Obama Pads Lead, Wins Wisconsin Primary and Hawaii Caucus

February 20, 2008

(Long Island, N.Y.) IL Senator Barrack Obama further extends his now serious lead over closest rival NY Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination to the Oval Office. Last night he easily defeated Clinton in Wisconsin’s primary and Hawaii’s caucus which further lengthened his distance in hopes of gaining enough number of delegates to win the Party’s convention this summer.

In the Wisconsin primary, only one precinct out of the 3,570 precincts the state possesses has not been counted and results show Obama winning 59% of the total votes for the state against Clinton’s 41% - a clear and overwhelming 15 point lead over Clinton. Wisconsin was assigned 74 national convention delegates. Meanwhile, Hawaii which offers 20 delegates for the Democratic convention has counted over 70% of its votes and early reports have Obama leading by a wide margin in winning 75% to Clinton’s 24%.

In a joyous rally for Obama and his supporters in Houston Texas, Obama addressed the crowd and said, “The change we seek is still months and miles away, I opposed this war in 2002. I will bring this war to an end in 2009. It is time to bring our troops home,” referring to the war in Iraq.

The Wisconsin win signifies the tenth successive triumph for Senator Obama against Clinton in primaries and caucuses held throughout the nation after Super Tuesday. It also gives him control and clear advantage for the Democratic Party nomination against the former first lady who had a formidable lead earlier this month and only started wavering recently amidst financial concerns.

Clinton addressed a gathering of supporters in Ohio yesterday but was non-committal of her defeat in Wisconsin and Hawaii. The senator said, “Both Senator Obama and I would make history, but only one of us is ready on day one to be commander in chief, ready to manage our economy, and ready to defeat the Republicans. Only one of us has spent 35 years being a doer, a fighter and a champion for those who need a voice.” Clinton did not reference the Obama win in her speach and many experts claim this was a difficult loss for Clinton where building momentum against Obama’s winning streak is now proving even more unlikely.

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