.

"it is extremely important," she said "back the next president of the united states always tell me the truth, no matter." [cheers and applause] my friends, in the weeks and months ahead, i may say things you want to hear, and i may say things that you do not want to hear, but you always hear the truth from me, no matter what. [cheers and applause] thank you, thank you, thank you, god bless, and on to south

carolina. [cheers and applause] ♪

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[crowd chanting "go, carolina!"] [cheers and applause] one more minute, and we will come down and shake every hand we possibly can. without so many wonderful people throughout the state, because, you know, we did not have the machine. we had the insurgent campaign, and we had to get the grass roots and the volunteers from all over this state, which made this possible, and i want to thank them here tonight. our state cochair peter spalding.

[cheers and applause] cathy. kathy is here. wayne macdonald. wayne. nancy merrill. the wonderful nancy. david young. david young. david, our wonderful state veterans chairman -- [cheers and applause] the person that i always did when ever he told me to do under any circumstance at any time, my dear and beloved most favorite new hampshire resident, warren. thank you. [cheers and applause]

i would also like -- i would also appreciate it if you give a warm new hampshire welcome to two outstanding men the web been with me from the beginning from south carolina, the two wonderful congressman, the next generation of national leadership, who i am honored to have been our struggle in the state of south carolina, congressman lindsey graham and congressman mark sanders. [cheers and applause] now, i would like you to meet congressman graham and congressman sanford. i am very grateful to have their support, but finally, my dear friends, i do not want to drag this out, because i get a little emotional from time to time, but

there is no way, there is no way and i will ever forget the most exhilarating and uplifting experience of my political life, and that is having the opportunity to spend this time with you, and we will be back. and we will be back, and we love you, and i thank you very much. thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "john mccain, john mccain, john mccain!"] [crowd chanting "go, john, go!"]

♪ >> those remarks from senator john mccain took place after winning the new hampshire primary in 2000. the first in the nation 2012 contest is also taking place, 8:00 p.m. eastern, a road to the white house coverage continuing at an o'clock p.m. eastern with speeches from candidates. you can join us by phone or facebook or follow us on twitter, and we will follow the candidates on to the south carolina primary on the 31st. going back to february 1, 2000, from george w. bush. he lost the primary by 19 points

to senator mccain. here is a look at his 10-minute speech. [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. thank you very much. judd, i appreciate it. the huge turnout, it warms my heart. [cheers and applause]

i just placed a phone call to my friend john mccain on the race he ran in new hampshire. he ran a really good race and a strong race. he spent more time in this great state than any of the other candidates, and it paid off, and tonight is his night and the night of his supporters, and we all congratulate him. i also want to congratulate my team. [cheers and applause] led by a good and decent united

states senator, my fast friends, judd gregg. [cheers and applause] and my friend charlie and our great co-chairman, carol and bob, and all of the volunteers, all of the volunteers. we fought the good fight. we fought the good fight, and i am proud of my supporters, and i am proud of the kind of campaign we conducted here in new hampshire. [cheers and applause] new hampshire has long been known as a bump in the road for front-runners. and this year is no exception.

the road to the republican nomination for the white house is an long road. mine will go through all 50 states, and i intend it to end at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] mine is a campaign in every state of america, because mine is a message for every american. we must reform our public schools through local control,

high standards, and accountability. [cheers and applause] so that every child is educated and no child left behind in america. [cheers and applause] we need to teach our children to read and write, but we must also teach them right from wrong. [cheers and applause] we must restore morale and build a modern military to keep the peace. [cheers and applause] we must protect our prosperity by cutting the taxes on the people who pay america's bills. [cheers and applause]

not playing favorites but cutting rates for every american taxpayer at every step of the economic ladder, and we must save and strengthen social security and medicare to keep our solid commitment to the greatest generation in preserve the commitment for generations next. and we must change our culture. we must change our culture to a new culture based on personal responsibility and responsibility starts with a new president who will bring the highest standards of conduct to the highest office of the land. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause]

i have enjoyed this campaign. i have been joined the fire station chads in the citizen questions, fourth of july parades. believe it or not, the fourth of july parade when it was nearly 100 degrees, and the debate. i have gained respect for this state and its citizens. i want to thank each of you for your thoughtful questions, for your sincere interest, and for the important part you play in our democracy. [cheers and applause] i want to thank the many friends i have made in the course of coming to this state. i especially want to thank ruthie and bill and maybe one of

the best political minds, joe mayola. we made a special friend in our bus driver, john. he is one of the great men of new hampshire. [cheers and applause] and thank you all. the campaign now leads new hampshire. the campaign now leaves new hampshire, but i intend to be back, and i intended to win this state for the republican party in november. [cheers and applause]

thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting >> and now this campaign ads to delaware and south carolina. i like my chances in delaware. in south carolina, it's bush country. [applause] i invite my friends not only in the state, but in the early states and all across america, to join us.

my -- i ask you to help us and an era of scandal in washington. if you believe solving problems is more important than trading charges, i ask for your help. if you think our politics needs a fresh start, a new beginning of idealism and optimism and integrity, come and join our team. mine is a compassionate, conservative message that will unite the republican party and bring our country a new day full of promise for every single american. god bless you all. thank you very much. [applause]

