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JAPredsidential Campaign Update
Senator Barack Obama scored primary victories last night winning all three states under contention. Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC, the so called "Potomac Primaries," voted overwhelmingly in favor of Obama. The victories give Obama eight straight wins over his rival Senator Hillary Clinton. The final tallies showed that Obama had won by nearly 2 to 1 in Virginia and was able to post substantial margins in Maryland and DC.
In response to the losses, the Clinton deputy campaign manager resigned yesterday, just three days after her campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, stepped down. Since the Super Tuesday primaries, Clinton has fallen behind in fund raising and has attracted less people to her rallies. More troubling for the campaign, Obama has made inroads into the constituencies that typically vote for Clinton, such as Hispanics, older voters and women. Clinton hopes for a winning the Democratic nomination rest in the upcoming primaries in Ohio and Texas on March 4th.
On the Republican side, Senator John McCain won again on Tuesday against conservative candidate Mike Huckabee. Overall, McCain has won 812 delegates compared to 217 for Huchabee. The number needed to win the Republican nomination stands at 1,191. Even after the losses yesterday, the former governor plans to continue with his campaign and is gearing up to travel to Wisconsin this week.
