Obama, McCain win Virginia primaries
Thursday, 14 February 2008
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (AP): Barack Obama won the Virginia Democratic primary in a rout and reached out for victories in next-door Maryland and Washington, D.C. in a drive to erase Hillary Rodham Clinton's delegate lead in the party's presidential race.
Republican front-runner John McCain survived an unexpectedly difficult challenge of his own Tuesday night in Virginia before triumphing over former Arkansas Gov., Mike Huckabee in a race that triggered a heavy turnout of evangelical Christian voters.
McCain picked up all 60 of the Republican delegates at stake, adding to his insurmountable lead.
Obama's Virginia triumph made it six straight over Clinton, the former first lady, now struggling in a race she once commanded. His victory left him a scant 10 delegates short of his rival, with 132 left to allocate for the night.
Republican front-runner John McCain survived an unexpectedly difficult challenge of his own Tuesday night in Virginia before triumphing over former Arkansas Gov., Mike Huckabee in a race that triggered a heavy turnout of evangelical Christian voters.
McCain picked up all 60 of the Republican delegates at stake, adding to his insurmountable lead.
Obama's Virginia triumph made it six straight over Clinton, the former first lady, now struggling in a race she once commanded. His victory left him a scant 10 delegates short of his rival, with 132 left to allocate for the night.