Obama leading in Wyoming caucus (1st Lead)

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Mar 8, 2008, 20:34 GMT

Washington - Senator Barack Obama was leading the Democratic caucus in the western state of Wyoming on Saturday, in the latest contest in the state-by-state battle to represent the party in November presidential elections. Obama was leading with 59 per cent of the vote to opponent Hillary Clinton's 40 per cent, with 78 per cent of the state's caucus sites reporting results, CNN said. Nearly 60,00 party members had turned out for the party meetings in the generally Republican-leaning state, an unusually high turnout in the sparsely populated state of about 500,000. Only a few hundred Democrats turned out for the party's caucus in 2004, but this year's long, close race between Clinton and Obama has generated interest in states that traditionally have had little say in determining the party's candidate. The battle between Obama, 46, and Clinton,60, took an increasingly nasty tone in the run-up to caucuses in Wyoming on Saturday and primary voting on Tuesday in Mississippi. Only a handful of delegates are up for grabs in both states. Clinton lags behind Obama in the delegate count needed to secure the nomination at the party's convention in Denver in August by less than 100 delegates out of the 2,205 needed. She had 1,424 delegates compared to Obama's 1,520 heading into Saturday's contest, according to CNN. Only centre-left Democrats caucused in Wyoming on Saturday, and the centre-right Republicans held their contest there in January. Republican Senator John McCain sealed his grip on the nomination on Tuesday with primaries in Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island. With the race so close, there is pressure for repeat voting in two states whose primary results were dismissed because of their early timing in January - Florida and Michigan. Obama is expected to win the contests Saturday in Wyoming and Tuesday in Mississippi, after which the two candidates will have more than a month to prepare for the last big-state primary in delegate- rich Pennsylvania on April 22. Under Democratic rules, delegates are assigned proportional to the vote, meaning a candidate can lose the majority vote but still get a sizeable number of delegates.

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SP4: wowMar 8th, 2008 - 20:51:25

Ol Barak is whipping ass. I can't wait for the convention!

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I can't wait for PAMar 8th, 2008 - 21:10:17

You must be more against Hillary than you are against Barack.

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SP4: MaybeMar 8th, 2008 - 21:13:20

But their voting records, sans the war, are almost identical i.e. 'preen the career'.

Hillary has the political machine and Obama benefits frome those who simply don't like Hillary. Heck, even McCain isn't much of a republican.

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recreate68.orgMar 8th, 2008 - 21:53:21

Hillary is going to win in Pennsylvania.

The caucus system is stupid and inherently undemocratic. I can not wait until the convention.

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pjMar 8th, 2008 - 22:35:38

They're both smart, accomplished and capable, and either would be a desperately needed improvement over McCain. But Hillary is too viscious, and Obama would truly take politics in this country in a new direction. Overall, who would likely lead to less overall suffering in the US and in the world? OBAMA!!!!!

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SP4: HellMar 8th, 2008 - 23:03:37

McCain isn't that far apart from Hillary. They both voted for this war. McCain is a real consensus builder in the Senate.

Hillary or Obama an improvement? Look at their careers and you see them mostly saving their careers. McCain has done some ugly legislation, and succeeded. Neither of the dems have the legislative experience he does, put together. National Security? Not a chance. He's worlds ahead. Someone explain to me how these neophytes compare.

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Obama is an idiotMar 9th, 2008 - 07:56:28

'Overall, who would likely lead to less overall suffering in the US and in the world? '

If you want to see suffering wait until Obama gives Iraq to the terrorists... and oil is at $250 a barrel.

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Dude.. 'obama is an idiot'Mar 11th, 2008 - 14:49:42

To you check yourself .. you are a bigger idiot, what nonsence have you written above, you such a simpleton...

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