Barack Obama, Potomac champion
New York. Is he unstoppable? On Tuesday February 12, Barack Obama (photo Daniella Zalcman) swept the presidential primaries in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. With these three new victories in the Potomac area, the Illinois Senator has now won contests in a row against his rival Hillary Clinton. With his native Hawaii and Wisconsin, due to vote on February 19, Obama is favored to win both states and to strengthen his new status as the front-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination. As for his previous wins over the weekend, Obama literally routed Clinton in the so-called Potomac primaries. In Virginia, won got 63% of the vote. He did better than Clinton in nearly every age group, except among seniors. He won the votes of eight in 10 Virginia Democrats under age 30 and of 90% of black voters. In Washington DC, Obama fared even better and won 75% of the vote. In Maryland, he also scored a big win and won 60% of the vote. Hillary Clinton is now trailing her rival in the number of delegates and looking for a friendly territory, where she could try to blunt Obama’s momentum. he is now trailing Obama in delegates, momentum and money and is looking for a much-needed boost.With their large Hispanic and working class populations, Ohio and Texas appear to be the former first lady’s last chance. Both states vote on March 4 and are delegate rich. In the last few days, she admitted loaning $5 million to her campaign in January and replaced her campaign manager and deputy campaign manager. On Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton flew out to Texas to start campaigning there. Clinton was did interviews with local TV stations in Texas and Ohio. Obama preferred to focus on Wisconsin and held an election night rally there. Despite her successive defeats, Clinton’s strategists argued that she would be the stronger competitor against McCain because she “has withstood the full brunt of this kind of attack and will be able to neutralize what is likely to happen particularly with a nominee who is not as well known,” said strategist Mark Penn in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday Feb. 12. ”The GOP attack machine skewed the perceptions of such distinguished public servants as Al Gore and John Kerry,” he added. On the Republican side, John McCain won both the Virginia and Maryland primaries and widened his lead over his last serious rival Mike Huckabee. Jean-Cosme Delaloye / New York CommentsYou must be logged in to post a comment. |
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