Obama Extends Streak With Ninth Victory Over Clinton

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NYT: Obama Extends Streak With Ninth Victory Over Clinton
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and MICHAEL COOPER
Published: February 19, 2008


Senator Barack Obama speaking in Houston.

Senator Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday by a comfortable margin, extending his victory streak to nine contests and forcing Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton into a must-win scenario on March 4 as the nominating fight heads to the crucial states of Ohio and Texas.

The victory reinforces Mr. Obama’s position as the front-runner in the Democratic race, even as the Clinton campaign hopes the New York senator can stage a comeback next month when a large haul of delegates are up for grabs in Ohio and Texas....

Mr. Obama’s victory was helped in part by support from groups that have traditionally tilted toward Mrs. Clinton, including female and middle-aged voters. Mr. Obama received more than half of the votes cast by white residents and he split the female vote with Mrs. Clinton, according to exit polls conducted by Edison/Mitofsky for the National Election Pool.

“The change we seek is still months and miles away and we need the good people of Texas to help us get there,” Mr. Obama said in a speech in Houston. “We’re here because we believe that change is possible and that we have never needed it more than we do right now!”

In Ohio, Mrs. Clinton appeared to reference Mr. Obama in her remarks. The election, she said, “is about picking a president who relies not just on words, but on work, on hard work to get America back to work.”...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/us/politics/19cnd-campaign.html?hp

[keep_it_real]

1. The man is a phenomenon

Time to tighten security on the nest President of America.

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2. Yep.

Put nothing below the wingnuts. :scared: