Obama concluded the weekend with a big win in Maine. There was huge turn out in Maine yesterday with Obama walking away with 2,079 votes to Clinton's 1,396 votes. This is with ninety -nine percent of the precincts reporting in comparison to the 68% turn out for the Republican primary in which Romney won. In a national overview of results Obama has won 943 delegates to date, leaving him to need 1,082 more to capture the election.
Obama's momentum initiated with the wins in Louisiana (28 delegates), Nebraska (16 delegates) and Washington (25).
Barak started with crushing numbers, he won Louisiana outright with 220,588 votes and the Republicans didn't stand a chance. The unforeseen victory in the Virgin Islands was most remarkable as Obama won nearly 90% of the votes.
The numbers alone don't express the loyalty and excitement in this historical primary. One Obama supporter stated "sleeping next to someone who was president four eight years doesn't make you anymore qualified than other folk[s]"(MSNBC). Obama obviously has some fervent supporters, however; Obama's campaign better win the hearts of the super delegates.
"...We won north, we won south [and] we won in between", Obama proclaimed this weekend. While this is true and the voting numbers are on his side, the tug of war with delegates is still relatively tight. Also, Tuesday's caucuses and primaries in Virginia must still be conquered.
