<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had just declared victory in the Nevada caucuses when most campaign reporters heard Jeffrey Berman’s voice for the first and only time.
Berman, Sen. Barack Obama’s director of delegate selection, chimed<wm> in to deliver a heartfelt, passionate plea for Clinton and Democratic candidates.
“Don’t let the pundits predict the outcome of the Nevada caucus,” he urged his supporters in his opening statement, and to their delight.
Obama had given a fiery farewell speech just hours before. Clinton and their allies had broken apart and were dispersing throughout Nevada by night.
Many of the Democratic operatives on staff were huddled in rooms near the airport while they went to travel to their respective offices for a night out.
“Don</wm>’t worry about not making a difference today,” he implored. Obama, with his signature charm