♪ >> it that new hampshire primary speech from george w. bush after he lost the primary to arizona

senator john mccain by 49% to 30%. obviously that was not the end of the road for george w. bush. he went on to win the republican nomination and eventually the white house over al gore in one of the closest elections in u.s. history. there is history here every weekend on c-span 33 day -- you can get our schedules and see past programs on our web site. that's the american history t be on that c-span 3. our look at victory and concessions pieces -- a concession speeches continues with john kerry and howard dean. we will start with senator kerrey. [applause]

[chanting kerry, kerry] >> i love new hampshire. and i love iowa. [applause] and i hope with your help to have the blessings and the opportunity to love a lot of other states in the days to come. [applause]

thank you, new hampshire for lifting up this campaign and because of an america that belongs not to the privileged, not to the few, but belongs to all americans. [applause] let me tell you this victory belongs to all of you who made the phone calls, what the -- what to the snowy, cold streets. [applause] gave your hearts, your hands, and countless sleepless nights. you stayed the course here in

new hampshire and because of view, this has been a successful and happy campaign. >> [chanting "bring it on, bring it on"]

i intend to. i have a message for the influence peddlers, the polluters, the big drug companies that get in the way, it will, and the special interests who now call the white house their home. we are coming, you are going, and don't let the door hit you on the way out. [applause] this victory belongs in a special way to the veterans who marched with us. [applause]

and they helped to lift us up from the lowest points to the point where we are today. i know that all of you will join me in saying a special thank you to max cleland. [applause] in the hardest moments of the past month, i depended on the same band of brothers i depended on some 30 years ago. we are all older and a little grayer, but i will tell you this, we still know how to fight

for our country. [applause] if i am president, i pledge -- a [cheering] when i am president -- i pledge

that those who wore the uniform of the united states of america will have a voice and a champion in the oval office. [applause] now this campaign goes on to places all over this country and i ask democrats everywhere to join us so that we can defeat george w. bush and the economy of privilege. [applause] and so that we can fill the ideal of opportunity not just for some, but for all americans. [applause] i ask those of you who are not yet part of this campaign to go to johnkerry.com and i want you

to march with us across this land and demand a government that's on your side again. that's the mission of this campaign. and together, we can lift our country up to the america that all of us know we can become. so stand with me and together, we're going to give america back its future by appealing the books -- by appealing the bush tax cuts for wealthy americans. -- repealing that the bush tax cuts for wealthy americans and investing in health care and education, children. stand with us. [applause] stand with us, and together, we will build a prosperity in this country where americans are not just working for the economy, but the economy is working for americans.

[applause] a prosperity where we will reduce the poverty of millions rather than reduce the taxes of millionaires. a prosperity where we create jobs here at home and where we shut down every loophole, and every incentive, every reward that goes to some benedict arnold see zero or company that takes jobs overseas and six americans with the bill. [applause] stand with us and together, we will give america the

fundamental decency of health- care that is affordable and accessible and a right and not a privilege, that's available to all americans and we will make the same plan available to all americans that is available to senators and congressman because your health care -- [applause] stand with us and we will fight for an america where medicare is protected and health-care costs are kept down and where your family's health care is just as important as any politician in washington d.c.. [applause] stand with us and we will give america the security of energy independence -- [applause]

because no young american in uniform should ever be held hostage to america's dependence on oil for the middle east. [applause] stand with us and we will give america back its troops as a country where freedom really rings, a country of equal rights and civil liberties where the attorney general is not named john ashcroft. [applause] george bush, who promised to be a nitre has become the great -- who promised to be a you niter has become the great divider. we believe in a country where

everyone can hope to move and strive ford, no matter where you come from, the matter you are, and a matter what the color of your skin or background. if you stand with us, we will make america safer by rejoining the community of nations and restoring our true role of leadership in the world. [applause] kerry]ng kerry, i put it to america simply and all the world has borne witness to this as well as americans of good conscious. george bush has run the most

arrogant, and that, reckless, and ideological foreign policy in the modern history of our country. we need to turn that around. now, george bush and karl rove say they intend to make national security the central issue of this campaign. i know something about aircraft carriers for real. if george bush wants to make national security the central issue of this campaign, we have three words for him. we know he understands -- to "bring it on." [applause]

[chanting "bring it on, bring it on"] as i stand here now, i think of robert frost's words -- the woods of new hampshire are lovely, dark and deep. they certainly are lovely tonight. [laughter] while we still have miles to go and, we do, and we will be leaving tonight to begin the journey of those miles to take this fight to the rest of the country. but as we do that, i want to thank those of you who shared this journey here in the gray granite state. first of all, my amazing,

graceful and unbelievable partner in this effort colloid teresa -- in this effort, theresa. [applause] my daughters and my stepsons, four of whom are here. i want vanessa, alexandra, chris, raise your hands and say hello. [applause] if you are lucky, maybe later,

you will hear the governor of california -- i want to thank my brother and my sisters, peggy and diana. [applause] and i particularly want to thank my national chair and my state chair, neither of whom sat for long anywhere. [applause] i want to thank some of the best and most talented leadership that any campaign in new hampshire or anywhere has ever had -- , ken robertson.

thank you very much. [applause] let me say to all of those young volunteers from here and around the country who came to be part of this great journey, -- [applause] you never gave up. he kept on going, and i am proud to be with you in this great effort. thank you for what you've done. [applause] thank you.

i want to thank the mayor of manchester for his help and i want to thank one of the most special groups of individuals in america to defend us daily, put their lives on the line and thank all of the firefighters of new hampshire. i want to thank david lange, mike malone -- thank you. [applause] i want to thank all the elected officials who have become part of this effort. i want to thank my colleagues from congress and some many others who came to help, particularly my friend, ted kennedy.

