Out of all the Nevada campaigns, Sen. Barack Obama’s was the only one to hold a watch party. Despite skepticism from some campaigns (and some blog headlines) Obama’s campaign made the most of it.

• The place was packed as the results came in.

And in case you doubted a bandwagon effect, as the night wore on, the place became so crowded that management had to ask people to stay on the patio. One patron, apparently unaware his watering hole had become a campaign headquarter, jostled his way outside to grab a smoke. “Is Obama in there or something?” he asked me.

• They know it’s not over.

Despite Thursday’s resounding victory, you couldn’t leave the bar without passing through a bi-lingual phalanx of clipboard waving staffers and volunteers, urging you to either sign a pledge card or commit to phone banking or canvassing. After Obama’s speech (more on that in a bit) the campaign’s Nevada honcho, David Cohen, declared, “Now the real work begins… They are not going to let go. It’s not going to be easy. Nevada is going to be Hillary’s firewall.”

He and state Sen. Steven Horsford (who gave a fiery speech to the crowd) urged people to sign up for extra hours to volunteer. Plenty of people did.

• Is this the start of a movement?

There was euphoria at the Paradise Cantina, with its tiki décor and tequila flags. More than a few supporters sported Kennedy buttons, and made the comparison to a deeper overall movement.

“I stole this from my mom,” said Stephanie Pickett, a 39-year-old Las Vegas volunteer as she motioned down to a Kennedy/Johnson button. “Kennedy represented a lot of hope for a lot of people.”

Pickett, a casino worker, said she has always voted. But she has never volunteered before. She wasn’t the only one with tears coming down her face during Obama’s acceptance speech.

• Watch that candid TV coverage.

A Spanish language television station arrived early, and was doing a stand-up (anchor in front of the cantina) before the results came in. A red-shirted staffer hit the tables: “Can you go stand outside for the TV crew?” he asked.

Not the only moment of true moments captured by the media. After Obama’s victory was declared, the local television stations showed up. “Look everyone, Channel 3 and Channel 8 are here,” someone declared over the bar’s microphone. “Let’s make some noise!” About 10 minutes later: “Channel 3, do you need more footage? Do you need more footage channel 3? OK, Channel 3 needs more fired up footage. Ready? Fired up…”