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Published Date: 07 May 2008
BARACK OBAMA moved a step closer to clinching the Democratic Party's presidential nomination today with a strong performance in the last major contests of the US primary season.
The young Illinois senator, who would be America's first black presidential nominee, beat rival Hillary Clinton by 14 points in North Carolina, with 56 per cent to 42 per cent of the vote.

He also fought an extremely tight race in Indiana, where the former first lady clinched the win by just two points, with 51 per cent to 49 per cent with 99 per cent of the results in.

Mr Obama's strong performance in last night's key contests will expand his lead among the delegates who will choose the party's nominee and makes a Clinton comeback increasingly unlikely.

The 60-year-old New York senator will stay in the race for now, but many US pundits predicted the end for her campaign was near.

In a patriotic speech in North Carolina, Mr Obama called for unity within the Democratic Party.







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  • Last Updated: 07 May 2008 11:35 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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07/05/2008 12:57:41
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mike - across the pond,

hello editors 07/05/2008 15:22:27
the "final" primaries arent for another MONTH.... lol
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John Blackley,

Florida 07/05/2008 20:26:41
And so The Election Campaign That Wouldn't Go Away goes on and on and on.

With another pair of results that fail to give the upper hand to either candidate, the Democrats continue to annihilate each-other while McCain swans around the world practicing sounding statesmanlike.

I hear about one or two calls per week - from senior Democrats - for Obama and Clinton to come to an 'arrangement' and end this dogfight. However, Democrat 'superdelegates' now have it in their power to call a halt by pledging for Obama and thereby making it impossible for Clinton to win (if they pledged for Clinton she still wouldn't have the number needed).

But would they? Would they risk upsetting Clinton supporters by bringing forward the inevitable? No, they won't take that risk. They'd rather risk snatching defeat from the jaws of victory once again.

 

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