[applause] i am so grateful to senator fritz hollings for coming appear to be part of this. fritz, we will see you soon. i want to thank our special, talented musicians who joined us along the way. and carol kane, over here. moby, max weinberg, they've all been enormous. i want us all to thank each of our fellow democratic candidates who run because they have conducted a vigorous contest. i particularly want to thank the young people have come into each

of their campaigns, the activist and volunteers who love this country and are so much of a part of making it strong and bold. [applause] most of all, most of all, i want to thank you, the people of new hampshire who voted for me today, who kept your minds and hearts open because today, you voted for new help in the united states of america and i intend to help provide it. thank you and god bless you all. [applause]

♪ >> it those remarks took place after winning the new hampshire primary in 2004. in the nation's first primary in 2012 contest happening today.

our road to the white house coverage continues with live results, victory and concession speeches from candidates. you can join the conversation by phone, on facebook, or follow us by twitter. we will follow the candidates to south carolina for its primary and to florida on the 31st. to january 27, 2004, to hear comments from howard dean. he lost the new hampshire primary to massachusetts senator, john kerry. here is a look at his 25 minute speech.

[applause]

>> thank you. my goodness. thank you. thank you. my goodness. thank you. holy cow. let me thank you. [applause]

[cheering and applause] thank you. my goodness. thank you. wow. thank you. thank you. thank you.

[cheering and applause] thank you. we really are going to win this nomination, aren't we? let me just say a couple of things. you are unbelievable and i appreciate it. let me think that people of the state of new hampshire.

you took us into your homes and living rooms, the merrimack restaurants, and i appreciate all you have done, people of new hampshire. you have allowed our campaign to regain its momentum, and i am very grateful. [applause] the people of new hampshire have allowed all of you to hope again that we're going to have real change in america. [cheering and applause] for those of you who believe america needs a real change and someone in the right house to has really delivered change, we're all together in this.

stand with us to the very end, which is january 20, 2005. [applause] or those of you who think america needs a president who is willing to stand up for what's right and not just what's popular, we are all together again, stan together, all of us. to those of you who believe the best way to beat george bush, the only way is to beat george bush is to stand up to them all the time, not just when it is convenient. [applause] tonight, the people of new hampshire have asked for real

change. we can change america and we will. we can have jobs again in america, and we will. we could join every other industrialized nation on the face of the earth and have health insurance for all americans, and we will. [cheering and applause] we can invest in families with small children and have those kids go -- grow up and go to college instead of go to prison and we will. [applause] we can demand for our young people a better future, a solution to global warming, getting us off foreign oil by investing in renewable energy, and we will. [applause]

we can regain the moral leadership of this country it has held from the end of world war one until the time of the iraq invasion by having a foreign policy based on cooperation, not confrontation, and we will. [cheering and applause] we can return our school systems to the return of local schools and get rid of the federal mandates and no child left behind and we will. [cheering and applause] we can get rid of the president's pharmaceutical bill and instead have a pharmaceutical bill that helps seniors and some of insurance companies and drug companies and

we will. [applause] we can give the 50% of americans to quit voting in this country because we don't give them a reason to vote. [applause] we can take back america and stand up for working families and middle class families again and take our government back for the people who built it instead of the corporations and special interests, and we will. [cheering and applause]

and this time, we can have a president who really is a uni ter and not a divider, and we will. [cheering and applause] a lot of you have heard me say this and i'm going to say this to america -- the biggest loss we have suffered under george bush is not the 2.9 million jobs have disappeared since he's been president. it's not the loss of our moral leadership in the world where a majority of people in most countries don't respect us anymore. the biggest loss we have suffered in this country since george bush has been president

is the loss of our sense of community. the sense that we're all in this together. when i was 21 years old, it was the end of the civil rights movement and america suffered greatly. martin luther king had been killed. bobby kennedy was dead. a lot of other americans, maybe not so famous, including for the girls and a birmingham church died so that every american would have equal rights under the law. but it was also a time of great hope. medicare passed and seniors would never again have to fear being bankrupt because they became ill. head start past and the first investment for children under the age of five. the civil rights act, the first african-american justice of the american supreme court -- we felt like we were all in this together. if one person was left behind, america was not a strong as it should be or good as it could

be. we are all in it together. the president ran as a uniter, not a divider. wasn't any evidence for that anymore than the was evidence for weapons of mass destruction. [applause] the president used the word quota five or six times to talk about the university of michigan's affirmative action decision. every pollster in america knows it is a race-coated were designed to appeal to people's fears that they may lose their job to a member of a community of color. in other words, the president played the race card and that alone entitles him to a one-way

bus ticket back to crawford texas. [cheering and applause] i am tired of being divided in this country. i'm tired of being divided by race. i'm tired of being divided by gender when the president thinks he knows better than this young woman what kind of reproductive health care she ought to have. [cheering and applause] i'm tired of being divided by income, and tired of being /sexual orientation, and tired of being divided by religion.

