Barack Obama has taken the states of Kansas and Conneticut, giving him over 100 more delegates in the count.
These two go along with the other states he has carried: Alabama, Illinois, Delaware, Georgia, North Dakota.
Obama is staying in this race, and along with the numbers he is expected to get in California, should be able to make a strong challenge for this nomination with Hillary Clinton.
More to come...
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Barack wins Kansas and Conneticut
Updated Delegate Numbers
The Democratic Magic Number to win the nomination is: 2025
Through Super Tuesday as of 7pm PST:
Hillary Clinton - 299
Barack Obama - 219
The Republican Magic number to win the nomination is: 1191
Through Super Tuesday as of 7pm PST:
John McCain - 309
Mitt Romney - 135
Mike Huckabee - 54
Ron Paul - 6
As you can see, the Democratic side is still a dogfight, although Hillary has scored serious points in the Northeast. California will still play a big role, but this race is looking to go past today, barring some massive unforseen event.
On the Republican side, McCain still looks to be pulling away, although Mitt Romney did just as expected and won the Utah primary a few minutes ago. Huckabee is still running strong, but he's still not a viable candidate for the Presidency. At this point, he's fighting for a spot on a ticket, and it's not the lead one.
Breaking: McCain wins Oklahoma, with 41 delegates added to his count.
Breaking: Barack Obama wins North Dakota, with 21 delegates coming his way.
Obama wins Alabama, Huckabee showing strong
Barack Obama has won Alabama, with over 2/3 of the vote, reports CNN. He is also leading in Idaho, North Dakota, and Minnesota.
Obama is matching Clinton step-for-step and state-for-state. This is increasingly looking like it will continue past today's vote.
Huckabee is still winning Georgia, although Romney is doing well in the urban areas, and McCain is doing well in the military areas. Votes are still being counted, and not much is changing right now. It will be down to the wire here.
Huckabee is also winning in Missouri and Minnesota, and it looks like Mitt Romney's chances fade every time another breaking result pours in.