He did it again! Sen. Barack Obama, (D-IL) won the Maine Democratic Caucuses Sunday, meaning a 4-for-4 sweep of this weekends Democratic caucuses and primaries.
Obama defeated Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), grabbing a majority of delegates as the state’s Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings.
Democrats in 420 Maine towns and cities were deciding how the state’s 24 delegates will be allotted at the party’s national convention in August. Despite the weather, turnout was “incredible,” party executive director Arden Manning said.
With 70 percent of the participating precincts reporting, Obama led in state delegates elected over Clinton, 1,564 to 1,122, with 17 uncommitted. Actual convention delegates will be selected later.
The voting came a day after Obama and Clinton made personal appeals here, and after Obama picked up wins in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington.
(Associated Press contributed to this report).
I leave for DC Sunday night to cover the "Potomac Primaries" in DC, Maryland and Virginia on Tuesday!
Tune in to www.MarkCurtisMedia.blogspot.com for updates all week!
Obama defeated Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), grabbing a majority of delegates as the state’s Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings.
Democrats in 420 Maine towns and cities were deciding how the state’s 24 delegates will be allotted at the party’s national convention in August. Despite the weather, turnout was “incredible,” party executive director Arden Manning said.
With 70 percent of the participating precincts reporting, Obama led in state delegates elected over Clinton, 1,564 to 1,122, with 17 uncommitted. Actual convention delegates will be selected later.
The voting came a day after Obama and Clinton made personal appeals here, and after Obama picked up wins in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington.
(Associated Press contributed to this report).
I leave for DC Sunday night to cover the "Potomac Primaries" in DC, Maryland and Virginia on Tuesday!
Tune in to www.MarkCurtisMedia.blogspot.com for updates all week!
1 comment:
Hi Mark,
Great blog! It's good to see competitive races, especially the Democrats. Take care.
Scott
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