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Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Huckabee takes Kansas, Louisana as well.
Obama takes Nebraska, Washington, Louisana and the Virgin Is. On Sunday Obama also took the Maine Caucus

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Obama was winning nearly 70 percent support in Nebraska, compared with 31 percent for Clinton, in caucuses with 24 delegates at stake.

He also had 67 percent support in Washington state caucuses, compared with 32 percent for Clinton with returns tallied from about one-half of the state's precincts. There were 78 delegates at stake, the largest single prize of the night.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp

Those are BIG margins of victory for Obama. It's starting to look like Obama can really do it.

From the same article: [McCain] lost Kansas caucuses to Mike Huckabee, gaining less than 24 percent of the vote.

Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, got nearly 60 percent

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Well I'm still holding my breath. Anything is possible. They are talking on CNN about the fact Clinton needs to win something before Mar 7th. I would bet she will pull one or two out. It would be dumb to underestimate her.

Roland Martin (CNN contributor and talk-show host on WVON-AM in Chicago, Illinois) on CNN said no one should be pushed out so the rest of the country has a chance to have a say in things. I have to agree with him, even if it appears someone has won the nomination, everyone should have a say.

Note: He's defending Huckabee, just to put it in context.

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Next up:

Tuesday Feb 12 The Potomac Primary: Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Tuesday Feb 19 Wisconsin and Hawaii (Caucus).

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

stillnotking · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Location: Oregon, USA

Obama sweeps the Potomac Primaries tomorrow. Clinton is already spinning that she "didn't get to spend much time" in Virginia, which is politician-speak for "I'm going to lose, so don't get your hopes up". The other two she never had a chance in.

Hawaii is Obama's home state, and a caucus state to boot, so he will win handily there. He'll almost certainly win Wisconsin too, if more narrowly. Clinton really needed Maine as a media firewall if nothing else; her getting crushed there was very demoralizing to her campaign. She just fired her campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, in fact. (Oh, excuse me, I mean Doyle discovered a heretofore-unsuspected burning desire to spend more time with her family.)

Clinton can't win another state until March 4, when Texas is her best pickup opportunity. But who knows? Three weeks is a long time in primary season, and can she really go that long without a single win? Rudy Giuliani tried it and failed miserably. Three weeks of pro-Obama media coverage is going to be tough, both on her fundraising, her supporters, and most importantly "her" super delegates (remember super delegates can always change their minds).

At this point the race is Obama's to lose. Barring a stunning upset somewhere, or an en masse declaration of support by the super delegates, Hillary is done.

Edit: Richard Morris (he goes by a nickname that Dave's apparently does not like)agrees with me.