Feb. 12, 2008: Illinois Senator Barack Obama continued his winning run with a significant victory at the
Maine Democratic Caucuses - Feb. 10. The win followed in the trail of the three very important wins for Obama at Washington, Louisiana and Nebraska on Feb. 9. With the result of the Maine Caucuses swinging decidedly towards Obama, little remains to choose between him and former First Lady and Democratic hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton as of now.
Barack Obama won the Maine Democratic Caucuses with a margin of 19% votes. He received 59% popular votes and 15 delegates from among the 24 pledged delegates of the state, excluding the 10 superdelegates. Clinton lagged well behind with 40% popular votes and winning the support of the remaining 9 delegates.
After the win of Sen. Obama at the white-dominated Maine caucuses, it is expected that Sen. Clinton will face steep competition from Sen. Obama in the three Primaries to be held today at Virginia, Maryland and D.C., collectively known as the 'Potomac Primary'. All the three states have a strong presence of highly educated voters and Black voters. Both these sections have shown a clear preference for Obama in the previous elections. In the face of the growing challenge from Obama, the campaign team of Sen. Clinton has undergone a change. Former chief of staff as the First Lady Maggie Williams has replaced Patti Solis Doyle as the campaign manager.
