Another Obama Blowout
Barack Obama has trounced Hillary Clinton yet again, this time in Virginia, 63-36% with 80% of precincts reporting. No numbers yet from Maryland or Washington, DC. The news is not as good for John McCain who won by a slimmer margin.
Obama had a substantial lead over Hillary Clinton in Virginia, and McCain was ahead of Mike Huckabee by about 7 points, according to CNN projections.
Polls in Maryland were supposed to close at 8 p.m. ET, but a judge extended voting for an extra 90 minutes due to icy roads and heavy turnout.
Polls in the District of Columbia closed at 8 p.m., but no results were available yet.
Obama's wins give him more delegates than Clinton for the first time since the Iowa caucuses. According to CNN calculations, Obama has 1,181 delegates to Clinton's 1,173.
To clinch the Democratic nomination, a candidate much get 2,025 delegates.
The Clinton campaign is collapsing while McCain is winning close decisions.