when we say we want our country back, what we mean is we want the country all of us were promised when we were 21 years old. the country where we were all in this together, where we could believe and hope again that america would be better place as we grew older. we want the country back. when john f. kennedy talked about passing the torch to a new generation and leaving a country to the new generation better off than the country as we found it. [applause] i can't believe you guys can all the way out here.

wow, i just noticed some people came always out here from san francisco. i can't believe this. florida. [applause] anybody year from alaska? you know something? we are going to take our country back. [applause] the other day, i was in manchester and i was giving a speech in manchester. a lot of hard-working volunteers who worked so hard -- want to thank some of those people. i want to thank her stage director whose done absolutely wonderful. come on up here. [applause]

how about all of the incredibly hard-working people, staff members and volunteers, hundreds of them from all over this state. thank you for all you have done. [applause] there is a long, long list of incredibly deserving people, including an enormous number of people -- i hardly dare single in the of them out. is the super volunteer here?

you and gary have been so great. thank you for all your help. is it michael keen here? our very first person who signed up from the beginning. if i keep doing this, i'm going to get in a lot of trouble. i do want to thank my brothers for coming out here. and my mother -- and my wonderful mother who came up in campaign debate before her birthday. and i would be remiss if i did not think my wonderful and fantastic wife, judy dean. [cheering and applause] but the close by saying -- let

me close by saying something -- just a couple of more things. the first is this. the other day i was in manchester, giving a speech to a group of volunteers to work really hard and the staff had worked really hard for this. we did what we needed to do tonight and i want to thank them for what they have done. [applause] i also want to just tell when a quick story. as i was speaking, a guy yelled out "i believe in you, howard." i said far be it for me to rebuke any exuberance -- [laughter] [cheering and applause] any exuberance supporter, but

it's not me you have to believe and, but it's you. that is really how this campaign works. before i close, i do want to bank one other person, the person who introduced me, why should have to think in the first place. the labor commissioner, he has been with us from the beginning. i truly appreciate all your help. and and the stern -- they have been enormously helpful. you guys have been great. the labor support has been terrific. the uaw, you've been fantastic and thank you for all your help. i want to thank the basketball coach at southern new hampshire university.

but let me finish the way i always do because it's always true. we are going to win the nomination. [cheering and applause] the reason we are going to win the nomination is because of view. sooner or later, all americans are going to learn what you already learned, that the biggest lie told by people like me to people like you at election time is that if you vote for me, i'm going to solve all your problems. the truth is, the power to change this country is in your hands, not mine. [cheering and applause]

abraham lincoln said the government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from this earth. you have the power to take back the democratic party and make it stand up for what harry truman asked for in the 1948 democratic party platform -- health insurance for all americans -- make us proud to be democrats said never again will we apologize for standing up for environmental protection. never again will we apologize for standing up for the rights of working men and women to organize. [cheering and applause] never again will we be afraid of a president with a 70% popularity rating who sends us

to war without telling us the truth. that never again will we be afraid to stand up for our children and asked that this president not give us pretty names like no child of behind, but give us our taxpayer money back into our own community to stand up for communities of working people. [applause] you have the power. you have the power to take back our country so that the flag of the united states of america never get as the sole property of john ashcroft got a dick cheney and jerry falwell. the flag of the united states of america belongs to all of us, every single american. [cheering and applause]

most of all, to you and every other american has been abandoned by the sequestration, struggling hard to pay for college, keep food on the table, working extra jobs that don't pay any more overtime thanks to what this president has done, every single american, not just you, but all of you have the power to take back the white house in 2004. and that's exactly what we're going to do. thank you very much. thank you for all your help. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. [applause]

[applause] [applause] >> it that speech from howard dean after he lost the new hampshire primary to massachusetts senator, john kerry. john kerry went on to win his party's nomination but lost a close white house bid to incumbent george w. bush. john kerry still serve the people of massachusetts in the u.s. senate. the nation's first presidential

primary in the 2012 contest underway today in the hampshire. our road to the white house coverage continues at 8:00 with live results, victory and concession speeches from candidates. you can join the conversation by phone, facebook or twitter. after it's over in new hampshire, we will follow the can't it to south carolina and florida on the 31st. first, we will complete our look back at past victory and concession speeches with the year 2008. next, remarks from republican primary winner, john mccain, who won the primary for the second time in his career. after that, mitt romney and mike huckabee speak after finishing in second and third place. then comments from democratic primary winner, hillary clinton and runner-up, barack obama after the primaries were

announced. first, senator john mccain. [scene from "rocky" playing] -- [theme from "rocky" playing] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. [cheering and applause]

>> thank you. first, i would like to thank my wife sandy and my seven children. [cheering and applause] and all of our campaign team who did such a wonderful job, and i'm very grateful. my friends, i am past the age when i can claim the noun "kid" no matter what adjective precedes it. but tonight, we sure showed them what a comeback looks like. [cheering and applause] thank you. when the pendant's declared as finished, i told them i'm going to new hampshire were the

voters don't let you make their decision for them. when they asked how are you going to do it, you're down in the polls, you don't have the money, i i am going to new hampshire and i'm going to tell people the truth. [cheering and applause] we came back here to this wonderful state we have come to trust and love. we had just one strategy -- to tell you what i believe. i did not tell you at the polls want to hear. i did not tell you what i knew to be false. i did not try to spin you. i just talked to the people of new hampshire. i talked about the many challenges we face together and the great promise that is ours to achieve. the work that awaits us in this hour on our watch to defend our country from its enemies, to

