Barack Obama won all three of the Democratic caucuses today, putting him yet closer to Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination:
Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) swept to solid victories over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y) in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington state today, an impressive showing that left the two Democrats in a virtual tie for national delegates but with Obama gaining momentum.
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With nearly a third of the precincts reporting, Obama led Clinton, 53 percent to 39 percent, in Louisiana. Obama romped to victory earlier in the evening with in Nebraska, 68 percent to 32 percent, and then overwhelmed Clinton in Washington, 68 percent to 31 percent, with 88 percent of the caucus vote counted..
In Washington state, Democrats took their first step in choosing 80 of their 97 national delegates. Republican caucus-goers will choose 18 of their 40 national delegates, while the rest will be picked in the state’s Feb. 19 presidential primary. Nebraska Democrats held their first-ever caucuses to select 24 of 31 national convention delegates.
In the wake of Tuesday’s showdown in 21 states that left Clinton (N.Y.) and Obama (Ill.) roughly even in the number of pledged delegates, the two have lavished attention on Nebraska, Louisiana and Washington state, in a frenetic effort to bulk up their delegate counts. Obama stood to pick up as many as 170 delegates tonight.
Considering that he’s also expected to do well on Tuesday, it’s turning into a pretty good week for Barack Obama.