advance the ideals that are our greatest strengths, to increase the prosperity and opportunities of all americans, and to make in our time as each preceding american generation has, another better world than the one we inherited. [applause] i talk to the people of new hampshire. i reasoned with you, i listened to you, i answered you. sometimes i argued with you. but i always told you the truth the best i can see the truth, and you did the great -- you did me the great honor of listening. thank you, new hampshire. [cheering and applause]

i am grateful and humbled and more certain than ever before, that before i can win your vote, i must win your respect. i must do that by being honest with you and put my trust in your fairness and good judgment. tonight, we have taken a step, but only the first step toward repairing the broken politics of the past and restoring the trust of the american people in their government. the people of new hampshire have told us again that they don't send us to washington to serve our self-interest, but to serve theirs. they don't send us to fight for our own political ambitions, but to fight together our real enemies. they don't send us to washington

two-stroke our egos, to keep this beautiful, bountiful, blessed country is safe, prosperous and proud. they do not send us to washington to take more of their money and wasted on things that add not an ounce to america's strength and prosperity. they don't help a single family realize the dreams we all dream for our children. they don't help a single displaced worker find a new job and the security and dignity it assures them. to keep the promise we make to young workers that the retirement they have begun to invest in will be there for them when they need it. they don't send us to washington to do their jobs, but two hours. [cheering and applause]

i did not go to washington to play it safe and serve my own interest. i went there to serve my country. that, my friends, is just what i intend to do if i am so privileged to be elected your president. [cheering and applause] thank you. i seek the nomination of a party that scene -- that seeks the goodness of the american people. we do not believe government has all the answers, but it should respect the rights, property, and opportunities of the people to whom they are accountable.

we don't believe in growing the size of government to make it easier to serve our own ambitions. but what government is expected to do, it must do with competence, resolve, and wisdom. in recent years, we have lost the trust of the people who share our principles but doubt our own allegiance to them. i seek the nomination of our party to restore that trust and return our party to the principles that have never failed americans. the party of fiscal discipline, latexes, and a strong and capable defense that encourages the ingenuity of individuals, businesses and families who know best how to advance america's economy and secure the dreams that have made us the greatest nation in history. [cheering and applause]

[chanting usa! usa!] the work we face is great, but the opportunity is greater still. the time of war and the sacrifices it entails, the promise of a better future is not always clear. but i promise you, my friends, we face no enemy, no matter how cruel and a challenge, a matter how daunting, greater than the courage, patriotism and determination of americans. we are the makers of history, not its victims. [cheering and applause] as we confront this enemy, the people privileged to serve in public office should not update

our mutual responsibility to defeat them because we're more concerned with personal or partisan ambitions. whatever the differences between us, so much more should unite us and nothing, nothing should unite us more closely than the imperative of defeating an we must all pull its together in this critical hour and proclaim that the history of the world will not be determined by this on pardonable -- unpardonable foil. in this great historic task, we must never surrender. they will. [cheers and applause]

mccain'] 'john i want to congratulate all the candidates in both parties who worked so hard to achieve a success tonight and to believe so passionately in the promise of their candidate. i want to assure them that i do not have their support and that we may disagree from time to time, they have my genuine respect. they have worked for a cause they believe is good for the country we all love, not a than their selfter interest. i learned that serve the only

one's self is a petty ambition. serve a cause greater than self- interest and you will no happiness far more sublime than the fleeting pleasure of fame and fortune. for me, the greater cause has always been my country which i have served in perfectly for many years but have loved without any reservation every day of my life. however this campaign turns out, i am more confident tonight that it will turn out better , i amnce expected

grateful beyond for the prospect that i might serve her a little bit longer. that gratitude imposes on me the responsibility to do nothing in this campaign to make this country's problems harder to solve a. it to a cause americans to despair at a candidates at the highest level in a plthe land. i take this responsibility as my most solemn trust. so my friends, we shall have one victory tonight and leave for michigan tomorrow to have another. [cheers and applause]

let us remember that our alone.e ose is not ours america is our cause. yesterday, it today, and tomorrow. her greatness is our hope. her strength is our protection. her ideas are greatest treasure. her prosperity the promise we keep to our children. her goodness, the whole of mankind. that is the platform of my party. i will stay true to it so help me god. [applause]

thank you, in new hampshire. thank you, my friends. god bless you as you have blessed me. god bless you. enjoy this. you have earned more than me. tomorrow we begin again. ♪

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> this month the second time he had won the nation's first primary. 2000 was the first time. winning cannot give him to the white house. he lost the presidency to barack obama. now that to generate 82008 to hear a remark from senator romneys main rivals,

and huckabee. first, mitt romney. >> thank you so much. the thank you so much. i spent the last 45 minutes riding out notes about exactly

what i wanted to say. there is no podium. i would just tell you some things i feel for my heart. another silver. but i havee a gold, another silver. there have been three races so far. silvers and one gold. thank you, wyoming. tonight congratulations go to senator john mccain for running a first-class rates. congratulations on the gold. great job. i know we would rather have it, but he did a good job. i want to say things to you for the work you have done. particularly, my national chair,

a sinister judd gregg. -- senator judd gregg. our campaign manager, come up here. you all know my sweetheart and all of my family. it has been quite an experience for us. we thought we knew new hampshire. now we really know new hampshire. with almost two wondered if the events, we have learned what it is that new hampshire is the first primary in nation. there is a reason. the people in this great state really get to know the candidates, ask questions, where about their heart and character. they open their hearts and homes to us.

for that we will always be grateful. thank you. [cheers and applause] in all those events, as we have listened to so many people, we hear time and again a similar message. that is that people are frustrated. they're concerned about the future of our country, particularly our leadership in washington. they feel that washington is broken. they hear provinces. they hear washington say they will stop illegal immigration. they have occurred in washington say that they will get as out of our dependence on foreign oil but they have not. they hear that they would get people in shirred but they -- insured, but they have not. they have heard washington say that they will protect our jobs and make sure the jobs we have are the best in the world but

they have not done that. they have heard that they will balance the budget, but they have not done that. they will make life easier. they have not. you finally got it. i believe that it is time to send somebody to washington he will actually get the job done -- who will actually get the job done. [cheers and applause] i do not think it is going to get done by washington insiders that sending insiders back just to change different chairs. that will not get the job done. you have to get somebody from outside that has proven he can

get the job done in one sitting or another. i had the pleasure of working in the private sector for 25 years. i tried to make business is stronger. i learned from the successes and failures. i went to the olympics and help make it successful. i got to make massachusetts more successful. we did get health care on track for all of our citizens in our state. we balance the budget of four years. -- we balanced the budget all four years. i do not worry about who's going to be the hero or not. i want to make sure that the american this family inherits is an america that remains strong in the hope of the earth. this is the greatest nation. [cheers and applause]

this is the greatest nation on earth, not just because of our beautiful landscape but because of the american people and the heart and character of the american people. the fact that americans believe in hard work and opportunity. americans are willing to take risks for the future and sacrifice for their families. the fact that americans believe in god, even those that don't believe in something bigger than themselves. americans are patriotic. i will strengthen america. when i come back, i will fight across this nation on to michigan and south carolina and florida and nevada.

i will fight to be back here in november and that we strengthen this great country by strengthening our families and homes where our kids learn the american values. if people wonder what america is going to head if they choose a democratic leader like barack obama or hillary clinton, all they have to do is look at a state like michigan which has had democratic leadership. taxes have been going up and jobs have been going out. we want to make sure that we strengthen our economy and our military to make sure we are safe here. i will strengthen america. i will stand up for the values

we believe in. i will make sure that america is the hope of the earth. thank you so much. thank you. [cheers and applause]

i have a brother here. i have a sister here. don't you ask whether he is younger than me. he is six years older than me. i have a sister here. where are you? where is lynn? i do not see her. she was here somewhere. she's already going to michigan to get some votes. thank you, the whole family. thank you so much. >> those remarks two plays

after losing the primary to john mccain. four years later, he is pulling first in all recent polls and wrapping up this evening. the road to the white house coverage continues tonight at 8:00 eastern with concession speeches and victory speeches from candidates. you can join by phone, facebook, or twitter. then we will follow the candidates to south carolina. every weekend on c-span3, it is 48 hours of people and events telling the story. you can also join the conversation on social media sites. >> we're going to take a look at for parry's surprising comment on -- rick perry posted

a surprising compcomments on global warming. >> they have manipulated data. >> if he stays in the outrages and is inaccurate, you will get 4. if you get something that is just misrepresented, you get one pinocchio. >> glenn kessler rates the candidates. >> i think if a politician says the same thing over and over again, even if it has been pointed out that it is untrue, they know there saying -- they are saying something untrue. they will just keep saying it. >> we now return to january 8, 2008 to hear from mike huckabee after he lost the primary.

he had won the iowa caucuses but failed to gather support in new hampshire. this is about 10 minutes.

>> thank you. thank you very much. [chanting "we like mike"] you may like me, but i want to tell you something. i love you guys. i have a great, great friends here is a highly decorated marine from vietnam. he once said "i have never lost anything i have done. sometimes the game ended before i got done finished playing." tonight i was able to call governor romney and senator mccain and congratulate them on finishing ahead of us. a few weeks ago, we were way back in not even 6th place and no one thought we would even be a contender in new hampshire. [cheers and applause]

because so many people in state just worked their hearts out and it was not like we had a whole lot of money to help you with. you made up for it with hard work, phone calls, e-mails, i am not sure what all of you did. i do not even want to know. thank you for getting it done. tonight we're going to come out here with the continued momentum. i want to tell you from the depths of my heart that we thought that if we could finish in top four or five we would feel good about it knowing how tough it has been to try to break through. tonight you have given us so much more. it is more than we could have imagined a few days or weeks ago. over the last few days, we have

seen the momentum built and the excitement and enthusiasm of our people, the size of the crowds. we just sense that we would do better than a lot of people thought that the southern boy could do. [cheers and applause] janet and i want to pay special tribute to our leaders here, fred and cliff. they have been magnificent. from the very first day they signed on, my thanks to them for a great job of leading our campaign. thank you. thank you. fred wants me to remind everybody that today is elvis' birthday. i just want to throw that in.

all these wonderful people on the stage from new hampshire who have given their not just their time but their reputations on the line for us. when they came on board, you have to understand, people were saying you are going to endorse ywho? i want to say how much i appreciate the people in new hampshire for standing with us. it was not because they could see a few weeks ago some obvious victory. it was because they saw the opportunity to really bring to the kind of leadership that you and i all know. we really need to take america up and not down. that is what we're going to continue to do. [cheers and applause] so many others, senator clay, headed up our legislative

efforts. thank you, bob, for your great effort. all over this state, people like you and others who could not be with us in manchester recognize the hard work that has put forth. we have had the time of our life. if there's any sadness, it is not where we finish. we're pretty happy about that. there is some sadness. over the past year or so, i had the joy of making regular visits in and out of new hampshire. it got to be where i knew i would be up here two or three times a month. i got to see what i thought would be casual acquaintances. they have grown as close as family. i have always thought that southern hospitality was

extraordinary and special. i thought it was unique to those of us who lived in deep south. you guys have proven to me that love, friendship, kindness, hospitality and family is not geographical. tonight i want to express to you from the depths of my heart the appreciation that janet and i feel for all that you have done to make us feel like we are part of the you and you are part of us. we are going to miss coming back over and over every month. let me tell you something. we're going to be back into the am sure. we have to come up here and make sure -- we're going to be back in new hampshire. we have to come up here and make sure of things. >> did i tell you i bought a summer home? >> i promise i will even learn

how to say "chowda." he has been our campaign manager in new hampshire and has been more the magnificent. she put together an end of a sense that. they have done more work with fewer people than anybody's campaign could have imagined. i told her that if i had to do it all over i would want you to make sure you know that i would not ask anybody to manage his campaign other than you. i must ask you so much for did i miss thank you so much for doing a great job -- i must thank you so much for doing a great job. we may even get a halfway decent night's sleep tonight. we sure are filling better.

in michigan and south carolina and florida, what you help us continue will be carried right on through. it would not be before long that we can secure this nomination and onto the white house and leading america. thank you. god bless you. thank you. thank you. >> those comments came after he finished in third place with 11% of the vote.

john mccain won that contest with 37% compared to mitt romney's 31%. senator mccain would go on to win the nomination but would lose the campaign to barack obama. mitt romney would wait another four years for his nomination. today he was leading in all major polls. the republicans were not the only party to hold a primary in 2008. the democrats were also there. next we will hear remarks from hillary clinton who won the contest and then barack obama. here is a look at senator clinton's speech.

[cheers and applause] >> thank you. [chanting "hillary"] >> thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause]

thank you. thank you. wow. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. thank you so much. i come tonight with a very full heart.

i want especially to think new hampshire. over the last week, i listened to you. in the process, i found my on voice. [cheers and applause] i felt like we all spoke from our hearts. now together let's give americans the kind of combat that new hampshire has given me -- come back that new hampshire has given me. [cheers and applause]

for all the ups and downs of this campaign, you have helped remind everyone that politics is not a game. this is about people. it is about making a difference in your lives. it is about making sure that everyone in this country had the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential. that is been the work of my life. we are facing a moment of so many big challenges.

we know we face challenges. we face so many challenges for the people whose lives i have been privileged to be part of. i have met families in this state and all over our country who have lost their homes to foreclosures, and men and women who work day and night that cannot pay the bills. they hope they do not get sick because they cannot afford health insurance. young people who cannot afford to go to college to pursue their dreams. too many have been invisible for too long. you are not invisible to me.

the oil companies, drug companies, the health insurance companies, the predatory student loan companies have had seven years of a president who stands up for then. it is time we had a president to stand up for all of you. i intend to put you first, your future is coming your lives, and your children. i believe deeply in our ability

to meet any challenge and solve any problem. i believe and what we can do together. in the future, we will build together. there will be no more invisible americans. we are going to take what we have learned here in new hampshire. we're going to rally on and make our case. we are in it for the long run. [cheers and applause] that is because we are in it for the american people. this is victory will serve notice that people across our country know what is really at stake comment that we will all

be called upon to deliver on the promise. we will be called upon to deliver on the promise that the middle class will grow and prosper again, to deliver on the promise that government will be of the people, by the people, for the people, not just the privileged few. [cheers and applause] to deliver on the promise that every generation will have their shot at the american dream is to deliver on the promise that we will have the will and the wisdom to and the war in iraq the right way -- to end the war in iraq the right way. to deliver on the promise to take care of our great veterans and restore america's standing, respect, and credibility around

the world. we know that for the promise of america to be real, we are called upon to deliver on that promise. if you join in this call for greatness, we will together answer. tomorrow we are going to get up, roll up our sleeves and keep going. i invite you to come join us at some hillaryclinton --join us at hillaryclinton.com.

we are determined to tackle our problems and stand up for those who most need a champion. we are determined to make america work again for all of our people. we came back tonight because you spoke loudly and clearly. you want this campaign to be about you. there is so much at stake for our country. i have so many people to thank. i want to thank two most important people in my life, bill and chelsea.

i want to thank them for their incredible commitment, their passion, and their heart. i want to thank my entire family, particularly my mother who is watching tonight. i want to thank the extraordinary team here in in new hampshire that never falters one minute. [cheers and applause] that team had a great staff. they had volunteers and supporters from across the state

and country. i want to thank the young people across new hampshire who came out. they asked the hard question. they voted with their hearts and minds. i really appreciate it. finally, i want to say how much i respect our democratic candidates. haveors dodd thaand biden given great service to our country. senatorhards anon, and

obama. they all have put themselves on the line day and night on behalf of this country we love so much. this campaign will transform america, because we will take on the challenges. it we will seize the opportunity every single day. i am not going out there all my own. i am going out there accompanied by millions and millions of people who believe as i do that this country is worth fighting for. thank you. god bless you.

alm >> the nation's first presidential primary in 2012

contest is happening today. the road to the white house coverage continues tonight at 8:00 eastern bigotry and concession speeches from candidates. you can also join the conversation by phone, facebook, and twitter. then we of all the candidates to south carolina for its primary. now back to january 8, 2008 to hear remarks from barack obama. he finished with 36% of the vote. after the final results were announced, he met with supporters for about 50 minutes. -- 15 minutes.

>> thank you, new hampshire. [chanting "obama"] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you, new hampshire. i love you. thank you. thank you so much. i am firetrap and ready to go. we did i am fired up --- i am fired up and ready to go.

i want to give senator clinton a round of applause. a few weeks ago, no one imagined that we would have accomplished what we did here tonight in new hampshire. no one would have imagined. for most of this campaign, we were far behind. we always knew our climb would be steep. in record numbers, you came out and you spoke up for change. with your voices and votes, you made it clear that at this moment and this election, there is something happening in america. there is something happening

when men and women come out in the snows of january to wait in line block after block because they believe in what this country can be. there is something happening. there is something happening when americans who are young in age in spirit who had never participated in politics before come out in numbers we have never seen comment because they know in their hearts that this time as me -- who we have never seen, because they know in their hearts that this time is different. [cheers and applause] there is something happening when people vote not just for

parties but the hopes they have in common. whether we are rich or poor, black or white, latino or asian, whether we tell from new hampshire -- hail from new hampshire or florida, we are headed in a new direction. that is happening right now. changes what is happening -- change is what is happening in america. [chanting "we want change"] you, all of you who are here, all who put so much heart and soul and work into this

campaign, you can be the new majority who can lead this nation out of a long political darkness. democrats, independents, and republicans who are tired of the division and destruction that has clouded washington. we can disagree without being disagreeable, who understand that if we mobilize our voices to challenge the money and influence that has stood in our way and challenge ourselves to reach for something that, there is no problem we cannot solve. our new american majority can and the outrage of unaffordable and unavailable health-care in our time. [cheers and applause]

we can bring doctors and patients, workers and businessmen, democrats and republicans together. we can tell the drug and insurance industry what they get a seat at the table, they do not get to buy every chair. not this time. not now. our new majority can and the tax breaks for corporations to ship our jobs overseas and for the tax cuts to be put in the pockets of those who deserve it. we can stop sending our children in schools in corridors of shame. we can stop talking about great teachers are in start rewarding them with more pay and support. we can do this with our new majority.

we can do this with citizens and entrepreneur workers to free this nation from the tyranny of from the our plan thaet point of no return. when i am president of the united states, we will end this war in iraq and bring our troops home. [cheers and applause] [chanting "obama"] we will end this war in iraq. we will bring our troops home. we will finish the job.

we will finish the job against al qaeda and afghanistan. we will care for our veterans. we will restore our moral standing. we will never use 9/11 as a way to scare a vote. it is not a tactic to win an election. it is a challenge that should unite america and the world against a common threat. all these candidates share these goals. all the candidates have good ideas and are patriots of this country to serve it honorably. the reason our campaign has

always been different, the reason we began this improbable journey almost a year ago is because it is not just about what i will do as president. it is also about what you, the people who love this country, the citizens of the united states of america, can do to change it. that is what this election is all about. [cheers and applause] that is why tonight belongs to you. he belongs to the organizers and the volunteers and the staff who believed in this journey and rallied so many others to join the cause. we know the battle ahead will be

long. always remember that no matter what obstacle stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of of voices calling for change. we have been told we cannot do this. and they will only grow louder before dissonance in the weeks to come. we have been asked to pause for a reality check. we have been warned about false hope. in unlikely story that is america, there has never been anything false about hope.

for when we have faced impossible odds and told we are not ready or that we should not try or that we cannot, generations of americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of the people. "yes, we can. yes, we can. yes, we can. [chanting "yes, we can."] it was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. yes, we can. it was whispered by slaves and abolitionist as they blaze a trail toward freedom through the darkness of night. yes, we can.

it was sung by immigrants as they hit the distant shores and push leftward against an unforgiving wilderness. yes, we can. it was the call of workers to organize, women who reach for the ballot, and a present to chose the moon as the new frontier. yes, we can. yes we can do justice and equality. >> chanting "yes we can."] >> yes we can to opportunity and prosperity. yes, we can heal this nation.

yes, we can prepare this world. yes, we can. tomorrow as we take the campaign south and west, as we learn of the struggles of the textile workers are not so different than the plight of the dishwasher in las vegas, with the hope of the little girl who goes to the crumbling school is the same of the dreams of the boy who turns on the streets of l.a., we will remember that when something is happening in america, that we are not as divided as our politics suggest. this is the next chapter. there are three words that will wring from coast to coast, from sea to signing see. yes, we can. thank you, new hampshire.

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i've seen a lot of things in this world oh baby here i am >> over the last couple of hours, we have shown a victory concession speeches from the last primary. winners included al gore in 2000. of those candidates, to win the nomination and no one would win the white house. -- of those candidates, two would win the nomination and none would win the white house. senator mccain would win the nomination